One of your New Year’s resolutions might be to update your estate plan. If you are doing so, please support the Santa Clara City Library by adding the Foundation and Friends. We’ve been talking for the last month about all the things we help the library do. None of that would happen without your support, …
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“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – – Emily Dickinson (find the full poem here) No one knows what the future holds. But we can hope and we can plan and we can work …
November is the month of saying thank you and being grateful. Personally, it’s one of my favorite months for just that reason! Is the Santa Clara City Library one of the places you’re grateful for or have its resources helped you? If so, consider thanking us by adding the Santa Clara City Library Foundation …
Our biggest single donation came from a bequest – a donation that someone left us in their will and came to us when she passed away. This particular donation continues to be used to this day; it’s funded multiple Comic Cons, Winter Reading programs, new board books in Youth Services, and more. Her donation told …
Our supporters from ages 18 – 88 choose to include us in their wills! Everyone needs a will or an estate plan. And many people like to include their favorite causes. It’s a way for them to maintain control of their cash flow now, while ensuring the future of their favorite organizations. If …
Leaving money to a cause in your estate plan isn’t about leaving something behind – it’s about leaving something ahead. Your planned gift can make a difference in the world after you’re gone. By adding the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends, you can ensure that the Libraries in your community will continue to …
The official definition of a philanthropist is “a person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes.” When you picture a philanthropist, you might picture someone rich and famous. People like Oprah or MacKenzie Scott or Melinda French Gates. But anyone – including you – …
If you’re reading this, you are probably the kind of person who wants to make difference in their community. You want to help create something or maintain something or help people outside of just yourself or your immediate family. One way to continue to support our non-profit, or any non-profit, is to add them to …
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One of your New Year’s Resolutions might be to get your estate plan together or to update it, if you already have one. If you are doing so, please consider adding The Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends to your estate plan. By supporting us, you’re supporting the library and your community through the …
“Hope” is the thing with feathers – That perches in the soul – And sings the tune without the words – And never stops – at all – – Emily Dickinson (find the full poem here) No one knows what the future holds. We’ve all learned that over the last two years. But we can …