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Diana Dunbar
Development Director

Welcome to Ventura College Foundation
Planned Giving

Dear Friend,

The Ventura College Foundation welcomes you to our Planned Giving website. The site is designed to give you relevant and helpful ideas on how you can plan a gift to benefit you, your family and Ventura College. Each time you visit, you'll notice changing content, new information and updates about campus events. We invite you to review the weekly article and donor stories. We'll also send alumni and friends our free bi-monthly newsletter. The e-newsletter features topics of interest for seniors including life-income plans, stocks, bonds, retirement, taxes and much more.

Should you wish to visit our campus, I would be happy to take you on a tour. We have many interesting events coming up at VC this spring, among them:

* Student art and photography exhibit April 15-May 7
* "A Time Out of Rhyme" family musical in the VC Theater April 4-13
* An Evening with George Yepes, Cultural Artist April 17
* "The Underpants" by Steve Martin- a main stage play in the VC Theater April 25, 26 and May 1-4
* VC Dance Concert May 16-18
* Please visit www.venturacollege.edu for arts and lectures updates.

Please look into our exciting Ventura College Promise Program which underwrites all first year enrollment fees to recent Ventura County high school graduates regardless of academic merit or financial need. It's the only program of its kind in the state!

I invite you to contact me by phone at 805-654-6461 or you can click to e-mail me at any time at ddunbar@vcccd.edu. Please visit our site often!

Benefits for Family and Ventura College Foundation

There are several types of plans. Many of these have wonderful benefits for the gift donors. These families have enjoyed increased income and generous tax savings. You might start by meeting them and hearing their sample stories. Just click on the picture to read further.

A Bequest to Further Good Work
Nancy and David Atkins were dedicated volunteers. Over the years, they had seen many individuals impacted by the good work of our organization. They wanted to create a legacy to provide future support to continue our mission. More on A Bequest to Further Good Work >>.

Deferred Gift Annuity
Several years ago Larry and Allison invested $30,000 in what they believed to be an attractive stock. It turned out to be a very wise decision, because the value of the stock increased to $100,000 a few years later. More on Deferred Gift Annuity >>.

Major IRA Gift
Tom is a retired CPA. With good investments, his IRA had grown to become over 80% of his total estate. Tom was looking for a way to rebalance his estate. He wanted to make a major gift to charity, but needed to protect his home and personal savings. More on Major IRA Gift >>.

Gift Annuity for Real Estate
Jonathan purchased a home many years ago for $80,000. The home has appreciated substantially over the years and is now worth $420,000. Jonathan's wife of 45 years recently passed away. More on Gift Annuity for Real Estate >>.

Steps to Wise Giving

There are several steps to help you make wise and prudent gifts. These pages are here to help you learn how gift planning ideas can be of personal benefit. Let us suggest a few steps that would help you in that process.