Your generous donations help Clausen House create opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to fulfill their potential in education, employment, and life. Your partnership is essential to our success!
If you would like to donate by mail, please make checks payable to “Clausen House” and send to:
Clausen House
Attn: Development Office
88 Vernon Street
Oakland, CA 94610
To donate via phone and credit card:
Call Fundraising Technician Samantha Martinez at (510) 839-1114 ext. 951 for further assistance.
If you’d prefer to donate online through our secure donation portal, click here.
Questions? Contact Fundraising Technician Samantha Martinez, at (510) 8391114 ext. 951 or through email at smartinez@clausenhouse.org for further assistance.
Stock Donations:
Clausen House accepts stock donations as well. If you’d like to make a stock donation, contact the Development Office at (510) 839-1114 or through email at smartinez@clausenhouse.org.
Employer Gift Match:
Did you know that many companies match donations to charities and nonprofits made by their employees? Clausen House is happy to provide documentation required by employers to match gifts.
Questions? Contact Development Specialist, Christian Navarro, at (510) 839-1114 ext. 951 or through email at smartinez@clausenhouse.org for further assistance.
AmazonSmile:
AmazonSmile is a simple way for you to support Clausen House every time you shop, at no cost to you. AmazonSmile is available at smile.amazon.com on your web browser and can be activated in the Amazon Shopping app for iOS and Android phones. When you shop AmazonSmile, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added benefit that AmazonSmile will donate 0.5% of your eligible purchases to Clausen House. Click here to confirm Clausen House has your charity of choice.
Questions? Contact Development Specialist, Christian Navarro, at (510) 839-1114 ext. 951 or through email at smartinez@clausenhouse.org for further assistance.
Facebook Birthday Fundraisers:
Facebook allows users to create birthday fundraisers where you can invite your Facebook friends to donate to the nonprofit of your choice.
To create a birthday fundraiser, follow the steps on our Fundraisers page.
Keep in mind that you’ll be asked to provide the following information when creating a birthday fundraiser:
- The nonprofit you want to raise money for.
- The amount of money you want to raise.
- The date you want your fundraiser to end.
- A title and description for your fundraiser.
Note: This feature is only available in some areas. Only nonprofits that have been approved for fundraisers on Facebook can be selected to receive donations for these fundraisers.
Questions? Contact Development Specialist, Christian Navarro, at (510) 839-1114 ext. 951 or through email at smartinez@clausenhouse.org for further assistance.
There are many opportunities to volunteer at Clausen House. Whether you’d like to organize a group volunteer day, volunteer at a fundraising event, or share your skills and talents in a class setting, Clausen House welcomes you!
Examples of past volunteer opportunities include:
- Administration work (filing, mailing, etc.)
- Teaching a skills class (cooking, crafts, exercise, etc.)
- Volunteering for fundraising events
- Help run our social media accounts
- Become a pen pal/virtual buddy with our clients
- Help our Social Recreation Coordinator plan and supervise activities
- Becoming a Board member
- Organize a group of your friends, family, and coworkers and have a volunteer day project such as painting, landscaping, etc.
- Yoga classes on Zoom
- Knitting classes on Zoom
- Art classes on Zoom
- Book clubs on Zoom
Volunteering can be via Zoom as well!
Interested in volunteering? Contact Development Specialist, Samantha Martinez, at (510) 839-1114 ext. 951 or through email at smartinez@clausenhouse.org for further assistance.