NAILBA Perspectives - September/October 2015 - (Page 16)
nailba charitable foundation
We Can't Do
What We Do Without You
A
MICHAEL T. SMITH
PRESIDENT, NAILBA
CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
nother successful year of
NAILBA Charitable Foundation grants awards is
complete* and now we begin again
with a new set of goals for a bigger
and better year. It is important to
remember the fundamentals of the
program and its continued importance. It is a sad irony that in challenging economic times, donations
are tougher to sustain but financial need is greater than ever. The
Foundation leadership is so grateful to NAILBA members and corporate partners who give selflessly so
that the NAILBA Charitable Foundation can grow and increase its
generosity in our communities.
As an engaged business professional, you support various community charities. You donate to worthy causes within the boundaries of
your business and household community-so why should you extend
yourself and give to one more? Why
is a charitable foundation associated with your professional asso-
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ciation so important? Because, in
an industry geared toward personal relationships and personal integrity, making those connections and
reaching out to your community
just makes good sense.
Significant grants have been
awarded to charitable causes within the communities of NAILBA members. Since the launch of the Foundation in 2002, more than two million
dollars have been awarded to more
than 140 charities*. How does that
affect you and your agency? Well,
besides helping the individual cause,
the name "NAILBA" filters out to
communities and makes more people
aware of who we are and what we do.
The Foundation contributes
within our community as well. For
the last several years, the Foundation has donated to Life Happens
to support the Life Lessons Scholarships Program. Late in the spring,
NAILBA members and Foundation
staff served as preliminary reviewers for some of the more than 2,000
written and video essays submitted
for the scholarship program.
Reviewers considered criteria
of each submission based on how
compelling the story, how instructive the story was about the importance of planning and procuring
life insurance, and how determined
the entrant has been to overcome
the loss of a parent to go forward
with his/her goals. Anyone who
reads the written essays or sees
the videos can tell you how heartwrenching the stories were and, in
a professional sense, how it reinforces the good that our industry
does for people and families.
Every year, other charitable
grants are awarded to worthy charitable causes as submitted and
endorsed by NAILBA members and
corporate supporters. Those charity names and grant amounts are
available on the NAILBA Charitable Foundation website (www.
nailbacharitablefoundation.org).
The decision on which charities
to select is always difficult but is
also eye-opening as the Foundation
responds to very real, yet diverse
needs within the communities in
which NAILBA members operate.
From cancer survivors to wounded
warriors, Foundation grants make a
difference in the lives of so many,
thanks to your contributions.
Your annual donation (with or
without a marketing group's matching
program), your contribution to the
online auction (www.biddingforgood.
com/nailbaauction), your purchase
of raffle tickets at the Annual
Meeting, all mean we can plan for
another year of giving back. The
NAILBA Charitable Foundation Board
of Directors is very grateful for your
ongoing support.
Questions about the NAILBA
Charitable Foundation or its various fundraising activities may be
directed to Kathy Allison, Director of Membership and the Foundation, by phone at 703.383.3072,
or by email at kallison@nailba.org.
We would love to hear from you! We
can't do what we do without you.
Thank you.
*Editor's note: as of press time, the 2015
Foundation grants have not been awarded.
Watch this space in the November/December
issue for a list of grants and sponsors.
http://www.nailbacharitablefoundation.org
http://www.nailbacharitablefoundation.org
http://www.biddingforgood.com/nailbaauction
http://www.biddingforgood.com/nailbaauction
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of NAILBA Perspectives - September/October 2015
NAILBA Perspectives - September/October 2015
Contents
Chariman's Corner
CEO Insights
The Fine Art of Transition
NAILBA Charitable Foundation
Agency Successor Networking Group
Life Happens
Gearing up for NAILBA 34
NAILBA 34 Program Review
Calendar of Events
Index of Advertisers
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