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First The Seed Foundation
Donor Recognition
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Leave your legacy with the First the Seed Foundation
A Legacy Donation is an excellent way for individuals or companies to leave a lasting impact on the advancement of the seed industry for generations to come. We all have the opportunity to make a difference in the agricultural environment that our children and grandchildren will inherit. Legacy gifts, or planned gifts, can help you leaving a powerful legacy of education and outreach for the seed industry.
You can leave a legacy for those who follow and help protect our environment in several ways, including:
- Making a bequest in your will for a specific sum or a portion of your estate
- Considering a bequest of assets, for example stocks, bonds, mutual funds, or real estate
- Naming the First the Seed Foundation as a beneficiary of your RRSP, RRIF or pension, or life insurance policy
Benefits of Contributing to the Foundation
The First the Seed Foundation has established a set of ambitious goals in our inaugural year to begin the work of our mission: to conduct education, outreach and communication on the value of crops and food produced from seed. Your contribution will create opportunities that will help build a stronger seed industry, both in the present and the future.
Any contribution given in this inaugural year (calendar year 2008) will establish its donor as a Founding Donor of the First the Seed Foundation.
The First the Seed Foundation aims to provide opportunities for donors to support its efforts at a variety of levels in order to make participation as accessible as possible to a wide variety of individuals or companies.
Supporter: Up to $5000
• Company/individual name listed in printed Foundation materials
• Company/Individual name listed on recognition banner at Foundation displays
• Company/Individual to receive Foundation newsletter
Champion: $5,001 to $25,000
All Supporter benefits plus:
• Foundation logo available for your company website with year of gift indicated (Logo must be obtained from the Foundation.)
• Foundation donor pins (up to 10)
Patron: $25,001 to $50,000
Payable over not more then three years
All Champion benefits plus:
• Foundation press release announcing the gift and highlighting the company's /individual’s philanthropic activities
• Foundation logo available for company press release and marketing materials - use of logo in marketing material must be approved by the Foundation in advance (Logo is available for year of gift only.)
Benefactor: $50,001 to $100,000
Payable over not more then three years
All Patron benefits plus:
• Company/Individual profile in an issue of the Foundation newsletter
• Logo recognition in Foundation printed pieces
• Link from Foundation home page to company’s home page
Partner: $100,000 and above
Payable over not more then three years
All Benefactor benefits plus:
• Largest logo recognition in Foundation printed pieces
• Banner on Foundation home page
• Verbal recognition and brief check presentation appearance at ASTA Annual Convention general session (year(s) of gift only)
Project Sponsor: Amount to be determined according to prospective project
All Partner benefits plus:
• Title sponsor privileges for specific Foundation project
• Company/Individual may provide customized guidance on project specifications in consultation with Foundation
• The Foundation will work with you on creating additional recognition opportunities as desired
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