Empowering those affected by violence.

How Can I Help?

You Can Donate

Monetary Donations

As a 501 (c)(3) non-profit, PAVE relies heavily upon the tax deductible donations provided by our community.  These donations make up about 10% of PAVE's annual  budget and are required to provide match for our state and federal funding streams.  You can give easily and securely online simply by clicking the purple ribbon donate button to the left.  Take a look at our fundraising thermometer below.  It shows how close we are to meeting our unrestricted annual operations fundraising needs.

2011 Fundraising

PAVE

PO Box 561

Beaver Dam, WI 53916

Here is what your donation can do!
$5	15 minutes of crisis line support
$10	30 minutes of in-person advocacy
$25	Emergency transportation to the shelter
$50	A safe night in a shelter bed
$75	Training on Shaken Baby Syndrome
$100	Prevention Education Presentation
$150	Support at a sexual assault SANE exam
$200	A day of Legal Advocacy in court
$500	A week of Case Management services
$1000	A year of Support Group

In-Kind (Item) Donations

Wish List

Items in bold are most needed

• Postage Stamps
• Gift Cards to Menards or Fleet Farm (for shelter maintenance emergencies)
• Hand Soap
• Trash Bags
• Bleach
• Dish Soap
• Diapers (size 4, 5 & 6)
• Dishwasher detergent
• Twin mattress pads (cloth and plastic)
• Candy/Treats (individually wrapped for prevention education classes)
• Interior Paint (single gallon neutral tones)
• Electric Alarm Clocks
• Car Scrapers
• Umbrellas
  
• Gently used furniture (couch, chairs, love seats, kitchen table and chairs, beds)

Corporate Giving

Ebay Donations

When you sell an item on Ebay, consider donating the proceeds to PAVE.  To find out more go to www.ebay.com, instructions for providing a donation to your non-profit are including when you create a listing. 

Securities, Stocks, Bonds or Mutual Funds

Your tax deductible gift will allow you to bypass capital gains taxes.  Publicly traded securities, stocks, bonds and mutual funds may be donated to PAVE at their present fair market value, including any "paper profit" in the stock.  In this way, you avoid the capital gains tax that would be due if the securities were sold.  In most cases, you can also claim an income tax deduction for the full market value the day of the gift.  Closely held stock also can be an excellent way to make a donation.

PAVE holds an account that you can donate to at:

Edward Jones

Kara Ly - Financial Advisor

1748 N. Spring St.

Beaver Dam, WI 53916

920-356-1762

Please contact your financial adviser or attorney for more information about how to make these gifts to PAVE.

Wills

A bequest - making a donation through your will - is one of the easiest and most effective ways to make sure that your family and friends are fully provided for by your estate.  A bequest has the added advantage of lowering your federal estate taxes and reducing estate fee.  
 
Through your will, you can specify that the remainder of your estate (after your family and friends are provided for) goes to charity, or you can specify that a charity receive a pre-determined fixed gift. If you already have executed your will, you can amend it easily through a simple legal device known as a codicil.  Please contact your attorney for more information about how to make these gifts to PAVE.

Trusts

When you decide  to make a donation through a trust, you transfer property to the charity to be invested over your lifetime.  This charitable trust generates regular income to you and your spouse (or other designated beneficiary) for your lifetime(s).  When you and your beneficiary pass, the trust terminates, and the remaining amount in the trust goes on to the charity you choose.

In many cases, the income you receive from this trust during your lifetime will be tax free (depending upon the property used to fund the trust).  Also, there are no capital gains taxes on the property that is used to fund the trust.  There also may be estate and gift tax savings

Please contact your attorney for more information about how to make these gifts to PAVE.

Life Insurance

Life insurance has long played an important role in charitable giving.  Whether you donate an older policy you no longer need, or start a new policy to donate to a charity, this is a unique way to turn modest annual premiums into a significant donation. 
 
Please contact your insurance agent for more information about how to make these gifts to PAVE.

You Can Volunteer

Would you, or someone you know, like to become a PAVE volunteer?  PAVE volunteers are involved in many different activities, including direct services to  clients and/or their children, behind-the-scenes shelter operation, fundraising in the community, and so much more!

If you would like to volunteer or have questions about volunteering,  our Volunteer Coordinator would be happy to talk with you.  You can contact our Volunteer Coordinator by calling the business line at 920-887-3810 or by sending email to advocate5@peopleagainstaviolentenvironment.com 

You can fill out the volunteer application by following the link on the left to get started on becoming a PAVE volunteer.  We will review your application and perform a background check to ensure the safety and well being of our clients.  Our Volunteer Coordinator will then contact you to discuss your interests and talents and to provide you with training on working with PAVE and those we serve. 

PAVE staff members are friendly, fun people who appreciate how the volunteers give so selflessly of their time and effort.  All volunteer work done for PAVE is vital to the success of our organization.  As valued members of our team, PAVE volunteers can experience the rewarding feeling that comes with helping victims.  It's a win-win situation! 

You Can Advocate

By supporting victims - both directly and on a representative level - you can make a difference in their lives.

When you hear about a legislative issue that impact victims, contact your representatives to tell them how you, their constituency, feels about it.  Dodge County government contacts are listed below.

Title	Name	Phone #	Address
US Senator	Herb Kohl	1-800-247-5645	330 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510
US Senator	Ron Johnson	202-224-5323	SRC2 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, D.C. 20510-4904
US Representative	Tom Petri	1-800-242-4883	2462 Rayburn Building Washington DC 20515
State Senator	Scott Fitzgerald (13th District)	608-266-5660	PO Box 7882 Madison, WI 53702
State Representative	Jeff Fitzgerald	608-266-2401	PO Box 8952 Madison, WI 53708

You Can be a Friend

Helping a friend or family member that is being victimized can be difficult.  Here are seven tips for how you can be most helpful.

1.  Listen - give your undivided attention. 

2.  Don't judge - recognize that disclosing what has happened takes immense courage.  A victim's choices may not always be the same as yours.  Understand that those choices are impacted by trauma you may not know about and understanding the abuser in a way you are not able to.  Validate the feelings and experiences you hear about and always remember that violence is never the victim's fault.

3.  Talk safety - ask what you can do to help the victim stay safe.  Many times outside assistance will help, but abuse may escalate when those outside the family are involved.  Try to involve the victim in any decisions to bring in assistance.

4.  Provide options and resources - give PAVE's crisis number (1-800-887-3785) as well as any other resources that can help meet the victim's self identified needs.  Brainstorm options for responding to the situation and listen as the victim plays each of those out to determine a best course of action.

5.  Remember privacy - a victim's story is their own.  Do not share it with anyone without their permission.

6.  Verbalize that your help is unconditional - stand by a victim regardless of their choices.  An abuser uses isolation as a tactic to maintain power and control.  If the victim feels that you will disapprove, they may believe their abuser's claims to being the only one that is there for them.

7.  Be kind - praise all the little steps a victim takes to address their situation.  Abuser's deplete a victim's self worth.  Find ways to build them back up.  Stay positive!

You Can Tell A Friend

Thank you for supporting victims of violence and PAVE!