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The Giving Back Fund:
Bridging the Distance Between You
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Bridging the Distance Between You
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The sports and entertainment industries have the potential to give
hundreds of millions of dollars more each year, as well as to raise
awareness about important and worthwhile causes that reflect the
diversity of these industries. Women, people of color, and youth have
historically been underrepresented in traditional philanthropy but are a
formidable presence in the sports and entertainment economy.
If each generation of professional athletes and entertainers
had just five philanthropists the likes of Andre Agassi,
Lance Armstrong, Oprah Winfrey, Bono, and Paul Newman
that would produce as much as 1 billion in additional
charitable dollars per generation.
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Our Mission:
•To advise and mentor professional athletes and entertainers in philanthropy
•To leverage celebrity to raise funds for and awareness about charitable causes and important social issues
Our first priority is to make sure that we are the best fit for the services you need. The Giving Back Fund has
developed a specialty in providing philanthropic consulting to athletes and entertainers but our services are
available to anyone committed to increasing the impact of their philanthropy.
GBF donor Jalen Rose GBF donor Jamie-Lynn
provides scholarships to Sigler raises funds and
Detroit students and awareness about eating
brings underserved disorders. Her foundation
children to NBA games as at The Giving Back Fund is
part of his foundation’s focused on encouraging
mission self-esteem and healthy
body-images in men and
women.
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Our Background
The Giving Back Fund (GBF) was founded by Holocaust scholar Marc Pollick in 1997, based on his
experiences doing humanitarian work around the world with Elie Wiesel, professor, novelist,
Holocaust survivor, and winner of the 1986 Nobel Peace Prize. Through his work with Wiesel,
Pollick witnessed the potential for leveraging wealth and celebrity in support of an important
philanthropic mission and was able to achieve great success along these lines. Pollick believed
that what he accomplished with Wiesel could be applied to high-profile athletes, entertainers,
and others who had similar potential to combine wealth and celebrity on behalf of philanthropy.
To date, The Giving Back Fund has worked successful with more than 75 professional athletes
entertainers, businesses entrepreneurs, helping them achieve their philanthropic goals. GBF has
overseen the distribution of more than 12 million dollars in charitable grants, programs, and
scholarships.
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Our Vision
To help develop a society in which becoming a successful philanthropist is as
valued and desirable a goal as success in athletics, business, entertainment,
or any other field.
“If you make $10 million, you
“Celebrity is a can give away five and not According to Hoop Magazine,
privilege. It is not a miss it.” David Robinson donates 10%
right.” of his salary to his foundation
annually.
Angelina Jolie, People
Grant Hill Magazine
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Goals and Objectives:
• To direct funding where it is most needed by increasing philanthropy
among women, youth, and people of color
• To increase the impact and effectiveness of celebrity philanthropy
• To increase charitable giving by the public using engaged and authentic
celebrity philanthropists as spokespeople and role-models.
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The Giving Back Fund's donors and clients have included some of the most
popular and influential personalities in sports and entertainment today:
HBO’s Sopranos Star Jamie-Lynn Sigler
Los Angeles Clippers’ Elton Brand
Atlanta Braves’ Edgar Renteria
New York Knicks’ forward Jalen Rose
New York Yankees’ catcher Jorge Posada
New England Patriots’ quarterback Doug Flutie
Sports marketing pioneer James H. Warsaw
St. Louis Rams’ Defensive Tackle La'Roi Glover
Olympic skating champions Nancy Kerrigan and Eric Flaim
Atlanta Thashers’ Wing Scott Mellanby and wife Sue Mellanby
Former Portland Trailblazers’ center Arvydas Sabonis
Brothers and pro-football players Darren and Jamie Sharper
Music superstars Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake
Georgetown Coach John Thompson
And many more…
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Athletes, entertainers, and others within the sports and
entertainment industries want the charity that houses
their philanthropy to understand their unique
circumstances and demanding schedules.
If celebrities can sell perfume and sneakers by the
truckload, why not use that same influence to encourage
charitable giving and support charitable causes?
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FACT: Recently, we have witnessed a storm-surge of
media interest in celebrity philanthropy, which serves
the dual purpose of increasing philanthropic giving by
the public who admire and model celebrities, and
increasing interest in philanthropy among other
celebrities who are their peers.
BOTTOM-LINE: This new expanding pool of philanthropy
is hot and ready to explode.
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When you work with The Giving Back Fund:
• You benefit from our charitable network developed over years in the field. We
regularly meet people from around the country and the world who are interested in
philanthropy and social change. This provides for a unique opportunity to “mix-and-
match” people we meet with causes and charities that interest them.
• You build momentum quickly using our contacts and leveraging our experience.
• You share the administrative and management costs of your charitable efforts with
others with whom we are working. These costs may include: day-to-day accounting,
dues and subscriptions, office and administrative expenses, salaries and benefits, filing
fees, and insurance.
• You receive one-to-one individualized service. We work collaboratively together with
your team (i.e. agents, publicists, financial advisors) to help identify, develop, and
implement your charitable vision.
• We simplify your life by formalizing and centralizing your philanthropic activity. You
can direct all charitable inquiries and requests to us to screen and review. We will only
forward on requests that match your pre-defined charitable interests and goals. Other
inquiries we will politely decline on your behalf.
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The Giving Back Fund is the leading provider of sports and entertainment
philanthropy services:
• Access to lucrative network of sports, entertainment, business, and
philanthropy professionals
• First-to-market with more than 75 direct celebrity relationships to-date
• History of success within our core mission of engaging new donors:
established more than 40 donor-advised funds & foundations in adherence to
Best Practices
• 80% of our donors are 18-35; 60% are people of color; 35% are women
• Recognized experts in celebrity philanthropy, frequently interviewed and
quoted by media
• GBF President Marc Pollick writes a regular sports philanthropy column in
the nation’s leading sports’ trade journal, Sports Business Journal
• Develop dynamic and high-profile charitable programs and cause-related
marketing programs
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The Giving Back Fund offers three levels of philanthropic services:
1.Establishing and administering donor-advised funds
2.Programming for and managing of in-house Foundations
3.Consulting to individuals, corporations, and separate 501(c)3
organizations
We will work collaboratively with you to deliver the highest level of personal
attention to you combining one or more of these services as needed.
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Donor Advised Funds
Initially, The Giving Back Fund explores, clarifies, and articulates your philanthropic vision,
values, and mission. This may include interviews with you, your family, and anyone else who is
involved in your philanthropy such as close friends, colleagues, and representatives. Based on
our assessments, The Giving Back Fund provides the following services:
• Researches needs in the donor’s area(s) of interest
• Contacts experts in the donor’s area(s) of interest to assist in assessing needs and developing grant guidelines
• Establishes grant guidelines and grant cycle
• Writes and distributes Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• Establishes and serves on the Fund’s grant committee
• Reviews and evaluates unsolicited proposals
• Makes site visits to the Fund’s potential charitable beneficiaries
• Oversees distribution and effectiveness of grants
• Develops scholarship guidelines
• Works with school(s) to distribute scholarship information
• Establishes and serves on the Fund’s scholarship committee
• Maintains communication with and monitors progress of scholarship recipients
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Writes and distributes press releases announcing representatives on relevant activities in the
the Fund, its mission, grant-guidelines, and nonprofit, sports, and entertainment industries
newsworthy activity such as the distribution of Informs donor of opportunities to develop or
grants or scholarships expand his or her philanthropic impact
Manages media and public inquiries Invites donor to participate in Giving Back Fund
Serves as donor’s charity representative in the opportunities, such as online charitable auctions,
philanthropic community special events, media interviews, and mentoring
Evaluates and screens charitable opportunities program.
Accepts and acknowledges charitable contributions Adds information about the Fund to The Giving
from the public and corporations Back Fund’s collateral materials
Provide content and information about the Fund to Creates and maintains one web page about the
the donor’s designated representatives and Fund on The Giving Back Fund’s main site
corporate sponsors for them to use in press kits, Provides day-to-day accounting and IRS reporting &
marketing material, web sites, press releases, etc. compliance
Provide content and information about the Fund to Provides personalized one-to-one service
public and potential funders as needed.
The minimum annual fee is $12,500. If GBF determines that a fund has more
than average activity we may assess an additional fee but GBF will contact the
donor or his authorized representative to discuss the increase before the fee is
assessed. GBF serves a niche market that requires personalized service.
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Based on our assessments, The Giving Back Fund provides the
Foundations at The Giving Back Fund following services:
All of the services available to donor- •Conducts in-depth research in the donor’s areas of philanthropic
advised funds GBF also provides to in- interest including in-depth interviews with experts in the donor’s
house Foundations at The Giving Back area(s) of interest
Fund. In addition, The Giving Back •Researches and identifies potential funding partners,
programming partners, advisory board* and committee members
Fund assesses the Foundation’s
•Identifies potential corporate sponsors for cause-marketing,
governance, programming, fundraising, grantmaking, programming, and sponsorship opportunities;
management, and administrative develops and maintains prospect list
needs. Just as with donor-advised •Identifies potential nonprofit partners for grant and programming
funds, this may include interviews with opportunities
the donor, the donor’s family, and •Develops prospect lists for program based strategic alliances and
partnerships with for- profit and non-profit organizations;
anyone else who is involved with the
develops and maintains prospect list
donor’s philanthropy such as close •Assesses the need for an advisory committee & cultivates
friends, colleagues, agents, and prospect list if applicable
representatives. •Contacts sampling of prospects to assess interest and opportunity
•Prepares programming, governance, and fundraising strategies
outline for donor’s review
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Based on the research from the initial services and the donor’s feedback, The Giving Back Fund:
•Develops customized programming and funding • Implements and oversees fundraising strategies,
partnerships with corporations and nonprofit which may include: cause-marketing, grant
organizations writing, and signature special events.
•Implements personalized results-driven programs • Recruits prominent Advisory Board if desired
•For corporations, develops programs that complement • Guides and oversees the Advisory Board
your long-term business strategy and engages your • Creates a brand identity for the foundation that
employees reflects the donor and his charitable goals.
•Identifies, hires, manages, monitors, and evaluates • Measures, monitors, and reports the Foundation’s
consultants and specialists as needed for program progress and impact to donor, sponsors, and
implementation and fundraising (i.e. event planner, other funding sources as needed.
grant writer, etc.) • Regularly consults with donor and donor’s
•Manages, monitors, evaluates, and modifies programs designated representatives to form a virtual
to improve effectiveness of partnerships Philanthropy Team.
For annual revenue up to $500,000, the minimum annual fee is $60,000 a year. Additional fees are assessed on a case
by case basis.
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Philanthropic Consulting
Foundations, corporations, and individuals may enlist The Giving Back Fund’s services in a consulting
capacity. The Giving Back Fund’s philanthropic consulting services include all of the services
available for Foundations at The Giving Back Fund and donor-advised funds as well as these
additional services:
• Establishes a strategic direction for charitable giving and determines if programming development of
new charitable vehicle is needed
• Documents suggestions to improve the impact of the donor’s programs and infrastructure
• Analyzes board and committee needs
• Cultivates prospect list of potential Board members
• Assists in the recruitment of new Board members
• Guides the establishment of a standard, nonprofit Board of Directors
• Advises the donor on standard foundation management practices
• Guides the donor on when to consult with outside specialists such as accountants, attorneys, and
financial advisors
• Other services as needed
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In-house Foundations and donor-advised funds receive their tax-exempt status from The Giving
Back Fund. GBF is responsible for all activities associated with its 501(c)3 and must report on
those activities in an annual audit and IRS tax forms. Therefore, GBF must pre-approve all
activity, program and fundraising materials, expenses, etc. for Foundations and donor-advised
funds to ensure compliance with our mission, policies & procedures, as well as IRS standards and
US law.
Foundations, corporations, and individuals to whom GBF consults but does not provide 501(c)3
status, may take GBF’s suggestions under advisement but are governed only by IRS standards and
US law.
For philanthropic consulting services, GBF assesses a fee for the first 3 months after which we
have a better sense of the scope of work needed. We then set a monthly fee based on those
services we think we are best qualified to provide. We will assist you in finding consultants for
services that we do not provide but think would be useful to you.
*Fees do not include reasonable out-of-pocket expenses such as travel costs, direct-mailing
postage etc.
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Realities of Foundation Management
Based on the 2003 tax form of a Foundation established by a well-known professional athlete:
The Foundation employs 4 – 6 full-time staff for which they provide offices, equipment, supplies, salaries,
etc.
The Foundation spent more than $273k on staffing and more than $145k on consulting. Accounting, supplies,
equipment, etc, cost another $123k.
The President & CEO of the Foundation received $104k in salary.
The Foundation gave away $247k in grants and $270K in scholarships.
The Foundation LOST almost $400,000 hosting a special event.
The gross revenue was slightly more than one million dollars. The expenses were $1.2 million.
(Source: www.guidestar.com)
Other tax forms for foundations established by sports and entertainment professionals reveal similar statistics
with Executive Director’s salaries reaching as high as $235k. Establishing a Foundation for a public figure is
serious business and can be very costly in both dollars and public image if not managed properly. The Giving
Back Fund provides experienced professional staff trained in best practices and dedicated to protecting the
reputation and integrity of your philanthropy and reputation.
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Expenses Annual Cost for GBF Estimated Costs for Stand-Alone or Private
Foundation Foundation
Set Up Costs Included $5,000 and up
501(C)(3) tax exempt status $5,000 and up
Office Furniture $4500 and up
Computers (including hardware and software) $2,500 and up
Fax Machine, Printers
Personnel Includes executives with a $55,000 and up
Executive Director with 2 – 5 years exp. combined 16 years in sports $27,000 and up
Secretarial Services and entertainment philanthropy $24,600 and up
Benefits and Taxes and more than 50 years
professional experience.
Professional Services Included $15,000 to $40,000
Day-to-day accounting (including audit, tax returns, payroll services) $1,500 and up
Technical Support
Office Expenses Included $10,000 and up
Office Rent
Administrative Expenses (routine and incidental usage) Included $9,500
Insurance (D&O, Health Care, etc) $1,500
Postage $2,500
Office Expenses $3,500
Phone/Fax $4,500 or more
Dues, Subscriptions, & Conferences
Intangibles Included Not included
Access to a vast network within sports, entertainment, business,
and philanthropy
Managed by recognized experts in sports and entertainment
philanthropy
Invitations to participate in GBF programs and fundraising events
Inclusion in GBF collateral materials and web site
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at The Giving Back Fund
A Foundation or Donor-Advised Fund at The Giving Back Fund offers all the legal and financial benefits of a public charity.
•The Giving Back Fund •Private Foundation
•Start-up legal costs included •Legal costs incurred in creating foundation
documents and obtaining IRS tax-exempt
ruling.
•Immediate income tax deduction for full •Immediate income tax deduction only for
fair market value of gift tax basis of gift
•Charitable income tax deduction available •Charitable income tax deduction available
for up to 50% AGI for cash gifts and 30% for up to 30% AGI for cash gifts and 20% AGI
for gifts of appreciated securities for gifts of appreciated property
•Day-to-day management and grantmaking •Administrative and grantmaking services at
expertise included an additional cost
•Separate accounting and audit services •Accounting and audit services at an
are not needed for a community additional cost
foundation
•No excise tax. •2% annual excise tax on excess business
holdings, self-dealing, taxable expenditures,
investment income, etc.
•No annual payout requirement •5% of the net asset value must be
distributed annually or else be penalized
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Preferred Funding Strategy
For Foundations at The Giving Back Fund
Public
Donations
Cause-Marketing,
Foundation Grants,
Corporate Sponsors,
and Special Events
Founder Contributions
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Appendix A:
More About The Giving Back and our Programs
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Our Board of Directors
Marcia Aaron, University of Oregon Trustee
Marc Pollick, Founder and President, The Giving Back Fund
David Nobs, Managing Director, Ruder Finn, Inc.
Mitch Rosenberg, Ph.D. President and CEO, MRR Consulting
Jim Smith, Vice President Acquisition Development Services, UnumProvident
David A. Vogan, Jr. Chairman and Professor of Mathematics, MIT
James H. Warsaw, Founder, Warsaw Sports Marketing Ctr., University of Oregon
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Our Board of Advisors (partial list)
Jules Belkin, Entertainment Promoter, Belkin Productions
Alan Dershowitz, Defense Attorney, Author, Professor, Harvard Law School
Roy Firestone , Television Personality and Biographer
Arnold Hiatt, President, The Stride-Rite Foundation
Janet Hill, Partner, Alexander and Associates
Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Olympic Champion, Humanitarian
Michael Klingensmith, Executive Vice President, Time Inc.
Jonathan Kozol, Author, Educator, Humanitarian
Rabbi Harold Kushner, Best-Selling Author
Richard Lapchick, Chair of the DeVos Sports Business Management Graduate Program, University of Central Florida
Charles Ogletree, Professor, Harvard Law School
Prashanth Rao Palakurthi, CEO, Reflexus
Jeffrey Pollack, Vice President, Sports and Entertainment Marketing, Harrah's Entertainment
Paul G. Schervish, Professor, Director, Social Welfare Research Institute, Boston College
Lloyd Shefsky, Clinical Professor of Entrepreneurship, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
Bobby Valentine, Former manager, New York Mets
Bill Walton,- Member, NBA Hall of Fame
Paul Weiler, Professor of Sports Law, Harvard Law School
Terrie Williams, President, The Terrie Williams Agency
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Founder
After graduating from the University of Chicago in 1975, Pollick earned graduate degrees in Education, Social
Science, Eastern European Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Boston University under the direction of
Professor Elie Wiesel, winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize for Peace. He pursued a career spanning twenty years in
Academic Holocaust Studies. Pollick lectures often throughout the United States and Israel, and has taught
courses on The Holocaust at the high school and university levels.
Pollick also led groups of young people on journeys of conscience to Holocaust sites in Eastern Europe. One such
trip was filmed for a PBS documentary called Tomorrow Came Much Later, which won an Emmy Award for Best
Documentary.
Pollick nurtured his life-long love of sports playing basketball and track and field at the University of Chicago,
where he won four varsity "Major C” athletic awards.
Pollick is a frequent lecturer and writer on a variety of subjects including celebrity philanthropy and best
practices in sports philanthropy. Pollick writes a regular column for Sports Business Journal on sports
philanthropy. He was invited to participate in the first White House Conference on Philanthropy, has presented
multiple times at the Sports Lawyers’ Association annual conference, the Council on Foundations annual
conference, the National Center on Black Philanthropy annual conferences, as well as many other venues.
Last year, Pollick was recognized for his achievements as a recipient of the prestigious University of
Chicago Alumni Award for Public Service.
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Philanthropy Portal
Young Professionals
Advisory Board
Retreat Consulting
Developing
authentic celebrity
Donor philanthropy
Engagement according to Best Mentoring
Practices.
Ambassadors Lunch with
for Youth Leaders
Foundation
Management
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Based on our nine years in the sports and entertainment philanthropy market, we are planning the
following signature programs that work in concert to engage both established and novice philanthropists
in our mission. Launch is scheduled for 2007. Together, GBF and our partners will recruit an influential
Board of Advisors for these programs:
Mentoring in Philanthropy: Groundbreaking mentoring program in which established philanthropists
from sports, entertainment, and business mentor their less experienced peers in philanthropy. Mentees
and mentors are paired based on mutual interests not only in philanthropy, but across various facets of
their lives.
Best Practices in Celebrity Philanthropy Retreat: An annual forum where an exclusive group of invited
celebrities discuss the methods and practices that led to their success as philanthropists. GBF, in
collaboration with leading business schools, publishes case histories from these discussions and
additional follow-up interviews, to help guide up-and-coming celebrity philanthropists. Case histories
will be available online.
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This year, thanks to a generous donation from The Ritz-Carlton, The Giving
Back Fund launched our Lunch with Leaders forum, a monthly luncheon series
convened by GBF where 10 business and non-profit leaders have the
opportunity to meet one another in an informal social setting to consider
various philanthropic and community issues. The series alternates between
The Ritz-Carlton, Huntington Hotel & Spa in Pasadena and The Ritz-Carlton,
Marina del Rey and has, to date, been attended by some of the most
prominent leaders of the Los Angeles community.
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12 Reasons to Give Celebrity Philanthropy Calendar
This project, which debuted last year, honors twelve generous and diverse high-profile
individuals within professional sports and entertainment who have demonstrated a strong
commitment to philanthropy. GBF has identified the donation of time, talent, and a million or
more of charitable dollars as qualifying characteristics for honorees. The 2005 calendar honored
such notable philanthropists as Andre Agassi, Leonardo DiCaprio, Angelina Jolie, and Alonzo
Mourning. Celebrities who have agreed to be honored in future calendars include: Celine Dion,
Alex Rodriguez, Cal Ripken, Jr., Carlos Santana, Gary Player, Tony Stewart, Tony Hawk, Bonnie
Raitt, Dikembe Mutombo, Alanis Morrisette, and Trisha Yearwood.
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Ambassadors for Youth
This program pairs philanthropic athletes and entertainers with a select group of leading national
children's charities including The Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) and Big Brothers Big Sisters of
America (BBBSA), two of the nation’s oldest and most respected youth-serving organizations.
What are the qualities needed to be an Ambassador?
• An Ambassador should have a strong and expressed interest in the particular goals of the program they wish to
promote
• An Ambassador should command local, national or international media attention
• An Ambassador should have demonstrated interest in philanthropy
• An Ambassador should be prepared to take on the duties of the position
• An Ambassador should be highly respected within their profession and maintain an outstanding personal
reputation
What are the goals of an Ambassador?
• To support a worthy charity and to raise awareness about the charity and the needs of those helped by the charity
• To encourage other donors to support the charity
What are an Ambassador’s Responsibilities?
• Give permission to identify him or her as an Ambassador in charity’s press releases and collateral materials
• Attend charitable events, public appearances, press conferences, PSAs, as schedule permits
• Speak confidently and remain informed about the charity
• To establish authenticity in his or her message, donate a minimum annual contribution of at least $25,000 to the
chosen charity
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Current Opportunities:
•Octagon, one of the leading sports management firms in the country, has
asked for a proposal for us to be the preferred provider for philanthropic
services to their clients.
•Tollner, Moon, & Steinberg, agents for Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh
Steelers’ Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and other majors sports figures,
have expressed an interest in a company Foundation and in making us their
preferred provider for philanthropic services to their clients.
•We have provided research to Ben Roethlisberger related to helping him
establish a new foundation. The processes was slowed by his motorcycle
accident but we expect to launch his new foundation shortly.
•Wendy Newman founder of Person Centered Branding, which provides
coaching on branding issues to professional athletes and sports organizations
including the LPGA, has asked for a formal proposal on integrating our
services. Wendy has been meeting with the new Sports Division at Creative
Artists Agency who is interested in using her services.
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Current Opportunities (continued):
•We have approached Newsweek’s Senior Editor in charge of the Giving Back
Awards, which they launched this June, about collaborating next year. She
has expressed an interest and has scheduled a meeting to discuss this with us
in New York in late July.
• Successful technology entrepreneur Mike Mann, founder of Domains.com
has offered to pay for the redesign of our web site to make it more cutting-
edge and dynamic. He has also asked for a proposal on ways in which GBF
may add value to his new nonprofit www.grassroots.org. Mr. Mann has
suggested that he would be willing to support the Best Practices Retreat if
we can find a way to help integrate grassroots.org into the program.
•Jeff Taylor, founder of Monster.com, has recently established a new
company www.eons.com, dedicated to life after 50. He previously
established a pass-through fund at The Giving Back Fund and has asked for a
proposal from GBF on adding a charitable component to his new company. In
addition, he has invited Marc to write a column on philanthropy for the site.
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In order to take advantage of the opportunities available, we need to expand
our resources:
•Ongoing back-office support to provide financial management and
administration so that GBF can focus on programming, branding, & strategy
for foundations.
•$500,000 to adequately staff up & complete our transition to the new fee
model.
• Strong National Board Chairman with knowledge and experience in either
sports or entertainment and a demonstrated commitment to philanthropy.
•7-10 new Board Members from a variety of professions who can join our
already committed board and add strength and capacity to help us achieve
our stated goals.
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Of utmost importance is raising $500,000* to allow us to hire the staff we
need to take advantage of the upcoming opportunities.
We will hire programming, development, and media specialists to provide
service to our donor-advised funds, donor-advised “foundations” and
consulting clients. In addition, the development and media specialists will
dedicate a portion of their time to grant writing, donor-development, and
branding for The Giving Back Fund and its proprietary programs.
According to our new fee model, after one year GBF’s consulting and
management services will be self-sustaining from our service fees. We will
need additional funds for our proprietary programs such as the mentoring
program, Best Practices retreat, and, eventually, our philanthropy portal.
We will raise these funds though cultivating grants, sponsorship, individual
donors, as well as holding special events, and developing a fundraising-
oriented Board.
*(budget available upon request)
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For more information about The Giving Back Fund’s services and
programs, please contact us in our Los Angeles office:
Stephanie Sandler, CEO Marc Pollick, President & Founder
The Giving Back Fund
6033 West Century Blvd, Suite 240
Los Angeles, CA 90045
Phone: 310.649.5222
Fax: 310.649.5070
