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DONOR PROGRAMS ISHA membership and SKIING HERITAGE subscription fees cover only 50% of the costs of the JOURNAL and ISHA’s many other programs. ISHA depends on the financial support of ISHA Members, corporate sponsors, foundations, and other individuals to maintain and enhance these programs, including skiinghistory.org, Google books, ISHA Annual Awards, Skiing Pioneer Awards, and Ski History Congresses. For an individual, there are three ways that you can provide essential financial support to ISHA.
Annual tax deductible from many ISHA members supplement membership fees to enable ISHA to publish the JOURNAL and engage in its other programs. General operating fund giving levels are as follow:
The themes of one or more of the important chapters of your life story probably include:
These themes of your life bring the value of ISHA into focus. You may have been part of the core group when ISHA was Mason Beekley’s baby. You have delighted in the history that has been captured in the pages of SKIING HERITAGE since 1989. You have applauded the 100+ individuals who have received ISHA awards for books, documentaries, and lifetime achievements. You have shared in the special moments - - - the camaraderie - - -that define Skiing Heritage Week. You value ISHA’s work in preserving and documenting the historical recorded on Skiinghistroy.org and in SKIING HERITAGE. As you look to the next year of skiing and to your ISHA relationship, we ask that you consider a bequest or charitable trust as a means to invest in ISHA’s future. Such a planned giving investment can secure your legacy as a member of a special community made up of individuals for whom the preservation of skiing culture and skiing history preserve an important theme of your life. This investment can also guarantee that the next generation of like-minded individuals (including your kids and grand kids) will be entertained and educated by the rich history of the sport. ISHA needs your support. We welcome discussion with you regarding both unrestricted and restricted ISHA planned giving opportunities, and to becoming an ISHA Legacy Partner. In considering a planned giving action, you can follow the lead of John Fry, “In recently visiting my attorney in order to update a few items
in my will, If you want to discuss the ways in which you can become an ISHA Legacy Partner, please give us a call - - - Dean Ericson, President, 303-893-0903 Major Donor Program In 2009, ISHA established a 2012 financial sustainability goal. Achieving this goal will depend upon growth in ISHA memberships and SKIING HERITAGE JOURNAL subscriptions, continued ISHA member annual donations, and planned giving commitments. In addition, the ISHA board concluded that an effort should be undertake to higher level donor commitments, both to the general operating fund, to the existing Rigo Thurmer Fund, and to a new Beekley Legacy Fund. Specific opportunities for Major Donor general fund and endowment support provide individuals, foundations, and corporations with visibility and recognition tied to Major donor categories are as follow:
Multiyear donations:
The existing Rigo Thurmer Endowment Fund is available for donors who want to make a financial commitment to support SKIING HERITAGE. Rigo Thurmer Fund: a current donation or planned giving/bequest amount of at least $10,000 Specific major donor sponsorship opportunities which we are offering include naming rights and other means of recognition, and include investment in:
Details on the ISHA Major Donor Program are available from Dean Ericson, President. Send an e-mail to dericson@skiinghistory.org or give him a call at 303-893-0903.
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The International Skiing History Association is a not-for-profit corporation, whose mission is to preserve and advance the knowledge of ski history and to increase public awareness of the sport's heritage. Contact
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