NEAFCS EndowmentDream & Discover!

NEAFCS EndowmentDream & Discover!

NEAFCS Endowment CommitteeNEAFCS Endowment Committee

NEAFC VisionNEAFC Vision Empowering individuals, families, and

communities to build and sustain a greater quality of life.

Our research-based outreach programs reflect the diversity of needs of individuals, families and communities.

Empowering individuals, families, and communities to build and sustain a greater quality of life.

Our research-based outreach programs reflect the diversity of needs of individuals, families and communities.

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do ... Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain

NEAFCS Endowment NEAFCS Endowment Approved in earlier Strategic Plan Started in 2004 Goal is $300,000 More than 50 people and 12 affiliates

with donations over $500 Currently more than $178,000

donated or pledged by 365 people from 47 states and 28 states affiliates

Approved in earlier Strategic Plan Started in 2004 Goal is $300,000 More than 50 people and 12 affiliates

with donations over $500 Currently more than $178,000

donated or pledged by 365 people from 47 states and 28 states affiliates

NEAFCS Endowment NEAFCS Endowment

Dream big! Only interest will be used NEAFCS Endowment target areas

Awards Leadership professional development Diversity Pubic issues education

Dream big! Only interest will be used NEAFCS Endowment target areas

Awards Leadership professional development Diversity Pubic issues education

The future isn’t what it used to be.Yogi Berra

Who givesWho gives Working poor give higher percentage than middle

class or rich Religious people give more money & time than

secularist (beyond churches) Giving & volunteering improve physical health and

mental health Givers 43% more likely than nongiver to be “very

happy” Givers 25% more likely than nongiver to say health

is excellent

Working poor give higher percentage than middle class or rich

Religious people give more money & time than secularist (beyond churches)

Giving & volunteering improve physical health and mental health Givers 43% more likely than nongiver to be “very

happy” Givers 25% more likely than nongiver to say health

is excellent

Arthur Brooke, Who Really Cares

Why give?Why give? “I am happy when I know I am helping

others.” “I want to make a difference.” “I feel better when I give.” “It makes me happy.” “It helps on my taxes” Find your “passion” Give to match your “passion”

“I am happy when I know I am helping others.”

“I want to make a difference.” “I feel better when I give.” “It makes me happy.” “It helps on my taxes” Find your “passion” Give to match your “passion”

No one ever become poor by giving.

Anne Frank

Why give?Why give?

Mentor new FCS educators and strengthen the profession.

Champion our profession and its impact in the community.

Create a memorial in honor of a co-worker, friend, family member, or colleague.

Support the profession you believe in Provide a steady income for quality and

permanence to the profession. Support targeted projects, like awards

Mentor new FCS educators and strengthen the profession.

Champion our profession and its impact in the community.

Create a memorial in honor of a co-worker, friend, family member, or colleague.

Support the profession you believe in Provide a steady income for quality and

permanence to the profession. Support targeted projects, like awards

NEAFCS EndowmentNEAFCS Endowment

Step up a Category Turquoise – Up to $499 Amethyst - $500-999 Opal  - $1000-4999 Sapphire - $5000 - $9999 Diamond – Over $10,00 (Includes naming rights)

Step up a Category Turquoise – Up to $499 Amethyst - $500-999 Opal  - $1000-4999 Sapphire - $5000 - $9999 Diamond – Over $10,00 (Includes naming rights)

The time is always right to do the right thing Martin Luther King, Jr.

States Support NEAFCS Endowment

States Support NEAFCS Endowment

Choose two or more ideas to do Set a state goal of $100 per member Contact your state program leader or director,

other Extension professional associations Personally contact retirees

Choose two or more ideas to do Set a state goal of $100 per member Contact your state program leader or director,

other Extension professional associations Personally contact retirees

NEAFCS EndowmentNEAFCS Endowment

100 for Extension’s 100th! State Challenge

$10 or $100 per member $100 or $1000 from

individuals or organizations

100 for Extension’s 100th! State Challenge

$10 or $100 per member $100 or $1000 from

individuals or organizations

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world, indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."

Margaret Mead

State ChallengeState Challenge How will your state meet the Challenge? Choose one or more things your state will do each year! What new ideas can you generate to support the

NEAFCS Endowment?

How will your state meet the Challenge? Choose one or more things your state will do each year! What new ideas can you generate to support the

NEAFCS Endowment?

The results of philanthropy are always beyond calculation. Miriam Beard

States that met the $75 for NEAFCS’s 75th!

States that met the $75 for NEAFCS’s 75th!

Arizona California Hawaii Iowa Maryland New Jersey Virginia Wisconsin

Arizona California Hawaii Iowa Maryland New Jersey Virginia Wisconsin

Join your colleagues!

Endowment ChampionsEndowment Champions• Dianne Lennon, NJ and retirees• 15 members from Kansas• 21 members from Iowa• Many stepped up from Turquoise to Amethyst

level• All of our Opal, Amethyst, Sapphire &

Diamond donors - please stand• All our Turquoise donors - please stand• Endowment Committee members

• Dianne Lennon, NJ and retirees• 15 members from Kansas• 21 members from Iowa• Many stepped up from Turquoise to Amethyst

level• All of our Opal, Amethyst, Sapphire &

Diamond donors - please stand• All our Turquoise donors - please stand• Endowment Committee members

How to GiveHow to Give• Check • Credit card• Cash• Stocks• IRA transfer• One time donation or• Annual pledge

• Check • Credit card• Cash• Stocks• IRA transfer• One time donation or• Annual pledge

Cash, it’s almost as good as money.Yogi Berra

. . . andA nickel ain’t worth a dime anymore

Supporting NEAFCSSupporting NEAFCS

Always consult your financial planner, attorney or tax professional for the your specific situation

Always consult your financial planner, attorney or tax professional for the your specific situation

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Pablo Picasso

Lighting a Candle in the Darkness

Lighting a Candle in the Darkness

NEAFCS Endowment Building for the FutureNEAFCS Endowment Building for the Future

It takes as much energy to wish as it does to plan.Eleanor Roosevelt

Be a Philanthropist!Be a Philanthropist! philanthropist |fəˈlanθrəpist| noun a person who seeks to promote the

welfare of others, esp. by the generous donation of money to good causes.

benefactor, benefactress, patron, patroness, donor, contributor, sponsor, backer, helper, good Samaritan; Lady Bountiful

philanthropist |fəˈlanθrəpist| noun a person who seeks to promote the

welfare of others, esp. by the generous donation of money to good causes.

benefactor, benefactress, patron, patroness, donor, contributor, sponsor, backer, helper, good Samaritan; Lady Bountiful

Find your Passion!Find your Passion!

You can be a philanthropist No matter how much or how

little you have!

You can be a philanthropist No matter how much or how

little you have!

Claiming your place at the fire: Living the second half of your life on purpose. Richard Leider and David Shariro

QuestionsQuestions www.neafcs.org - “About NEAFCS” - “About NEAFCS”

Select Select ““Endowment CampaignEndowment Campaign”” Mail donations to NEAFCS national

office For more information, contact Endowment Committee members or

Sharon Hoelscher Day, Chair Shday@ag.arizona.edu

www.neafcs.org - “About NEAFCS” - “About NEAFCS” Select Select ““Endowment CampaignEndowment Campaign””

Mail donations to NEAFCS national office

For more information, contact Endowment Committee members or

Sharon Hoelscher Day, Chair Shday@ag.arizona.edu