I started the Sharon Antcliff Foundation in June of this year. Our mission is to raise funds and awareness for young-onset Alzheimer’s disease, and the families and individuals dealing with it. In a short time the idea has morphed into a multi-level attack on the disease and the lack of education surrounding it. We now have our www.safwarriors.org campaign, the www.abuck.org campaign, and we recently started our full-throttle awareness movement at www.stealingthefuture.org.

We’ve accomplished quite a bit in a short time, and I’m proud of what we’ve done. Many of you reading this have played a huge part in enabling us to get this far, and I want you to know that I am forever thankful for you and your contributions.

My plan was to have a small fund-raiser or two, raise enough money to market our cause, then go after grants and major gifts to keep us growing. What I’ve found over the last 90 days or so is that it sadly does not work that way. I was speaking to a member of our board recently, and he verified what I had been finding through my research: Corporations, potential major donors, and the Government all want to see one, major thing before they’ll consider funding your non-profit: Sustainability. If a non-profit can’t keep it’s doors open, cover their basic needs, and be otherwise self-sufficient, nobody is going to hand it a large sum of money. They want to see that a non-profit can pay it’s basic bills, print marketing materials, pay deposits on venues for fund-raisers, and use those basic funds to grow. Once they see that the non-profit can live without a major gift, they are more apt to consider giving them one.

As my board member and I spoke, he suggested that I set up something called planned giving. This is simply where a donor decides to set aside a certain amount of money for the organization each month. Instead of one lump sum, this gives the organization a steady stream of revenue to work from.

So, on his advice, I have set up three levels of planned support.

I need you to consider what monthly amount you are able to dedicate to our planned support program. Below are three links. One is for $50 a month for a year, the next is for $30 a month for a year, and the last one is for $15 a month for a year. In order for us to do everything we need to do to be self-sufficient, we need 50 people to dedicate $50 a month to our cause. These funds will be used to pay our basic bills, including hosting, internet, phone, printing/shipping, venue deposits, and more. I know it’s asking a lot. If somebody came to me and asked me for $50 a month, I may think they were crazy. But I also believe that there is likely something I can give up in order to help.

Can you set aside your dinner and a movie once each month? There’s $50. Can you give up your Friday Starbuck’s stop each week? There’s $30. Can you take a lunch to work once a week instead of going out? There’s anywhere from $15 all the way back up to $50. What can you put on hold in order to help ensure that the Sharon Antcliff Foundation is able to move forward?

Thank you all so much for taking the time to read this novel, and to consider what you may be able to do to help SAF keep growing and moving forward. I greatly appreciate it all.

Sincerely,
Kevin Antcliff

Gold – $50/month for 12 months
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Silver – $30/month for 12 months
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Bronze – $15/month for 12 months
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As soon as we complete the IRS registration, all donations will be tax-deductible, and we’ll provide you with a receipt with all of the needed information to ensure you receive proper credit.