ENCORE SOCIETY You can make the ultimate investment in the CSO by remembering us in your will. Most of the planned giving methods cost nothing to you today, but provide an ongoing and positive impact to the CSO’s mission. Remembering the CSO in your estate plans can provide future funds to help sustain programming and fulfill our mission to inspire, engage, and enrich the greater Chattanooga community through music and music education.
TAKE THE CSO TO THE NEXT LEVEL We are ready to take the CSO to the next level. Are you? Your next level support will help us accomplish our expansion goals and lead the CSO into a prosperous and sustainable future. See the enclosed benefits insert for details on how your support can make a difference.
2018/19 SEASON
Creating a planned gift is easier than you think. Your financial advisor or lawyer will be able to discuss the best option for you to remember the CSO. There are several ways to establish your legacy with the CSO through an estate commitment, including:
THREE EASY WAYS TO DONATE:
Making a charitable bequest in your will.
Online: chattanoogasymphony.org
Naming the CSO as a beneficiary of an insurance policy or retirement plan.
By Mail: Chattanooga Symphony & Opera 701 Broad St. Chattanooga, TN 37402
Including the CSO in a charitable trust agreement. Contact the CSO at 423.267.8583 ext. 2103 for more information about joining the Encore Society.
LEADERSHIP GIVING
Phone: 423.267.8583 ext. 2103
THIS SEASON IS ABOUT TAKING THE CSO TO THE NEXT LEVEL.
EXPANDING REGIONS
EXPANDING AUDIENCES
We currently serve 13 counties in the Tennessee & Georgia area with our education and engagement programs. We want to further our investment in communities outside of Hamilton County and encourage these communities to feel a part of the CSO.
Many arts organizations are seeking to reach new audiences in today’s ever-changing landscape. We’re expanding our programming and partnerships to reach younger and more diverse audiences with new and exciting concerts.
EXPANDING PARTNERSHIPS
EXPANDING PROGRAMS
The CSO cannot work in a vacuum. We rely on our many partnerships to produce and present the myriad of programs that we offer. As an official partner of Hamilton County Schools, we have a renewed commitment of support for providing music programs to their students, and we are working with several universities and arts organizations on other exicitng projects and programs this season.
We are proud to provide additional opportunitites for young students to learn the value of string instruction by expanding our Strings in Schools program this season. We now serve seven elementary schools, including Orchard Knobb Elementary and Barger Academy. We’re also strenthening our commitment to serve childen of all abilities by enhancing our Sensory Friendly concerts.
The CSO has expansion on our minds. For over 85 years, we have provided quality musical concerts and education programs to the greater Chattanooga community. We not only want to continue what we have done well over the past eight decades, but we also want to expand our reach and impact more members of our community. For more information on how you can take the CSO to the next level, contact: 423.267.8583 ext. 2103 rcheney@chattanoogasymphony.org
WILL YOU HELP TAKE US THERE?