GIVE NOW: Matching campaign through December 31
Envisioning and building a more resilient & equitable future
Your gift will help preserve local businesses and increase economic resiliency for low-income workers and families of color. And there has never been a better time to give! If you donate by December 31, you can double your impact through our matching campaign and take advantage of temporary tax benefits for charitable gifts (learn more about the federal CARES Act tax benefits).
Help us meet the challenge and raise $20,000 by December 31, 2020.
Goal
$20,000
Match
$10,000 (dollar-for-dollar)
Deadline
December 31, 2020
Hindsight 20/20
As we look back on 2020, one thing is crystal clear: workers, families, businesses and the overall economy need greater economic resilience. The COVID-19 crisis rapidly pushed families and businesses over the edge and into financial ruin, with disproportionate impacts on Black and Brown communities.
So what did we learn in 2020, and what lessons can we carry into 2021?
We must rebuild an economy that is fundamentally more equitable and resilient— one that creates real economic security for families.
Employee Ownership must be a key part of the recovery.
In 2020, we witnessed the incredible resiliency of the employee-owned companies we support and their workers (see Chuck’s quote below). A recent national study (October 2020) corroborates this: employee-owned companies were more likely to keep their employees safe and 3 to 4 times less likely to lay them off during the pandemic.
Foresight 2021
As 2020 moves into our rearview mirror, Project Equity is laser focused on ensuring that we expand the benefits of employee ownership to more low-wage workers, families of color and communities nationwide.
Why?
Because Employee Ownership keeps workers safer and employed, creates wealth-building pathways for low-wage workers and workers of color, and keeps local businesses open—even during a pandemic and a recession.
As we look ahead to 2021, we need your help to:
- Create more employee-owners
- Serve more small businesses
- Launch programs in new regions around the country (stay tuned for details in 2021)
- Spread the word about the power of employee ownership
“Whereas the world was experiencing an economic downturn, we had a hiccup. We got together and really went after it and we delivered unprecedented growth … And we made sure we had a place to work—this place that we own. In a world where businesses are literally closing, we worked hard to stay afloat.”
Chuck Holding,
Employee-owner, Cal Solar
“Whereas the world was experiencing an economic downturn, we had a hiccup. We got together and really went after it and we delivered unprecedented growth … And we made sure we had a place to work—this place that we own. In a world where businesses are literally closing, we worked hard to stay afloat.”
Chuck Holding,
Employee-owner, California Solar Electric Company
“Whereas the world was experiencing an economic downturn, we had a hiccup. We got together and really went after it and we delivered unprecedented growth … And we made sure we had a place to work—this place that we own. In a world where businesses are literally closing, we worked hard to stay afloat.”
Chuck Holding,
Employee-owner, Cal Solar
2020 Impact
Check out our Hindsight 2020 Impact Snapshot to learn about how we expanded our impact and supported more local businesses and workers than ever before during this pandemic year.
$50
The pathmaker
you create new paths to ownership for employees through small business consultations
$100
The amplifier
you boost ownership opportunities for employees through virtual workshops & community outreach
$500
The builder
you help empower employee-owners through our hands-on coaching program
$1,000
The catalyst
you help launch a business and its workers on the employee ownership pathway through an in-depth capacity analysis
Choose from three easy ways to donate:
1. Complete the secure form below to donate with your credit or debit card.
2. Donate via PayPal.
3. Make a check payable to “Multiplier” with a note in the memo, “For Project Equity” and mail to:
Multiplier
Attn: Project Equity
548 Market St
PMB 81178
San Francisco, CA 94104-5401
Project Equity operates as a project of Multiplier, a U.S. tax-exempt 501(c)3 nonprofit organization.
Reasons to support Project Equity
1. Double your gift’s impact. Through a generous offer from an anonymous supporter, the first $10,000 raised will be matched dollar-for-dollar.
2. Tax-smart & high-impact giving. The Cares Act provides special temporary tax benefits for cash-only gifts made directly to nonprofits, like Project Equity, by December 31, 2020. It’s an excellent opportunity to support employee ownership, and also claim extraordinary tax benefits.
