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Your investment in the DaVinci Institute is your
optimistic declaration that the future is in our hands.
DaVinci Institute is a 501 (3) c non-profit organization and we are grateful for any and all of your contributions. The costs of maintaining a non-profit organization have increased over time along with pretty much everything else in our day to day existence. Even though we are very frugal and manage to stretch our dollars to their maximum potential, DaVinci Institute needs donation dollars in order to continue to bring you the services you desire.
The fundraising goal for this drive is $25,000. These funds will be split between new signage for our current building and for the Museum Of Future Inventions.
To make it easier than ever to donate we have installed ‘DonatePlus’ which is a simple and easy way to directly donate to DaVinci Institute.
Thank you again for your donation! We greatly appreciate you thinking of us in these difficult financial times we are living in. Private and individual financial contributions are the life’s blood of almost all non-profit organizations and DaVinci Institute is no different.
Historical Perspective
Since 1997 when futurist Thomas Frey started DaVinci Institute it has been providing networking opportunities and idea generation for the fledgling entrepreneur and inventor. The goal is to understand our future so we can create a better one, for us and our children. This is achieved by helping the struggling business person, artist, visionary or innovator succeed at whatever stage they are in. By facilitating their development DaVinci Institute helps society at large continue on the road to innovation, success and revelation.
Inventors are a very special breed of human and dealing with them has become our specialty. DaVinci Institute seeks to unleash the inner geek and mad scientist in all its members.
DaVinci Institute also takes care to foster small businesses in their many eager yet meager forms and formats. By providing a play-field for these people to network and test out their ideas with experienced like minded individuals we offer them the chance to grow and propel their ideas to new levels and new vantage points which benefits all involved.
Monthly events that take place at DaVinci institute include Night with a Futurist and Startup Junkie Underground which are networking opportunities that stretch the imagination and promote futuristic thinking. The organization also presents a number of educational events on various topics and industries throughout the year. Attendance at these events ranges from 40 to 200 people each.
Other programs include an email newsletter, News from the Future, which is distributed to 7000 people, and one of the internet’s oldest blog sites, Impact Lab (www.impactlab.com). Like everything DaVinci Institute does, they are designed to jumpstart the imagination and inspire success both now and in the future.
Spread the Word
Do you know people who might be interested in what we are doing? How about friends and acquaintances who would appreciate a visit to this one of a kind place? Let them know about DaVinci Institute. Tweet, Facebook, Google+, email or simply talk to them and let more people know about the amazing and inspiring things that DaVinci Institute is bringing to the world and to your vision of the future!
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How to Make the Gift |
Your Benefits |
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Outright Gift of Cash |
You can make a quick and easy gift by simply writing a check or making a cash donation now |
You receive an immediate tax deduction |
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Outright Gift of Cash Securities |
You can contribute long-term appreciated stock or other securities |
You receive an immediate charitable deduction and avoids capital gains tax |
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Bequest |
You can defer a gift until after your lifetime |
Name DaVinci Insitute in your will, but let us know, so we can acknowledge you |
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Gift of Life Insurance |
You can contribute a paid up life insurance you no longer need and name DaVinci Institute as your beneficiary |
You receive an immediate income tax reduction for the cash value. |
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Gifts of Real Estate |
You can avoid the capital gains tax on the sale of a home or other real estate |
You receive immediate income tax deduction |
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Charitable Remainder Unitrust |
You can receive an income for life by setting up a trust that pays a fixed percentage of trust’s assets as revalued annually |
You can get an immediate tax deduction for the remainder value |
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Charitable Remainder Annuity Trust |
You can create a trust that pays you a set income annually |
You can get an immediate tax deduction for the remainder value |
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Charitable Lead Trust |
Income to charity for a period of time, remainder to you or your family |
You receive a tax deduction for the payments to charity and your family keeps the property, often with reduced gift taxes |
