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What is The 2000 Club? The 2000 Club is an organization that functions under the umbrella of The Savannah Community Foundation, Inc., a non-profit community foundation. Individuals, businesses, corporations and organizations are encouraged to sponsor a member in the Club. Sponsorship is three hundred dollars ($300.00) annually. The individual sponsored should be one in the early stages of his or her career who has displayed potential for future community leadership; a person who, hopefully, has a good likelihood of remaining in the area for the duration of his or her career.
How does The 2000 Club go about deciding on where grants should go? The Club solicits grants requests from various sectors of the non-profit community. Members visit the requesting entities. A meeting is held in which each member presents the request of the entity he or she visited. The group makes a decision as to who the recipient or recipients should be and issues grants from the Fund. This brings our members into a philanthropic mindset early in their careers, and gives them hands- on experience with the community foundation concept. Who are some of the organizations that have benefited from The 2000 Club? Saint Mary’s Home The Club membership is focused on young people, early in their careers, Why that particular group? By definition, community foundations exist in perpetuity. This means
that there is an obvious need to develop a citizenry well-schooled in
the concept. Not only is it crucial to have a source of prospective
donors, but the organization needs a base from which to draw future
volunteer leaders. The 2000 Club is designed to satisfy
these needs. Why should someone give to The 2000 Club as opposed to other charities? Certainly all charities need support. Often, monies are directed to an organization without a lot of thought given to competing community needs. The 2000 Club provides a conduit for the study of needs from requesting entities, and the prioritizing of those needs. Requesting entities are visited by Club members, Secondly, unlike other charities, The 2000 Club is not limited to a particular field of interest. It addresses health and human services, medicine, religion, science, education, etc. What are some reasons why someone or some business should sponsor a member in The 2000 Club? Many individuals and organizations are inclined toward philanthropy. Their ability to respond to the needs of others is not a constant, however. Salaries and profits are variables. The 2000 Club concept is an inexpensive way to steer a young person toward a life of care and concern for charitable needs, while directly benefiting the recipient charity(ies). The return is, therefore, two for one. Lastly, Club members are made aware of community needs. They research all requests, realizing that the needs are many and the resources few. They learn to prioritize based on their hands-on assessment of a particular request. What size grants are generally made to requesting organizations? Our largest grant to date has been $1,000.00, Often the request is for a lesser amount so the size of the grant depends, of course, on the request. As we review requests, we try to be alert to non-monetary ways in which we can respond to needs. On several occasions, requests for furniture and appliances have been met by Club members who either had some of the items needed or knew someone who did. An example is that some time ago Potter’s Place of Union Mission expressed a need to remodel their kitchen facility. One of our members had recently redone his kitchen and had replaced the cabinets. The old ones were offered to and accepted by Potter’s Place. What aspects of The 2000 Club have its members found to be appealing? Most of our members are young and in the early stages of their
careers. They have philanthropic or charitable inclinations, but are
uncertain as to how to focus or manifest those interests and/or lack the
resources to make gifts. The 2000 Club offers them an
environment in which they work with their contemporaries to explore and
address community needs. Often, if they become interested in other
charitable organizations, How can additional information on The 2000 Club be obtained? The staff of The Savannah Community Foundation can be contacted at
921-7700. They will be glad to answer questions or furnish information
on The 2000 Club. Also, any of the club members would be
delighted to chat with someone interested in joining the club or
sponsoring a prospective club member.
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