{"id":2925,"date":"2016-01-21T08:44:46","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T13:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/dev-mag\/?p=2925"},"modified":"2016-02-01T14:52:06","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T19:52:06","slug":"building-a-society-for-giving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/2016\/01\/21\/building-a-society-for-giving\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Society for Giving"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SPRING16building-a-society-for-giving.jpg\" alt=\"SPRING16building-a-society-for-giving\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SPRING16building-a-society-for-giving.jpg 650w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SPRING16building-a-society-for-giving-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SPRING16building-a-society-for-giving-315x210.jpg 315w, https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/SPRING16building-a-society-for-giving-550x366.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\nThe University Foundation\u2019s giving societies provide recognition of the generous support of alumni and friends at all levels of giving. These donors help to advance the University\u2019s mission by providing funds for scholarships, internships, faculty support and initiatives that enhance teaching, research, cultural activities and economic development.<\/p>\n<p>Giving society designations for the Foundation were revamped in 2012, along with the creation of the Office of Donor Relations, to focus on recognizing three methods of giving: annual giving, lifetime giving and deferred giving.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Marvin S. Pittman Society<\/strong> was formed to recognize Georgia Southern\u2019s most distinguished and loyal supporters. \u00a0Named after one of the University\u2019s most transformational and visionary leaders, the Society represents the highest level of recognition and achievement. \u00a0Recognition and membership begins when donations reach $25,000. \u00a0Within the Marvin Pittman Society are the following donor designations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>President\u2019s Club \u2013 lifetime giving of $1 million or more<\/li>\n<li>Founders\u2019 Guild \u2013 lifetime giving of $500,000\u2013$999,999<\/li>\n<li>Southern Fellows \u2013 lifetime giving of $250,000\u2013$499,999<\/li>\n<li>Sweetheart Circle \u2013 lifetime giving of $100,000\u2013$249,999<\/li>\n<li>Lantern Walk \u2013 lifetime giving of $25,000\u2013$99,999<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The 1906 Annual Giving Society<\/strong> has shifted its focus to one of annual giving. Receiving annual support often has the greatest impact on an organization\u2019s fundraising efforts. The 1906 Society fosters an appreciation of annual gifts of $1,200 or more.<br \/>\nThe 1906 Society donor designation has four levels, each named in honor of the first administrator and first three faculty members hired upon the founding of the University:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hendricks Level \u2013 $10,000\u2013$24,999, named for Principal J. Walker Hendricks<\/li>\n<li>Harper Level \u2013 $5,000\u2013$9,999, named for teacher Otto Tauber Harper<\/li>\n<li>Rowan Level \u2013 $2,500\u2013$4,999, named for teacher Frank M. Rowan<\/li>\n<li>Shiffer Level \u2013 $1,200\u2013$2,499, named for teacher Josephine Schiffer<\/li>\n<li>Blue and White Associate Level \u2013 $300\u2013$600, for graduates of the last decade\/young alumni<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Soaring Eagles Legacy Society<\/strong> allows Georgia Southern the ability to recognize and acknowledge individuals who have chosen to remember Georgia Southern in their estate plans. These members demonstrate an unwavering confidence in Georgia Southern by making deferred gifts that will come to the University at a future date. The Soaring Eagles Legacy Society allows Georgia Southern to express its gratitude now so that our donors can understand the impact that their gift will have on the University in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Supporting the University<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3168,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[53],"class_list":["post-2925","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-foundation","tag-spring-2016"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2925"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2925\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2925"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2925"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ww2.georgiasouthern.edu\/news\/magazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2925"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}