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Create a Jewish Legacy for Western Massachusetts
Organizations seeking to be accepted into
this program should complete the application and submit with all
attachments no later than December 2, 2009. Create a Jewish Legacy
helps Jewish organizations in Western Massachusetts secure legacy gifts
(bequests) to ensure continued stability long into the future by
providing legacy teams from these organizations with training,
marketing material, and cash incentives for achieving goals. In its
first year of operation, Create a Jewish Legacy
helped 13 Jewish organizations in Western Massachusetts raise 173 gifts
from 143 families with a total estimated value of $5 million.
The program is the product of a successful collaboration of the Jewish
Federations of Western Massachusetts and the Berkshires, the Jewish
Endowment Foundation, and the Harold Grinspoon Foundation.
A maximum of six organizations will be accepted in the current
application period, ending December 2, 2009.
Those accepted will be notified by December 30, 2009, and will be
expected to send a legacy team to mandatory orientation and training on
February 1, 2009 in the Springfield area.
 Download Application
The act of creating a legacy empowers you
to complete the work of your heart, and to enjoy the peace that it
brings. You are assured that your work will continue and the Jewish
future will be bright.
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