What is the allure of a “buy one, get one free” deal?  For us, it’s the excitement of getting something for nothing, getting more “bang for our buck,” doubling the impact of our money.  It’s a rush.

We realized that we can get that same feeling when giving to Music that Makes Community.  Todd’s employer, Constellation Energy Corporation, has a “matching gifts” program.  Constellation matches employees’ gifts to charitable organizations one-for-one, up to $10,000 per employee.  You can even create a gift through payroll deductions that is matched for every pay period.  So, we can essentially “buy one and get one free,” and double our impact, every time we donate to Music that Makes Community.

Constellation is not the only employer that matches employees’ gifts to charitable organizations.  Many companies do so.  Websites such as Givesmart.com have lists of companies with great matching gift programs.  (15 Companies with Groundbreaking Matching Gift Programs | GiveSmart).  They note that hundreds of international, regional, and even local companies offer matching gift programs.  The best way to find out is to just ask your employer or ask Music that Makes Community.  They can help you see if you also can increase your impact in your donations to Music that Makes Community.

As one of our favorite MMC songs says, "What we need is here."

https://youtu.be/G7_HVOn2egw?si=2C01ukY1GhqlZ84K 

Amy Steenson is a member of the Board of Music that Makes Community.  She is Director of Music at Geneva Lutheran Church in Geneva, Illinois, and is a long-time active participant in MMC activities.  Todd Steenson is just blessed to be on the ride with Amy and to participate in MMC events.  

We invite you to join us in this soul tending work by considering a gift of $100 or more toward this year’s “Spiritual Toolkit” Campaign. Our fundraising goal is $50,000 by the end of the year. We invite you to join us in this soul tending work with a gift of any size. All contributions make a difference in our ability to provide programming throughout the United States and Canada -- and then invite others by sharing your stories of how communal song-sharing is part of your Spiritual Toolkit.