Audubon Society Employees Dig Deep to Maintain Projects

Workers at the National Audubon Society have pledged about $800,000 through voluntary payroll deductions to help see the national environmental and conservation group through the recession, reports Reuters.

More than one-fifth of the nonprofit group’s approximately 700 employees have made the anonymous donations, despite “knowing that there will likely be layoffs and/or furloughs soon,” Audubon spokesman Phil Kavits said.

The group saw its revenue rise from $82.4-million to $104.2-million in fiscal year 2008, which ended June 30, but is expecting to take a significant hit next year, “when the impact of decimated donor portfolios will take a toll on their giving,” Mr. Kavits said.