THE TERMINOLOGY:
WHAT IS A BEQUEST?
LEAVE A LEGACY month
Gov. Jennifer Granholm has recently signed a proclamation naming May, 2008 as LEAVE A LEGACY month in Michigan. (click here to view)
We encourage you to promote this to your donors and clients this year, especially during May!
How?
Our Speakers Bureau will send a speaker to your organization (no charge!) to help educate your board, development staff, donors, clients, etc. -- help us spread the message in Southeast Michigan charitable giving. Call today 888-826-7900 to schedule a speaker.
Mention LEAVE A LEGACY month in:
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your newsletters and mailings
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your email signature
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Include in your telephone 'On-hold' message
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Display the LEAVE A LEGACY brochures and/or a poster in your lobby
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mention it to donors, clients, and colleagues
Our marketing CD (provided to partners), provides you with several ads, posters, and audio PSAs (sample: Carpenter Mason shown to the right). You can use these materials and LEAVE A LEGACY month to help educate your donors/clients and our community about leaving a bequest in their will or trust.
Contact us today for information about becoming a partner in our public awareness campaign!
Carpenter Dominic Mason died in 1989.
Tomorrow, he’ll renovate the playroom at the local homeless shelter.
As a carpenter, Dominic renovated homes for his clients. As a child, he and his mother found a home in a shelter when times were hard. A counselor there showed Dominic a future filled with opportunity, and he never forgot that life-changing vision. Thanks to a bequest in his will, a few more children will have a chance to build their dreams. Include your favorite cause in your will or estate plan. Contact a charitable organization, attorney, financial advisor or local LEAVE A LEGACY® program to learn how.