Congratulations on saying “Yes!” to growing your endowment fund at Legacy Regional Community Foundation while receiving matching dollars for your operations right now.

We’re excited and grateful for the opportunity the Patterson Family Foundation and Warrender Trust have provided to you by gifting $100,000 for this event!

Mark your calendars now – Check Presentations & Celebration will be September 12!

This information will help you as you engage with donors to raise funds to optimize the match for your fund.

22 are funds participating in the event this year.  The base match amount is: $4,545.  What this means is that donor gifts will be matched dollar-to-dollar up to $4,545 per fund with the donor gifts adding to the principal of the endowment and then the match dollars are distributed to your organization.  Maximizing the base match equals a $9,090 impact value for your work!

Each event there have been those that don’t meet the base match amount and those that exceed it.  All donor gifts are added to the principal of your endowment fund.  Any remaining available match dollars will be proportionally distributed to participating funds that exceed the base match amount.  During last year’s event (with a base of $3,500) one fund received total impact of $20,629.32!

Important points to remember and new opportunities:

1.   Goal: $4,545 or more

2.   Start:  August 1

3.     End:  August 30 at 5:00 p.m. (donations must be received AT LEGACY by this time to qualify for the match).

4.     Gifts from Donor-Advised Funds (DAFs) are NOT ALLOWED.

5.     Do not use the old Network for Good link as Legacy is now using a new integrated computer system.  A link that takes donors directly to your fund on the portal has been created.  You should have received the link via email.  If you need assistance with the link, contact Legacy at 620-221-7224 or email ceo@legacyregionalfoundation.org.

6.       Additional pieces of the toolkit including a sample letter to donors and the donation form are found below.

7.       Legacy has purchased (5) shared banners for display in your offices or another location that is friendly to your work.  Banners will be available for check-out to each participating fund for a one-week period.  Contact Yazmin at ceo@legacyregionalfoundation.org to schedule your week.

8.       We are developing promotional materials (especially for social media)  to publicize the event, as well as working with local radio station BOBFM to kick-off the event August 1 as guest Deejay followed by a series of advertisements and pop-in throughout August.  Help us to talk about your fund by completing this questionnaire by Tuesday, July 30.

9.       Legacy is working with a local videographer to help you to have a professional 2-minute video (at no cost to you) to promote your work.  Contact Yazmin at ceo@legacyregionalcommunityfoundation.org as soon as possible to schedule a recording session.  Videos will be completed in the order they are recorded.

READY. SET. PROMOTE THE EVENT!

We have provided a templated letter to make it easy for you to communicate with your donors and supporters.  You will find the letter, as well as other tools, near the bottom of this page.  If you want something that you don't see, let us know. Chances are that someone else will appreciate it, too, so there's no reason to reinvent the wheel.  Let us help with template pieces so you can focus on connecting with potential donors.

Start sharing on social media.  As you share information out regarding your participation in Legacy's Great Give be sure to use #LegacyGreatGive and tag Legacy.  Starting August 1 you will see daily social media posts (FaceBook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram), as well as regular communications to local media and our donors.  We are happy to share your news, too.  If you connect with our pages, we’ll do the same for you.  Our links are inserted below for your convenience:

FaceBook – https://www.facebook.com/legacycommunityfoundation/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel&eid=ARCIMpVTkZxbxwFAMEawLRFdqBqIMIdn6gneBmNmBTwZA4mCbzeLi59wlh4HZ8cjMt6ip0WbicvvX7TS

              Twitter – https://twitter.com/LegacyFoundati4

              LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/legacy-foundation-062049171/

              Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/legacycommfoundation/

Below you will find tools to help you build your endowments on during Legacy's Great Give $100,000 Match Event.