The Livable World Legacy Society: Champions of a Healthy World
As we observe the daily signs of climate change and worry increasingly about how we can ensure a livable world for our grandchildren, it is clear that a solution to our predicament requires extraordinary efforts by individuals, organizations, and governments.
The Community Environmental Council (CEC) is a leader in rallying the community for effective action on key components of the highly complex and all-encompassing climate issue. CEC's critical work depends on the support and investment of generous individuals throughout our community as essential partners in this effort. Combatting the climate crisis requires an all-hands-on-deck, all-out effort. The members of CEC's Livable World Legacy Society are among those who have decided to lean into climate action in a very special way by making far-sighted investments in our work.
The Livable World Legacy Society is a community of generous and visionary donors who have included a gift to CEC in their will, trust, or estate plan. Members of the Legacy Society are energized that CEC, since its founding in 1970 in the wake of the calamitous Santa Barbara oil spill, has accumulated an enviable record of environmental achievements. With their gaze firmly focused on the future, members want to ensure that CEC can continue building on this remarkable history, laying a foundation of financial sustainability that will enable CEC to pursue its critical mission with undiminished vigor for decades to come. Legacy gifts to CEC are designed to build an endowment that will produce a steady and reliable flow of financial sustenance.
Designating a legacy gift is an easy, yet powerful way to participate in CEC's Protect Our Climate Campaign. Legacy gifts can take several different forms (to learn more, please go to the Legacy Giving Page on CEC's website). Many options offer substantial tax benefits during the donor's lifetime, and some can even provide a guaranteed stream of annuity income. Additional benefits of the Livable World Legacy Society include:
- Recognition in printed and electronic publications featuring the Honor Roll of the Society (unless you wish to remain anonymous);
- Invitations to exclusive events for the CEC leadership circle;
- A framed art print as certificate of membership; and
- The satisfaction of knowing that you are leaving a lasting legacy.
"Joining CEC's Livable World Legacy Society is one of the most powerful actions you can take to help ensure that our children and grandchildren will have a world in which they can live, work, and play securely," says Legacy Giving Advisor and Society member Karl Hutterer. "We are deeply grateful to the many generous individuals and families who have joined the Legacy Society by designating a gift to CEC in their estate plan."
Becoming a member of the Livable World Legacy Society is as easy as making a phone call, mailing a note, or sending an email to let us know that you are interested in exploring options for making a legacy gift, or to let us know that you have already provided for CEC in your estate. Please contact Karl Hutterer, Legacy Giving Advisor, by calling 805-453-8162 or emailing [email protected] for a no-obligation confidential conversation. You can also learn more about legacy giving options by exploring our website.
Please consider joining the distinguished members of the Livable World Legacy Society!