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YWCA Planned Gifts/ Endowment Funds Securing Our Future. YWCA USA Fund Development Affinity Group. October 27, 2015. Our Agenda Today. Welcome and Intro PowerPoint Rita Ryder
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YWCA Planned Gifts/ Endowment Funds Securing Our Future YWCA USA Fund Development Affinity Group October 27, 2015
Our Agenda Today Welcome and Intro PowerPoint Rita Ryder Two Local Association Heather Finley, CEO Experiences/Approaches YWCA San Diego County Mary Reardon Johnson, ED YWCA Western Mass Resources for you Rita Q & A , Discussion Everyone
What Are We Talking About? • Planned Gift: A “larger” gift to: • Annual fund/special project • Capital campaign • Endowment fund • Endowment Fund: • Principal intact • Annual distribution to operating fund To
Endowments: What Are Local YWCAs Doing? • 145 (64%) have endowment funds (or Board-restricted funds operating as endowment) • Total funds: $345 million • Size of endowment funds: • Under $100,000: 13% • $100,000 to $1 million: 48% • $1 million-$5 million: 25% • 14 YWCAs (10%) … ½ of total funds
Our Planned Giving CaseIntegrate into Ongoing Communications
Our Endowment High Priority Prospects • YWCA Board Members • Board Alumnae…”Emeritus” • Consistent donors, regardless gift size • Major Donors • Long term staff alumni (and current senior staff) • Volunteers, special relationships • Other: age, family, resources, other philanthropic interests
Where There’s a Will, There’s the YWCA!Promoting Your YWCA Endowment • Board Campaign: 100% participation • Add-on to Annual Fund Drives: “Everyone can leave a legacy” • Add-on to Capital Campaigns: “Protect your investment” • Include Endowment messages in all communications, e.g.. website (go to www.ywcabham.org. Click on “Ways to Give” then “Planned Giving”) • Create materials e.g. “Guide to YWCA Planned Giving” • Develop/distribute “Gift Notification/Intent Form” • Create a “legacy society”
Phasing In Your Endowment Program As Resources Permit
Let’s Hear From Local Associations • Heather Finlay, CEO YWCA San Diego County • Mary Reardon Johnson, ED YWCA Western Mass • All of you!!
Resources/Tools • Full PowerPoint from this webinar: go to YWCA Intranet: Webinars on Demand”, Nov. 2013 • Endowment/Planned Giving Workshop at the Feb. 3-5 YWCA Leadership and Capacity Building Institute in Palm Springs. Presenter: Beth McCaw, CEO of Washington Women’s Foundation. • Example of a Planned Gift Notification Form • Sample letter for Board Endowment Campaign • Planned Giving Committee Job Description