What our members are saying about us

EarthShare New Jersey is proud of all of the work that it’s member organizations do and is very thankful for the time and energy that they put into making New Jersey a more enviornmentally friendly place to live & work.  Listed below is a sampling of some of the things that our member organizations are saying about EarthShare New Jersey.

“EarthShare NJ provides an important service to New Jersey’s environmental nonprofit community. ESNJ works to get member organizations like our Nature Center into numerous workplace giving campaigns that would be otherwise unavailable.”

-Steven Weissner Executive Director, Flat Rock Brook Nature Association

“EarthShare NJ introduces Hackensack Riverkeeper’s programs to so many people that we could not reach otherwise, and the ability to participate in workplace giving programs provides a financial boost to our organization. It’s an honor to be associated with so many environmental peers working to make NJ a cleaner, greener place!”

-Capt. Bill Sheehan, Executive Director of Hackensack Riverkeeper

“ESNJ makes it easy for employees to support environmental organizations that are working for human health and a healthy environment in their own backyard.  Thank you ESNJ.”

-Ann Galli, Wetlands Institute

“Being a part of EarthShare New Jersey has been priceless.  The connections created through working as a board and the important collaborative work has helped Clean Ocean Action immensely.”

-Emily Hackett, Clean Ocean Action

“EarthShare New Jersey provides access to sources of funding that otherwise would not be available to the Association of New Jersey Environmental Commissions (ANJEC). EarthShare enables the state’s environmental organizations to speak with one voice so that they can convey their message and raise funds more efficiently. This means that people who participate in the payroll deduction program for EarthShare can do “one-stop shopping” to support all the state’s major environmental organizations. EarthShare provides unrestricted funding that is imperative for participating organizations to fulfill their missions of protecting the state’s environment. “

-Sandy Batty – Executive Director, Association of NJ Environmental Commissions

“EarthShare NJ connects environmental groups across the state and helps fund practical, sustainable ways to improve the environment.  From rural conservationists to urban community developers like Isles, EarthShare provides a common voice and access to critically needed resources.”

-Marty Johnson, CEO of Isles

“New Jersey Audubon applauds Earth Share New Jersey for the continued work to encourage individuals to participate in work-place giving campaigns across the state in support of nonprofit environmental organizations.”

-Thomas J. Gilmore, President New Jersey Audubon

“Clean Water Fund is proud to be a member of EarthShare New Jersey, which serves as an important bridge between the business and environmental communities, linking employees with critical environmental issues they care about. Through employee workplace programs people are given a simple, easy way to ensure cleaner air and water, protect natural resources and open space, reduce toxins that harm our families and health, care for our wildlife, and ensure a healthier future for generations to come.”

-Amy Goldsmith, Clean Water Fund

“Earth Share New Jersey provides an incredible service to New Jersey’s environmental non-profits since we don’t have the resources to run our own workplace giving campaigns.  PPA has received over $55,000 in donations through workplace giving since 1994 and that number continues to grow.  Additionally our mission and programs have been introduced to thousands of corporate, county, municipal and federal employees across New Jersey.”

-Becky Free, Director of Philanthropy, Pinelands Preservation Alliance

“As a charter member of ESNJ, South Branch Watershed Association has received many benefits from the affiliation beyond the obvious financial ones.  The opportunity to share experiences and best practices with other environmental organizations in New Jersey is unparalleled.  As a small regional non-profit, it would be impossible to reach all of the individuals to whom we are exposed through Earth Share NJ campaigns.”

-Bill Kibler, Executive Director, South Branch Watershed Association

“The world of non-profit environmentalism has long been financially wrapped up in foundations, grants, fund raisers; Workplace Giving is the antithesis of that.  EarthShare New Jersey has given us a unique way of involving the working people of New Jersey directly in our efforts to protect and enhance the State’s coastal environment.  Joining together with the other New Jersey environmental groups in EarthShare New Jersey has made it easier for us to reach out to the public and easy for the public to support the environment.”

-Dennis Reynolds, American Littoral Society