The Nature Conservancy Announces New Corporate Gift-Giving Center

Businesses: Go Green this Holiday Season by Giving Gifts that Give Back to Nature.

Arlington, VA (Vocus) November 10, 2008

This year, companies of all sizes can recognize their staff, customers, clients and partners in an easy and Earth-friendly way by giving special Nature Conservancy gifts through the organization’s new online corporate giving center at http://www.nature.org/holidaypartner.

Businesses can download a wide range of materials to meet their corporate giving needs. The center allows for self-fulfillment—thus cutting down on delivery time, packaging and transportation costs.

“By giving a gift through The Nature Conservancy’s corporate giving center, companies can be environmentally conscious, leave a smaller carbon footprint and make a lasting difference this holiday season,” said Valerie Dorian, Director of Marketing Programs at The Nature Conservancy. “Some companies are donating $1 to plant a tree in honor of each of their customers; others are adopting an acre of forest in the United States or abroad.”

Current gift options on the online corporate gift giving center include:

•     Holiday Gift Cards—One tree is planted for every holiday gift card you buy
•     The Adopt an Acre Program—Adopt an acre in the United States, Africa, Australia or Costa Rica
•     The Plant a Billion Trees Campaign—Plant a tree for only $1 in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest
•     The Rescue the Reef Program—Protect the amazingly biologically diverse coral reefs of Palau
•     Nature Conservancy Gift Membership—Recipients will receive all of the Conservancy’s exclusive membership benefits, including a 1-year subscription to its award-winning magazine
•     Employee Matching Gifts—Match your employees’ donations to The Nature Conservancy
•     Nature Conservancy Merchandise—Choose from a wide array of nature-themed gifts

To find out more about how your company can get involved and embrace a green message this holiday season, visit http://www.nature.org/holidaypartner or contact The Nature Conservancy at corporate_partnerships@tnc.org.

The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. To date, the Conservancy and its more than one million members have been responsible for the protection of more than 18 million acres in the United States and have helped preserve more than 117 million acres in Latin America, the Caribbean, Asia and the Pacific.

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