Ways to Support SPLC

To contribute by mail, please make checks payable to the “Student Press Law Center” and mail to:

Student Press Law Center
1717 K St. NW, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20006

Please contact our development team at 202-785-5450 or giving@splc.org for more information.

Making a gift to the Student Press Law Center via stock or other securities allows you to have an immediate impact on promoting, supporting and defending student journalists.

Contact SPLC at giving@splc.org to set up your stock donation. Before doing so, you will need to know your brokerage name, account number, stock name and number of shares you want to donate. We will provide SPLC’s DTC, account number and other brokerage information.

You’ve spent a lifetime supporting the First Amendment and the rights of student journalists. You can ensure that we can continue that fight for generations to come by making the Student Press Law Center a part of your legacy.

You can double the impact of your donation to the Student Press Law Center through a matching gift from your employer! Many employers will match their employees’ charitable gifts. Some employers have forms and others use a platform to distribute matching gifts.

There are two ways to submit your application:

1. Request a matching gift form from your employer and mail or email the completed and signed form to:
   Student Press Law Center
   1717 K Street NW, Suite 900
   Washington, DC 20006
   Email: giving@splc.org
   
2. If your company uses a matching gift platform, submit your request through the portal by selecting the Student Press Law Center or by entering our EIN (52-1184647).  Please check to be sure you are donating to the Student Press Law Center and not the Southern Poverty Law Center (also known as SPLC). We will verify the gift amount once your application is received. 

If you have any questions or need support, please contact giving@splc.org or call 202-785-5450.

The top reason people don’t donate to causes is because nobody asks them. Create your own fundraiser through SPLC or social media to reach out to your network to raise money for SPLC and help us expand our base of support. You are our best ambassadors, and it’s easy. You can get started here:

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Looking for a fast and easy way to give while you’re on the go? You can support student press freedom right from your phone using Venmo to donate to the Student Press Law Center. Donations help support our ongoing work, including staffing our Legal Hotline, developing free trainings and guides for students and advisers, organizing grassroots advocates for the New Voices movement and more.

All you need to get started is your mobile device and the Venmo app.

1. Scan the QR code with your phone’s camera or with the QR code scanner in the Venmo app.

OR

2. From the Venmo app, search “@StudentPress” and select the Student Press Law Center under the Charities section (look for the verified check mark when you click onto the page).

Please contact our development team at 202-785-5450 or giving@splc.org for more information.

Looking to make a powerful impact on student journalism without affecting your monthly budget? If you are 70½ or older and have a traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA), you are eligible to make a gift from your IRA to the Student Press Law Center.

Your news organization or group can support our efforts to provide free legal support to student journalists by becoming a member of the Student Press Law Center.

To transfer funds directly to the Student Press Law Center, please email giving@splc.org for the information needed to make your gift.

If you are interested in using your time and talents to help further the rights of student journalists, become a volunteer! We are looking for support in the following areas:

• Communications: Help SPLC share our stories and content whether it’s writing blog posts or drafting social media posts! 
• Legal Resources: We are always looking for those with journalism, education or legal expertise to ensure our resources and guides are up to date. You can help us review our existing resources and refresh them, or help us as we create new educational guides! 
• Attorney Referral Network: Join our more than 250-person pro bono network of attorneys who provide assistance to student journalists and their advisers.

Please contact us at splc@splc.org for more information.