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YOUR GIFT WILL CHANGE THE FUTURE. Donating to the foundations of DCTC and Inver Hills transforms lives, ensures college is accessible for all students, and helps make dreams come true.
WAYS TO CONTRIBUTE CASH Cash gifts provide funds for scholarships, emergency grants, and program support. Gifts can be used to create a named scholarship in honor of a loved one or mentor. You can also establish a permanent scholarship endowment of $25,000 or more. The gift of an endowment provides scholarships for many years, thus having an impact far into the future.
JOIN OUR LEGACY SOCIETY The Legacy Society is an exceptional group who generously
• Will • Revocable living trust, charitable reminder trust, or charitable lead trust • 401k, IRS, or other qualified plan • Charitable gift annuity • Life insurance policy • Savings account or certificate of deposit • Stock, real estate, or other assets
If you are 70½ or older, use your IRA charitable rollover to
gift program, please check with your company’s Human
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR INVER HILLS FOUNDATION
the Foundation in your:
More than 1,000 companies and corporate foundations
To learn more about your company’s employee matching
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FOUNDATIONS AND COMMUNITY RELATIONS
contact a development director to learn more about including
TAX-FREE GIFT FROM YOUR IRA
organizations such as DCTC and Inver Hills Foundations.
ELSBETH HOWE
include the College Foundation in their estate plans. Please
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KIM SHAFF
make a tax-free gift. This allows you to transfer any amount up to $100,000 directly to the Foundation without paying
Kim Shaff is the Executive Director
Elsbeth serves as development direc-
of Dakota County Technical College
tor and is responsible for grant-writ-
and Inver Hills Community College
ing,
Foundations where she oversees devel-
the alumni association and schol-
opment, alumni, grants, scholarships,
arship administration at Inver Hills
and community relations.
Community College. She seeks to con-
Kim has a Master’s degree from the
nect and introduce alumni and com-
University of Utah in Human Ecology
munity members with engagement
and also holds Bachelor’s degrees in
opportunities at the college.
fundraising,
event-planning,
Psychology and Human Development & Family Studies. Before
Prior to this, Elsbeth served as executive director at Students
joining the colleges in 2014, Kim worked at several non-profits
United, an advocacy and scholarship nonprofit organization. The
assisting and advocating for low income individuals and families.
majority of her career has been in higher education, and her roles
Kim enjoys spending time with her daughters and friends,
have included lobbyist, instructor and student senate advisor. She
using her creativity, challenging herself with DIY projects, and
graduated from Drake University and earned her law degree from
exploring nature’s beauty.
the University of Iowa. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in philanthropic studies from Indiana University.
income tax on the distribution.
Elsbeth and her husband have three children, a daughter at the University of Minnesota, a son at Century College and one son in
Resources department.
high school.
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EQUIPMENT DONATIONS Support programs by donating equipment or cash to purchase equipment.
CHRIS HINRICHS
AMY EPPEN
BUSINESS & ACCOUNTING COORDINATOR DCTC AND INVER HILLS
DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR DCTC FOUNDATION
As the Business and Accounting
As Development Director, Amy builds
Coordinator, Chris is responsible for
relationships with local organizations
all things financial such as donations,
and business partners while sharing
financial reporting, general ledger,
the great work at DCTC. She is respon-
endowments, audits, accounts receiv-
sible for fund-raising, grant-writing,
able/payable, and bank reconciliations.
event-planning,
Chris started at Inver Hills in 1990
ing scholarships. As the Alumni
working in Records & Registration,
Association manager, she engages with
Financial Aid, and Academic Affairs.
DCTC students as they approach gradu-
She completed her BS Degree in Accounting in 2001 and began
ation and oversees the Alumni Advisory
and
administer-
doing accounting and grant management for the Customized
Board, coordinates events, and leads the annual fund drive.
Training team. She has been working for the Foundation since 2017.
Amy joined DCTC in August of 2009 as an Enrollment Advisor
In her free time, Chris enjoys camping, motorcycling, hiking, and
and Financial Aid Specialist, following her role as a One Stop
spending time with her husband and two sons. One of her sons
Services Counselor at the University of Minnesota. While there,
is a recent DCTC graduate of the Electrical Lineworker program.
she completed her Master’s degree. Amy is married to Matt, a high school teacher and basketball coach, and they have two daughters. The Eppens enjoy spending
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time at the beach each summer.
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