There are many ways you can make a positive difference in the lives of youth in our community. One of more of these options might be right for you!
Contact our Fund Development team at 780.468.7070 or giving@yess.org if you have any questions or want to move forward with your gift!
Welcome to our fourth annual Planned Giving Newsletter! It truly means so much with this fourth edition to share the impact of planned giving and the impactful stories of those who choose to create long-lasting gifts for youth in our community.
In this edition, we have stories from donors, their families, and their loved ones on their legacy and will gifts: Carol Donald shares her experience of adding a charitable bequest to her will, to ensure that her support of YESS will continue into the future; Sandra Munn is remembered by a dear friend as someone who fiercely believed in the importance of supporting young people, and made an according legacy gift in will to YESS; and Sue Colter’s story of commitment to youth in our community is shared by her daughter, who knows the impact of Sue’s legacy gift will carry that commitment forward. We also have a story from Leslie McBain from Moms Stop the Harm sharing the importance of advocacy for appropriate support for people experiencing addiction.
We also have Jake Leveille, Associate Lawyer from Dentons LLP, sharing the facts and expectations for personal representatives in estate planning, and Michael Todd, Philanthropic Consultant with Transform Philanthropy, sharing the process and benefits of setting up a donor- advised fund.
This year, YESS launched our new 2024–2029 Strategic Plan. As we look at how we can use our expertise to support youth in our communities now and in the future, it means so much to have donors expressing their support for that vision through their legacy planning.
Download our 2024 Planned Giving Newsletter
We strive to do all we can to ensure that YESS will always be here for youth who needs us, as a place where youth are inspired to look to the future with hope, purpose, and the courage to strive for a better tomorrow.
Will you consider including YESS in your estate plans? Every legacy gift to YESS is a thoughtful gift from the heart, a meaningful part of your life story, and a way to help YESS thrive in its commitment to champion youth who reach out in their need for healing, relief, and guidance.
There are many options for planned giving. Some donors have made a contribution to the YESS Endowment Fund; others have established a separate fund in their family’s name; some have designated YESS as a beneficiary in their will or through an insurance policy. There are many ways to plan your gift. Some offer tax advantages today, and others through your estate.
We’d be happy to work with you, your family, and your advisors on a confidential basis to ensure that your gift meets your philanthropic goals.
If you have already provided for a legacy gift to YESS in your estate plans, we’d be delighted to learn in confidence about your future plans. Thank you for your life-changing gift! It will surely help to enable struggling young people to heal, improve their wellbeing, find connection and stability, and realize healthy futures.
To learn more about making a legacy gift, please contact Eileen Papulkas by phone at 780.468.7070 x298 or by email at eileen.papulkas@yess.org