By Rob Kepple
TDCAF Executive Director in Austin
Your Foundation leadership is proud of the work they’ve done to offer additional support to TDCAA in its mission to train and assist Texas prosecutors. This year we took time to exhibit at TDCAA’s Annual Criminal & Civil Law Conference in an effort to spread the word (and hand out the obligatory “fun size” candies). Next time you see our banners, stop by and say hello!
Legacy giving in action
If you have ever spent time conversing with your alma mater’s alumni association, you are familiar with the terms “planned giving” and “legacy giving.” They simply describe different ways you can plan a charitable gift on a schedule, in a way that maximizes tax benefits to you or that will mature in the future without the need to donate today. The Foundation, particularly its endowment fund, is positioned to accept such support for the benefit of the Texas prosecutors of the future, so stay tuned for more information on how you can plan a future gift that will support a legacy spent fighting for justice!
Annual Campaign update
In the last edition of The Texas Prosecutor, we announced the “$25 for 2025” Annual Campaign. The campaign’s goal is to raise awareness of TDCAA’s work that the Foundation helps to fund, and of course to raise money to support that work. TDCAA enjoys the support of a major grant from the Court of Criminal Appeals, but the association has always sought to diversify funding sources so that when the time comes it can nimbly meet your needs. So far, we are proud to have dozens of folks showing their support, many of them first-time donors. It is meaningful.
If you can, please consider showing your support for your profession through a modest gift of $25! Just click on this link to give to the Foundation: https://www.ciclt.net/sn/events/e_signup.aspx?ClientCode=tdcaa&E_ID=500161&RegType=ATT.