Audubon Employees Donate to Own Nonprofit in Hard Times

Audubon employs about 700 people and Kavits said that 154 employees had so far donated through payroll deductions, which are kept anonymous.

Non-profits are often staffed by activists passionate about their cause so this behavior is unlikely to be repeated in many other places.

"We depend on the support of our donors and in this time of recession ... it is all the more important for us to make a compelling case as to why a foundation or individual should give to Audubon instead of anybody else," Audubon president John Flicker said in an interview.