Leave a Legacy, Plant a Seed

In recent years, as western North American wild flora has become increasingly imperiled, a few hundred dollars at a critical time for innovative botanical research can make a career-changing difference to young botanists. Even a donation of as little as $1000 can seed a fund in your name. With this great need in mind, we invite those of you who are seeking novel ways to make a difference to offer your support to the Society in the following ways:

(1) Augment our current research funds: Please consider donating whatever you can to the Paul Silva and Annetta Carter funds above; we’d love to increase the size and number of these awards.

(2) Create a new named fund: Offer a donation of sufficient size to create a named fund (in your name or in the name of an honored mentor or loved one) from which the interest can be drawn to provide annual or biennial grants (e.g., $600 – $1500) to early-career botanists.

(3) Create a new named short-term fund: Offer a donation of sufficient size to create a named fund from which the capital can be drawn over the next three to five years to provide larger (e.g., $1500 – $3000) annual grants to early-career botanists. You may either specify the amount of each annual grant or leave this decision to the Society’s Council.

(4) Fund banquet tickets for students: Support the attendance of a student at our annual banquet that follows our biennial Graduate Student Symposia. These tickets are often out of reach of students, so a small donation could go a long way toward helping our students network informally with a wide range of professional botanists. Your donation will be acknowledged at the banquet and on our website.

Should you wish to discuss in detail these tax-deductible (or other) options, please email our President or any other Council member. If you feel ready to contribute, send a check to the Society’s address below, with instructions for how you wish it to be used, or you may donate to our specific funds and programs above.