GiftLegacy eContact Awards

We congratulate the 25 "Gold" sites, the 25 "Silver" sites and the 25 "Bronze" sites. Each organization will receive an award trophy to show their excellence in eMarketing. Many gold sites have received eGifts, and several have raised multimillions in eGifts. eMarketing of planned gifts on the web is steadily becoming a major force in planned giving.

During 2008 the GiftLegacy/GiftLaw servers had over 45 million page-views. With hundreds of thousands of donors and professional advisors getting their gift planning information online, we are recognizing top GiftLegacy sites with substantial numbers of eNewsletter and web site contacts.

Gold Awards
Averaged around 200,000 page-views in 2008!
Monica Estabrooke AARP Foundation	Lewis H. von Herrmann American Bible Society	Marilyn B. Parker Benefis Healthcare Foundation
Jerry Wear Campus Crusade for Christ	Ronald Blaum Church World Service	Jonathan Rich Ducks Unlimited, Inc
Lynda Jacobson Iowa State University Foundation	Terry Gerdts LCMS Foundation	Tom Arnold Liberty University
Judy Cash McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia	James Smith Missouri Baptist Foundation	Chris Miller Oral Roberts University
Liz Chambers Palm Springs Art Museum	Gordon Chavers Purdue University	Erin Jones San Diego State University
Alice Grindstaff Smithsonian Legacy Society	Glenn Pittsford Texas A&M Foundation	Benjamin C. Stahmann The Boy Scouts of America National Foundation
Frank Nico The Christian Broadcasting Network	Doug McDaniel The Salvation Army Eastern Territory	Quina De Laine Page United Way of America
Michael Crvarich University of California, Irvine	Cecilia Soriano University of California, Riverside	Gerrie Paulson Wayne State University

Silver Awards
Mary Bohmke Alzheimer's Association	John Pence Answers in Genesis	Michael S. Welling Arthritis Foundation
Dennette Miramontes Azusa Pacific University	Jim Gumpert Boys & Girls Clubs	Bill Yaeger Citadel Foundation
Steve Anderson Converge Worldwide/Baptist General Conference	Jerry Howell Crown Financial Ministries	David M. Davies Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Mel Friesen Grace University	March of Dimes	Bill Gupton Montana State University - Northern Foundation
Steve Watt North Carolina State University	Sonia Murphy North Carolina State University/College of Agriculture and Life Sciences	John Moss Oregon Jewish Community Foundation
Jane Orr Seattle University	Jose LeGrand Southern Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists	Roxana Laing The Heritage Foundation
Rich Dorsey The Salvation Army - Western Michigan & Northern Indiana Division	Lindsay L. Lapole, III The Salvation Army Southern Territory	Ralf Stores Trans World Radio
Lani Starkey University of Hawai'i	Bart G. Evans University of New Mexico	Dave Miedema University of North Dakota Foundation
	Stephen M. Davis Wycliffe Foundation

Bronze Awards
AFA Planned Giving	Jim Gumpert Boys & Girls Clubs of America	Edward Trickey California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation
Mike Mahan California State University, Monterey Bay	Don Cramer Children At Heart Foundation	Rose Meissner Community Foundation of St. Joseph County
Lanny Harris EFCA	Bill Tanner Episcopal Senior Communities Foundation	Thomas Norman Florida Dental Health Foundation
Jennifer Nohelty Gift Planning Services	Eric Halonen Michigan Technological University	Steve Humphrey National Association of Watch & Clock Collectors
Hermann A. Goeppele PeaceHealth Hospital Foundation	Mary Anne Rees Portland State University	Linda Wells Ridge Area Arc Foundation
Randy Daugherty Southwestern Medical Foundation	Karen Selim Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi	Dan T. Garrett The ACU Foundation
Randy Driggers The Baptist Foundation of Alabama	Carl Johann The Salvation Army Metropolitan	Diane Hutson Union Rescue Mission
Diane Curtis University of Northern Iowa Foundation	David Cunningham University of San Francisco	Kevin McCarthy WakeMed Foundation
	Kimberly Martin Begg Young America's Foundation

Steps to Success:

1. Develop a plan to collect more e-mail addresses from both donors and advisors.

2. Use the Member's Section to personalize your site and add new content regularly.

3. Add the "Weekly Thoughts" and your organization's news to the headers of your eNewsletters.

4. Periodically review the coordination of your web site, eNewsletters and eLiterature with your marketing director and webmaster.

5. Attend an Internet Marketing Seminar to maximize the effectiveness of your eMarketing program in Washington DC-Jun. 24-25; Chicago-July 15-16; Camarillo-Oct. 7-8.

6. Attend an eDesign Seminar to learn how to personalize, print and distribute the GiftLegacy royalty-free eLiterature in Washington DC-June 26; Chicago-July 17; Orlando-Sept. 16, Camarillo-Oct. 9; Washington DC-Oct. 14.

7. Attend a Wills/Gift Annuities/IRA Rollover Marketing Seminar to learn how to launch and market successful campaigns for these popular gift plans in New Orleans-Mar. 28; Atlanta-Apr. 20; Orlando-Sept. 16; San Francisco-Sept. 23; Washington DC-Oct. 14.