NATA Foundation information
NATA FOUNDATION INFORMATION
From Kip Smith
Foundation Board of Director to District 4
Listed below are a number of important NATA Foundation informational items of interest to the District 4 membership:
• The NATA and the NATA Foundation are co-branding select educational efforts. The first such effort is an upcoming webinar on pediatric overuse injuries on Nov. 15. More information can be found online at http://www.nata.org/quiz-center/webinars/Prevention-of-Pediatric-Overuse-Injuries.
• Free Communication abstracts are still being accepted (through Nov 15) at http://www.natafoundation.org/free-communications/free-communications-call-for-abstracts
• The 20/20 Campaign which signifies contributing $20 for the 20 years existence of the NATA Foundation will continue through to the next 2012 NATA Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposia in St. Louis. Here is the link to the 20/20 info: http://www.natafoundation.org/
• The Foundation 2012 Scholarship program applications for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students are now available at http://www.natafoundation.org/scholarship-program.
• A Gift that Gives Back to the Profession
Looking for the perfect gift for your hard-to-shop-for athletic trainer friend or the physician who has everything? As the holiday season approaches, the NATA Research & Education Foundation would like you to consider honoring your family and friends with a gift to the NATA Foundation in their name. Your donation – no matter how large or small – will go toward helping the NATA Foundation continue its mission of advancing the profession of athletic training through research and education. The recipient will be notified of your gift through a special written acknowledgement the Foundation will send on your behalf. The actual amount of the gift will not be specified, unless requested. For more information on this unique giving opportunity, please contact Rachael Oats at rachaelo@nata.org.
NATA RESEARCH & EDUCATION FOUNDATION
THE SHOEBOX SOCIETY FOR PLANNED GIVING
WHAT IS THE SHOEBOX SOCIETY FOR PLANNED GIVING?
The Shoebox Society for Planned Giving is designed to honor those who utilize estate planning to support the mission of the Foundation. These commitments hearken back to the visionary pioneers that founded NATA in Kansas City in 1950. Those pioneers undoubtedly knew their efforts would benefit those who would follow them in the profession much more than themselves.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP?
Membership is open to those who have made a planned gift or who have designated the Foundation in their estate plans. Any size commitment qualifies the individual(s) for membership.
HOW CAN I BECOME A MEMBER?
Inform the Foundation in writing that it has been named in an estate plan through a bequest intention in a will, insurance policy, charitable gift annuity contract, estate note, trust, retirement plan beneficiary designation or other type of planned gift.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF JOINING THE SHOEBOX SOCIETY?
In addition to knowing that a planned gift will benefit the Foundation in perpetuity, you also have the opportunity to motivate others to make a planned gift or to designate the Foundation in an estate plan. Members have the option of allowing us to highlight their planned giving commitment through:
• A Membership Pin or Pendant and Certificate of Membership in the Society;
• Recognition at NATA Foundation Donor Reception held at the NATA Annual Meeting;
• Inclusion on the NATA Research & Education Foundation’s Planned Giving Society’s Virtual “Wall of Distinction” on the Foundation web site and in the Foundation’s printed materials.
WHO CAN I CONTACT WITH QUESTIONS AND/OR MORE INFORMATION?
The Foundation will be glad to help answer your questions about making a planned gift to The Shoebox Society for Planned Giving. For more information on how you can become a part of this special group of Foundation supporters, contact Rachael Oats, NATA Foundation Director at 972.532.8816 or rachaelo@nata.org. You can also contact Mark Hoffman, Foundation Board President at 541.737.6787 or mark.hoffman@oregonstate.edu.
