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If you're just finding out about us, or if you'd like to keep informed about our projects, we encourage you to sign up for our monthly e-newsletter.
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Support IDE
IDE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that depends on grants and donations to conduct our field operations. We invite you to help us continue to create income opportunities for the rural poor. Your charitable gift, when combined with the generosity of others, can make a difference in the lives of millions around the world. Questions? See our Donations FAQ.
There are several ways to donate:
Donate to IDE's Small Farm Support Initiative, Affordable Technologies Initiative; or explore forming a Creative Alliance with us.
Donate online through our secure Google Checkout system. If you would like to make a donation as a gift or in memory of a loved one, please use our Groundspring page to donate online or use the donations by mail form.
Donate by mail. Please print, complete, and return our short donation form. You may also make a donation in honor of or in memory of a relative, friend, or colleague by completing the honor/memorial section of the donation form.
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There are many other ways to make a donation to IDE, including: corporate matching gifts, automatic monthly giving, gifts of stock, charitable gift annuities, charitable trusts, wills and bequests, gifts of real estate, gifts in honor and memory of friends.
Find out about these and other special donor programs by contacting our Development Office.
Small Farm Support Initiative
Do you want to have a direct impact on the lives of rural farm families who are working to break the cycle of poverty? IDE's Small Farm Support Initiative connects small farm families with technologies and training so that they can grow what really matters: viable, environmentally-friendly ways to increase their income year after year.
Water is Paramount
Water--it's fundamental to IDE's work. Show your support of IDE with this limited edition water bottle. Made of high quality aluminum, it will keep your beverage cool and safe. The front is printed with IDE's mission, and the back is printed with several water related facts which are sure to generate discussion.
IDE will send a water bottle as a thank you when you make a donation of $30 or more in support of IDE's programs.
Affordable Tech Initiative
Do you want to be at the forefront of the affordable technology revolution? Your contribution to this initiative will help us develop and market the next wave of affordable, low impact, income enhancing technologies, like low pressure crop sprinklers that can work with drip irrigation systems, and a low-cost water storage bag that can hold 10,000 liters of monsoon rainwater for use during the dry season.
