Give – Open your heart
There are many ways to make your contribution! It’s your gift, your call and your choice of how you want to give.
Why give locally?
- It’s the best investment you can make to strengthen your community and improve lives.
- It’s easy!
- It can be made in a variety of ways.
- It can be directed toward an agency of your choice
- It can be directed to the Big Bend county of your choice
- It’s recognized as a charitable contribution when filing your tax return.
- Donations to the annual campaign support a network of local certified agencies and strategic initiatives that aim to make a lasting, positive change in the lives of people right here in the Big Bend.
Think your donation won’t matter?
Giving a little means a lot! To find out the impact your gift can make, click here.
Where will my contribution go?
Your contribution goes into the Community Care Fund. To learn more about why the Community Care Fund is so important, click here.
Credit Card
It’s easy to make a donation with your credit card. Your gift will go into the Community Care Fund, which makes the most impact. To learn more about the CCF, click here.
When giving by credit card, you can expect:
- A secure, online-giving system with encryption
- A fast and easy transaction
- To use the card of your choice – Visa, MC, AMEX, and Discover
- To receive a confirmation email for your records
Workplace Campaigns
Each year, hundreds of organizations support UWBB by running a workplace campaign. Participation is not just a way for companies to show their community support. By allowing your co-workers to make their pledges through payroll deduction, you empower them with the ability to help dozens of agencies and initiatives for only a handful of dollars a week. Our resource development staff will be happy to help you customize your campaign, making it fun and engaging regardless of the size of your organization. Contact UWBB’s campaign team at 850.414.0855 to connect with your own personal campaign manager and get started today!
Corporate Gifts
Pledge your organization’s corporate gift by mail or online. To view and print the Corporate Commitment Form, click here.
Check
If you would like to send a check as a tax-deductible donation, please:
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print the UWBB pledge form, fill it out and include it with your check (click here to view/print pledge form)
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make the check payable to United Way of the Big Bend and mail it to UWBB, 307 East 7th Ave., Tallahassee, FL 32303.
If you have any questions, call Ayesha Townsend at 850.414.0860 or send an email to ayesha@uwbb.org.
In-kind Gifts
Consider donating goods or services to your United Way. For details on how to make these types of contributions, call Ayesha Townsend at 850.414.0860 or send an email to ayesha@uwbb.org.
Gift Planning
We often associate giving to UWBB as making a gift to the annual community campaign. But, there is another way to invest in UWBB that is future-oriented and assures that a donor’s caring and sense of community will continue for generations to come. It is called Legacy Giving. Donors who choose to make an investment in UWBB’s endowment fund or have included UWBB in their will or estate plans are honored as members of UWBB’s Legacy Society. These donors have determined that they wish for their commitment to extend beyond the needs of this year, this decade or this generation.
By giving to UWBB’s endowment fund, you can make a positive impact on lives past your lifetime and leave a legacy of caring and commitment for which you and your family can be proud. The principal of your gift will be maintained while the income generated is used to increase our impact and change lives for the better today … and tomorrow.
Gift Planning Methods
It is easy to include UWBB in your estate plans. Here are five of the most popular ways to do this. We would welcome the opportunity to send you additional information or meet with you to take the next steps.
- Name UWBB as a Beneficiary in Your Will
- Make an Outright Gift of Cash, Appreciated Stock or Real Estate
- Name UWBB as the Beneficiary of a Retirement Plan
- Name UWBB as the Beneficiary of an Existing or New life Insurance Policy
- Make a Gift through a Charitable Gift Annuity
To learn more about UWBB’s Gift Planning Program, please contact Sherri Edmonston, Director of Major Gifts at 414.8827 or sherri@uwbb.org.
Gifts in Honor | Gifts of Charity
Give a gift in the name of a friend or family member. To learn more about UWBB’s Gift Planning Program, please contact Sherri Edmonston, Director of Major Gifts at 414.8827 or sherri@uwbb.org.
Stock and Property
For more information, call Ayesha Townsend at 414.0860 or send an email to ayesha@uwbb.org.
If you would like make a contribution to another United Way, click here.