Books

Hidden Gold: How Monthly Giving Will Build Donor Loyalty, Boost Your Organization’s Income & Increase Financial Stability, Harvey McKinnon, 1999, 207 pp, $39.95. Order online at www.harveymckinnon.com or call 1-800-815-8565 and ask for the 15% nonprofit discount. A thorough coverage of the subject by the leading expert in the field, who has introduced hundreds of environmental organizations to the concept of monthly giving.

Other small/medium-sized environmental nonprofits using monthly giving programs:

Northwest Environment Watch
(206)447-1880
www.northwestwatch.org

The Potomac Conservancy
(202)301 608-1188
www.potomac.org

The West Virginia Rivers Coalition
(304)637-7201
www.wvrivers.org

Colorado Environmental Coalition
(303)534-7066
www.ourcolorado.org

Service Providers

These companies will help you plan and implement your monthly giving program for a fee, including processing monthly credit card/EFT payments.

CHI Cash Advance
325 S. Highland Ave.
Briarcliff Manor, N Y 10510
888-CHI-0500
(914) 923-0500
www.caringhabits.com

EFT Corporation
2010 Old Greenbrier Road, Suite E
Chesapeake, VA
(800) 338-2435
www.etransfer.com

Web Sites

www.caringhabits.com
~ The site of Caring Habits, Inc., a firm specializing in helping nonprofits establish monthly giving programs, has lots of good information including some good links to other relevant materials.

www.harveymckinnon.com ~ The web site by the leading expert in this area contains lots of good articles on Monthly Giving Programs.

www.npca.org
~ In the “Donate” section of its web site, National Parks and Conservation Association has a nice description of its monthly giving program

www.sierraclub.org
~ Another nice site for checking out online promotion of monthly giving, including a nice list of benefits. Click on “Join or Give”, and then on “Monthly Giving.”