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LEGACY COLLECTIVE GIVING CIRCLE

WHO WE ARE

Together, We Will Leave a Legacy

The Legacy Collective community is made up of givers who come together and nominate nonprofits for grants that are addressing systemic issues with sustainable innovative solutions.

Legacy staff thoroughly vets all nonprofit nominations and the donor community votes on who receives the funding. Together, we give grants to incredible nonprofits around the world!

Impact

Every Donor Has A Say

Legacy Collective Giving Circle donors commit to a monthly donation of $35 – $2,500+ Regardless of your level of involvement, every donor has a voice, has the opportunity to vote & every donor is invited to be a part of a community for conversation, to learn from one another, and to stay aware of trends, needs, and new opportunities.

VISIONARY benefits:

  • Follow what projects have been funded and see the impact made
  • Invitation to Virtual Quarterly Dinner ‘n Learns
  • Invitation to Live Recording with Annual Town Hall Meeting with Legacy Collective Leadership Team
  • Option to participate in Second Chance Grants
  • Vote on approving nominated projects
  • Nominate nonprofits for grants
  • (4) Free tickets to Annual Investor/Founder Gathering
  • (2) Tickets to VIP Hour with Legacy CEO, Chair, Co-Founder & Nonprofit Speakers prior to Gathering
  • Can allocate up to half of annual donation to personal Second Chance Grant Fund to use at your discretion (*net Ops/Admin fees)
  • Invite to DREAM Meeting with Legacy Board

FOUNDER benefits:

  • Follow what projects have been funded and see the impact made
  • Invitation to Virtual Quarterly Dinner ‘n Learns
  • Invitation to Live Recording with Annual Town Hall Meeting with Legacy Collective Leadership Team
  • Option to participate in Second Chance Grants
  • Vote on approving nominated projects
  • Nominate nonprofits for grants
  • (2) Free tickets to Annual Investor/Founder Gathering and the option to purchase (2) tickets for guests
  • Invite to DREAM Meeting with Legacy Board

TRAILBLAZER benefits:

  • Follow what projects have been funded and see the impact made
  • Invitation to Virtual Quarterly Dinner ‘n Learns
  • Invitation to Live Recording with Annual Town Hall Meeting with Legacy Collective Leadership Team
  • Option to participate in Second Chance Grants
  • Vote on approving nominated projects
  • Nominate nonprofits for grants
  • (1) Free ticket to Annual Investor/Founder Fathering and the option to purchase (1) ticket for a guest

INVESTOR benefits:

  • Follow what projects have been funded and see the impact made
  • Invitation to Virtual Quarterly Dinner ‘n Learns
  • Invitation to Live Recording with Annual Town Hall Meeting with Legacy Collective Leadership Team
  • Option to participate in Second Chance Grants
  • Vote on approving nominated projects
  • Nominate nonprofits for grants
  • Invite to Annual Investor/Founder Gathering with the ability to purchase (2) tickets

PARTNER benefits:

  • Follow what projects have been funded and see the impact made
  • Invitation to Virtual Quarterly Dinner ‘n Learns
  • Invitation to Live Recording with Annual Town Hall Meeting with Legacy Collective Leadership Team
  • Option to participate in Second Chance Grants
  • Vote on approving nominated projects
  • Nominate nonprofits for grants

MEMBER benefits:

  • Follow what projects have been funded and see the impact made
  • Invitation to Virtual Quarterly Dinner ‘n Learns
  • Invitation to Live Recording with Annual Town Hall Meeting with Legacy Collective Leadership Team
  • Option to participate in Second Chance Grants
  • Vote on approving nominated projects

“I love the collective model, with many contributing to do bigger things than they could do alone. I love the approach to solving systemic issues.”

Legacy Investor

FAQ's

What are Second Chance Grants?

Second Chance Grants are a way for us to come together as a community above and beyond our monthly giving to support specific grants and cause areas we are passionate about.

Donors on the Visionary Level will have an opportunity to designate half of their annual giving into a fund where they can allocate it toward Second Chance Grants as they prefer. They will be contacted directly on those specific amounts each round.
All other active Legacy Giving Circle monthly donors will be invited to participate following the vote count each grant round to give above their monthly amounts in a one-time gift in our Second Chance Grant Fund and those funds will be given toward the next 2 grants in the voting round that we were not able to financially pay from the Legacy Giving Circle that grant round.

For example, a grant round could have 10 nonprofits go through the voting process. We may have enough funds to pay down the top 6. We would email the community after the vote count and say “For the next 3 days, you have the opportunity to give to this specific fund through a one-time donation and those funds will be used to pay down these two additional grants.” So in this round, if there was a grant addressing chronic homelessness and another grant addressing foster care and you are very passionate about foster care, you might choose to give above and beyond in this round. Or, you might not be interested in these areas or organizations, and you may choose to pass for this specific Second Chance Grant Round.

If more money is given than needed in the Second Chance Grant round, it will roll over to the next round and stay in this fund. Legacy Collective will not deduct any funding for Operating or Administrative costs for donations towards Second Chance Grants. Pure Charity does charge a 5% fee on all donations, but the entire remaining 95% will go straight toward the Second Chance Grants Fund.

If you have any questions on Second Chance Grants, please email Erin Arnheim help@legacycollective.org.

How are our funds used?

Glad you asked!

  • 10% Administration
  • 6% Fundraising (5% is from the Pure Charity Donation Processing Fee)
  • 84% Grants and Programming