BioBricks Campaign: Donate $50,000 by December 31, 2011
Dear Friends of the BioBricks Foundation,
The BioBricks Foundation (BBF) is a public-benefit organization dedicated to advancing synthetic biology (SynBio) to benefit all people and the planet. We work to create a sustainable future by standardizing biological parts that are safe, ethical, cost effective and publicly accessible. Your enthusiastic involvement in the SynBio community and the work of the BBF makes a crucial difference.
The BBF is a young organization that has produced results. This year, we successfully created the first-in-the-world BioBrick™ Public Agreement (BPA), a legal tool that enables the 
free exchange and use of standard biological parts. BIOFAB, our first professional research collaboration, has produced reliable, standardized biological parts that constitute a free operating system for biotechnology. In addition, the BBF also manages OpenWetWare (OWW), an open-source wiki that facilitates teaching, learning, and sharing of data for 9,000 researchers through a culture of collaboration and open science. That’s not all. Just this past June, the BBF successfully organized SB 5.0, an inspiring 3-day global conference in SynBio with the participation of over 70 international speakers and 730 attendees from over 25 countries.
With 2012 approaching, the BBF plans to do even more to support and connect our SynBio community, promoting the effectiveness of OWW, creating new educational programs, and much more. We need your help to make these goals a reality.
BioBricks Foundation fosters a synbio community.
To support this exciting work, the BBF has launched a fundraising campaign to raise $50K by December 31, 2011. We’ve already raised $37K toward our goal. That leaves just $13K to go!
Your gift of $10, $20, $50, $100, or any amount will have a big impact. With your help, the BBF will have resources to conduct such activities as launching OWW2.0, providing scholarships to young researchers for SB 6.0, hosting workshops on exciting themes, and launching initiatives to unite global BIOFABs and create a road map for the field of SynBio. The time to give is now. Make a secure, online donation to the BBF today.
We live in a world with limited natural resources. Striving to build a sustainable world is no longer a luxury, but a necessity. SynBio may hold the key to our future. The BBF fills a unique need in this field, educating, building community, creating legal tools, and fostering cooperation. Please act now by making a personal financial gift to support the BBF.
We’ll let you know our progress in meeting our campaign goal. Thank you so much for your support.
Sincerely,
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Other Ways of Giving
Posters at the SB5.0 conference summarize the latest developments in synthetic biology.
To make a U.S. tax-deductible donation by mail, please make checks payable to “The BioBricks Foundation” and send to:
The BioBricks Foundation
955 Massachusetts Avenue, #330
Cambridge, MA 02139
USA
Bank Transfer
The SB5.0 conference brought together more than 700 researchers from around the world.
Contact us for information about wire transfers at thi@biobricks.org.
Gifts in Honor or Memorial
A contribution to the BioBricks Foundation in honor or in memory of someone brings special meaning to your gift. We will send notification of your honor or memorial gift to those you designate. To make a gift in someone’s honor, please include the name and address of that person. To make a gift in someone’s memory, please include the name and address of any individual(s), friends, family members or colleagues you would like us to notify. Make an honor or memorial gift online.
Gifts of Stock and Securities
The BioBricks Foundation welcomes gifts of stock and securities, which may also help a donor avoid capital gains tax on appreciated assets. All such gifts are U.S. tax deductible to the full extent provided by the law. In most cases, gifts of stock or securities can be completed through a simple transfer of assets between financial services firms.
Stock gift from a brokerage firm:
Charles Schwab DTC Number 0164 Code 40
BioBricks Foundation Account Number 5202-5124
Stock gift via bank wire:
Citibank
111 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
ABA #021000089 fbo Charles Schwab account #4055-3953
BioBricks Foundation Account Number 5202-5124
