In addition to any samples you receive directly (or to the list) from
colleagues, you might check out resources through the web site for the
National Committee on Planned Giving:

http://www.ncpg.org/

Also, there is a listserv dedicated to Planned Giving Officers where
many ideas and samples are exchanged which is hosted through the Indiana
and Purdue Universities consortium at:

https://listserv.iupui.edu/cgi-bin/wa-iupui.exe?A0=GIFT-PL 

And you will find various sample letters and articles pertaining to
fundraising (including planned giving) at SupportingAdvancement.com:

http://www.supportingadvancement.com/revenue/samples/samples.htm 

Good luck and best regards,

Amy

Amy J. Phillips
Gift Registrar
Smithsonian Institution


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Subject: [MUSEUM-L] Planned Giving Letter

The Dr Pepper Museum is interested in starting a planned giving program.
We 
want to put together a letter to our membership and other donors asking
them 
to think about us in the their planned giving.  Does anyone have a
letter like 
this already?  Just a generic letter maybe listing the ways to give and 
appropriate wording to get them thinking with their financial people.
Please 
respond to me at [log in to unmask]  Thanks!

Joy Summar-Smith
Dir. of Interpretation
Dr Pepper Museum
300 S. 5th St
Waco, TX 76701
254-757-1025
www.drpeppermuseum.com

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