Birds, Habitats, Kids, and YOU
Protect and inspire in 2025
Join Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance (formerly Madison Audubon) for a day of giving back! The Big Share is a day of online giving for 70 member organizations of Community Shares of Wisconsin, all focused on social and environmental justice. We are honored to be one of them..
We helped birds AND people in 2024! Our organization has provided programs, inspiration, and land for exploring throughout the past year and we need to increase our impact in 2025. That's why our goal is to raise at least $25,000 on March 4.
By donating, you can make a BIG difference for local birds, land, and kids. No matter what the amount—$5 or $1,000—your donation is important and valuable. As an added bonus, Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance Board and Friends have chipped in to offer a $11,550 (and growing!) MATCH—they will match your donation dollar for dollar until we reach $11,550, doubling your gift to birds (BIG thanks to our Board and Friends Match donors: Darcy Kind & Marc Vitale, Liz Abel, Jean & Walter Meanwell, and Kathleen & Lawrence Svabek).
Resident birds like owls and cardinals have made this winter magical; migrating birds are already returning to our area as spring approaches. Southern Wisconsin Bird Alliance is thrilled to share the wonders of birds with new audiences through in-person programming; habitat protection for wildlife; and ensuring that everyone can enjoy the beautiful outdoors and its amazing birds.
To make an even BIGGER impact, tune in to one of these special activities:
6:00 am Early Bird Power Hour — donate during this hour and help us earn a $1,000 cash prize if we receive the highest number of or the most donations.
* We've won this prize many years in a row and want to secure that extra $1,000 for birds again this year!
7:45 am Match Minute — donate during this exact minute and your donation will be matched!
3:30 pm Match Minute — donate during this exact minute and your donation will be matched!
11:59 pm Last Donation Prize — be the very last person to donate on March 4 (before the clock stricks midnight!) and SoWBA could win an extra $750
We value our members and supporters every day of the year, with or without a dedicated day of giving. Thank you for all of the many ways you help birds and nature!
Cover image: a Barred Owl fledgling, photo by Debbie Koenigs/USFWS
