LEAVE A
LEGACY is fortunate to have a dedicated and
passionate volunteer base to share its message with
the public. We
want to take this opportunity to thank you for
donating your time and talent to this groundbreaking
campaign.
We appreciate that volunteer
work can be challenging. Local campaign volunteers
have expressed the difficulties they face in
transitioning tasks from one volunteer leader to the
next, as well as finding the time to check in with
NCPG on an annual basis to share contact information
and campaign activity data via the annual
registration forms. While this basic information is
necessary to determine the impact of the campaign―and
to ensure accurate contact data―we
understand that volunteers are doing the best they
can to support the message.
Beginning in 2008, we will not
require local LEAVE A LEGACY efforts to register
annually with NCPG. LEAVE A LEGACY remains the
public outreach effort of local planned giving
councils, so it is still important for volunteers to
coordinate their activities with their council and
maintain a productive relationship in order to stay
abreast of developments with the campaign. You will
receive a
packet
of information around the first of
the year that will include information on
new options for councils to download and share
campaign materials online, information on updates to
www.leavealegacy.org,
as well as a new CD with easy to use .pdf files that
contain fields for entering local program contact
information.
**Please note that you may
continue to use the campaign CD you already have. We
simply want to provide you with additional,
streamlined options for easy use of the materials.
Don't forget to
take advantage of the LEAVE A LEGACY listserv. This
is a free tool for LEAVE A LEGACY organizers―a
place to exchange ideas, and to get future campaign
information from national headquarters. To
subscribe, send an e-mail as follows:
address:
listserv@iupui.edu
subj: leave blank
message: subscribe leavealegacy-l Your Name
You will receive a welcome message providing
instructions for posting to the list and responding
to queries.