Kickoff event: Thursday August 15, 5:30 pm, Sandler Family Campus
Life & Legacy, now branded as Life & Legacy Plus, is being relaunched by Tidewater Jewish Foundation. Life & Legacy Plus is a four-year extension of the partnership program of the Harold Grinspoon Foundation that assists communities across North America through local Jewish foundations such as TJF. The program’s goal is to promote and secure sustained giving to benefit schools, synagogues, social service organizations, and other Jewish entities within the local community.
Legacy giving allows people to ensure that their values, experiences, and priorities are passed on from generation to generation. Life & Legacy Plus empowers each participating agency to set tailored goals for planned giving and endowment building, cultivating greater collaboration across the community. It encourages meaningful conversations about the future, identifying areas of greatest passion and need, and working together to sustain Tidewater’s Jewish community for generations.
The Life & Legacy Plus revitalization focuses on providing wraparound support to participating agencies through technical assistance, monetary program incentives, branded and professional marketing materials, professional coaching, and more. The extension of this program will strengthen legacy donor engagement and secure the community’s future through planned giving. It also supports participating agencies in integrating Jewish legacy practices into their organizational cultures.
“Life & Legacy Plus offers our community organizations and agencies a streamlined and tailored approach to strengthening their endowments,” says Amy Weinstein, development strategist at TJF. “This program provides the agencies essential tools, support, and resources at no cost.”
Through Life & Legacy Plus, TJF will further engage with community partners to help create and execute a plan to develop financial resources for their long-term sustainability. The program offers strategic planning, endowment building, recognition events, targeted educational outreach, and guidance on developing comprehensive stewardship plans. The program also provides incentives for participation, with grants available for engaging in legacy events and submitting stewardship plans.
For more information about Life & Legacy Plus and how to become an agency partner, contact Amy Weinstein, Tidewater Jewish Foundation development strategist, at aweinstein@tjfva.org or 757-965-6114 or attend the event on August 15.