OCTOBER 2021 NEWSLETTER
It’s Hispanic/Latino/Latinx
It’s Hispanic/Latino/Latinx
Heritage Month
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Intermediate Charitable Strategies
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Thinking in advance and planning your charitable contributions over time can be a valuable part of personal financial planning. We’ve already addressed a variety of short-term ways to donate, and today we want to introduce INTERMEDIATE CHARITABLE Strategies. An intermediate gift is a one-time gift of a meaningful amount of money, such as $5000-$25,000. That much money can help a non-profit with
Many nonprofits aren’t so good at asking, articulating, or posting needs like this on their website or elsewhere. Ask them what they need! You can be a rock star in their world and really make a difference! |
Impact Committee
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Our Impact Committee has been hard at work connecting with the 2020-2021 cohort and gathering the stories of their success and struggles during COVID. SOS Members follow this link to learn how your dollars impacted our community. Non-members follow this link to become an SOS member so you too can see how our dollars impact the community. https://spiritstlwomensfund.org/join-us/ |
Welcome New Members
Deborah (Betsy) Sinclair
Kathy Dowd
Save the Date
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Please join us on to learn why Nancy and Ken Kranzberg, founders of the Kranzberg Arts Foundation, became arts philanthropists whose mission, work and commitment have made lasting contributions that have transformed our region in numerous ways. We will also welcome Pianos for People Executive Director Matt Brinkman, who will share the story of how this organization’s program impacts students’ lives. More than just music education, we’ll hear from a student their inspiring story of how the program builds character and inspires personal growth. Tuesday, October 5, 2021 5:30 – 7 p.m. At Grand Center’s High Low Listening Room 3301 Washington Avenue, St. Louis, Mo. 63103 Register here: https://spiritstlwomensfund.org/events/ |
Book (Poetry) Discussion: The Hill We Climb
Julius Anthony, president of St. Louis Black Authors of Children’s Literature, will join us to discuss the poem by Amanda Gorman “The Hill We Climb”.
This poem was written to celebrate the 2021 inauguration of Joe Biden as 46th President of the United States. The poem celebrates the United States not as a “perfect union,” but as a country that has the grit to struggle with its all-too-real problems.
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Register here: https://spiritofstlouiswomen39sfund11.wildapricot.org/event-4505121
SOS Members Volunteer
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Grantees Doing Good
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Covid Regional Response Fund
The COVID pandemic was not only a health crisis it also destabilized our most vulnerable communities in multiple ways.
We are all fatigued but we must stay vigilant and aware of the less direct effects COVID has had in the region
The following material was published back in March of 2020 but is still relevant today
https://stlgives.org/covid-19-regional-response-fund/
15th Anniversary
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SOS is celebrating its 15th Anniversary with the 2022 grantee cohort. Celebrating our 15th years of investing in our community. If interested please contact Tasha Borglum tborglum@monetagroup.com or Gretta Forrester-Gaffney g4sterg@gmail.com |