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How You Can Support ORTMembership Levels | ORT Champions Monthly Giving | Donor
Recognition Societies ORT America offers you several ways to support the work they do. You can make a one-time gift, schedule a monthly contribution, choose from a number of membership levels
or focus on a particular
campaign. We also have a selection of planned giving options which you can find out about on the ORT America website. You can even do all of the above. How Your Gift Makes A Difference
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$36- 72 will help impoverished families pay for a student bus fare so the students can get to and
stay in school. $150 covers the cost of textbooks and school materials for a student for one year. $250 brings students from St. Petersburg, Haifa or Prague together via an E-Learning Center $550 supports one Student at Risk by providing essentials such as books, school supplies, hot meals, clothing and transportation vouchers to an economically
disadvantaged student for a year. |
$1,000 covers the cost of a computer and software so ORT students in Israel can keep up with school
work remotely when security threats and disruptions prevent school attendance in person. $1,800 trains teachers in Israel for one semester on the use of new science and technology labs as well as their applications. $2,500 covers tuition for one child to attend ORT Renzo Levi in Rome, the only Jewish day school in the country. $5,000 covers the cost of a five-year scholarship for one Jewish student to attend ORT Uruguay University. |
$10,000 means an entire school grade can participate in extracurricular programs, such as school
trips, after school programs, arts and theater
projects. $18,000 covers the cost of an after school program in math, physics and chemistry. $100,000 funds the installation of a state of the art computer lab in Israel, Argentina or the former Soviet Union. |
Which ever way you choose to support ORT America, you can rest assured that any donation you have made in any amount will change not only the lives of individual
students but will change the communities in which they live. Membership Contribution Levels
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$36 Basic Membership |
$72 Dual Membership |
$500 Life Membership |
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Basic membership means you are a voting member of the organization, will receive regular updates on ORT activities around the world, invitations to local and national events.
To make a contribution and become a member, click here. |
If one is good, two is better! Dual annual membership means you and your spouse or partner receive all the benefits of basic membership for a year. To make
a contribution and become a member, click here. |
For a one time payment, you become a member - and therefore a part of the ORT family - for life. All the the benefits of basic membership are yours without
you having to do a thing - year in and year out. To become a Life Member, click here. |
ORT Champions Monthly Giving For those who champion the cause of education as an ongoing effort, we offer the ORT Champions program with giving levels for every budget
and all of which come with the specially designed ORT America “I Champion Education” T-shirt in a choice of sizes. Higher champion levels can count toward inclusion in our giving and recognition
societies.
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Chai Champion ($18 or $36/month) |
STAR Champion ($50/month) |
Golden Circle Champion ($100/month) |
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$18 a month can
provide, for example, bus fare for one student for a year. Contributors at this giving level will receive the “I Champion Education” T-shirt. Become a Chai Champion now. $36 a month can provide a daily hot meal and textbooks for one student for a year. Contributors at
this giving level will receive the ORT America Champion “I Champion Education” T-shirt in a choice of sizes and a package of premium ORT America Champion note cards. Become a Double Chai Champion now. |
A monthly contribution of $50 provides books, school supplies, hot meals and transportation to a needy
student enrolled in an ORT school and by the end of the year, your champion total will met our STAR Campaign giving threshold. Recognition at this giving level includes the ORT America Champion T-shirt, a package of premium ORT America Champion note cards, a personalized ORT America Students at Risk Certificate and
inclusion in ORT America’s Annual Recognition Report. |
Annual givers of $1,000+ become Golden Circle members. A monthly gift of $100 makes it possible for ORT to purchase a computer for a student. Givers at this level will receive
an ORT America Champion T-shirt, a package of premium ORT America Champion note cards, an ORT America photo album, special publications from World ORT and recognition in ORT America’s annual recognition report.
Upon completion of the year, Golden Circle Champions are eligible for Golden Circle pins and the recognition received by those members. |
Membership Levels | ORT Champions Monthly Giving | Donor
Recognition Societies Donor Recognition SocietiesTo recognize our donors, we have
three distinct giving societies. To learn more, please click on a selection below:
 Golden Circle ($1000 or
more /year) - Donors who make a minimum annual contribution of $1,000 enter ORT America's Golden Circle. Contributors may earmark their gifts to a specific program or where their generous gift is most needed. It is because
of our many Golden Circle contributors that ORT America can continue to fulfill its annual commitments, ensuring that ORT's 300,000 students and beneficiaries around the world receive a top-quality education. A Golden Circle
contributor may purchase a Golden Circle lapel pin or a ladies Golden Circle pin, bearing her name. Precious stones can be added for subsequent Golden Circle and higher-level gifts.
Diamond Ladders ($5000 or more /year) According to philosopher and Rabbi Moses Maimonides, there are eight levels
of tzedakah. The highest level is giving people the skills to become self-sufficient and the gift of no longer needing charity at all. In tribute to this age-old Jewish perspective on giving, ORT America launched its Diamond
Ladder Campaign which spans eight levels of giving, all characterized by an annual gift of $5,000 or above for a minimum of three years. A Diamond Ladder contributor is awarded a beautiful, custom-designed pendant in the
shape of a ladder. A diamond jewel identifies the giving level, with diamonds added for each new level of giving. The full ladder displays eight jewels. Diamond Ladders may designate their contributions, as well as receive
special naming opportunities and recognition in ORT America's Donor Recognition Report. Invitations to special programs and events bring members face-to-face with ORT dignitaries and students, and special international ORT
missions with exclusive programming give Diamond Ladders first-hand experience with ORT students and teachers. The 1880 Society - (gifts of $100,000 and above within a three-year period): World ORT established the 1880
Society to mark the occasion of ORT's 125th year. Its mission is to ensuring that ORT continues to provide a world class education for hundreds of thousands of children and adults throughout the world in an increasingly
difficult socio-economic environment. The society was named for the year ORT’s founding fathers - Nikolai Bakst, Samuel Poliakov and Baron Horace de Gunzburg - put their wealth and influence to work improving the lot of
those less fortunate. It is evidence that the spirit of philanthropy that guided ORT’s founders and which has sustained ORT throughout its 130 year history is still as alive and as relevant today. There are three 1880
Society Levels:
- Gold: a life membership in the society, awarded for a contribution of $500,000 or more payable over 1-3 years. It can also be achieved by providing ORT a verifiable, irrevocable planned gift of $1 million or
more.
- Silver: a 3-year term in the society granted to those who pledge a minimum contribution of $250,000 payable over 1-3 years.
- Bronze: a 3-year term in the society granted to those who pledge a minimum contribution of $100,000 to ORT payable over 1-3 years.
Membership in the 1880 Society entitles members to be recognized in a number of unique ways. These include:
- A specially designed medal for members of the 1880 Society, commissioned by the Israel Government Coins and Medals Corporation. This medal is designed in solid 22ct gold for $500,000 donors, solid silver for
$250,000 donors, and bronze for $100,000 donors. This was created as a symbol of the precious gift you are giving our students, a future.
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