10. Be a trendsetter
When you make a contribution to the Quilt Alliance, your generosity encourages others to support us. You can post on social media with these
graphics after you give and use these hashtags to seal the
deal. #givingtuesday #quiltalliance
Image: "And Shoes Complete the Ensemble" donation for the 2014 Quilt Alliance contest & auction by Sue Rook Nichols of Riverside, California.
Image: "And Shoes Complete the Ensemble" donation for the 2014 Quilt Alliance contest & auction by Sue Rook Nichols of Riverside, California.
9. ​Remember quilts can’t document themselves​.
When you donate to the Quilt Alliance, you help our educational
campaigns, with tools to help quiltmakers and their families, or anyone who owns a quilt, record and preserve the story of
their quilt.
Image: EuJane Taylor being interviewed by volunteers for the Quilters’ S.O.S. - Save Our Stories project at the International Quilt Festival in 2011.
Image: EuJane Taylor being interviewed by volunteers for the Quilters’ S.O.S. - Save Our Stories project at the International Quilt Festival in 2011.
8. ​Double your money
Through December, your
donation of any amount, will go twice as far with a
matching gift from one of ​the Quilt Alliance’s generous
foundation partners.
Image: "A.J.,” a donation for the 2013 Quilt Alliance contest and auction by members of the Broadway Gentlemen’s Quilting Auxiliary of New York, New York.
Image: "A.J.,” a donation for the 2013 Quilt Alliance contest and auction by members of the Broadway Gentlemen’s Quilting Auxiliary of New York, New York.
7.​ Bring us to the biggest quilt shows.
​When you make a tax-deductible donation to the Quilt
Alliance, you put wheels under our
mission. The ability to offer
in-person, on-site events allows
us to bring our projects where
quilters gather.
Image: Quilt Alliance booth set up at QuiltCon 2015 where we introduced “Mod or Not,” an educational guessing game that pairs historical quilts alongside modern ones.
Image: Quilt Alliance booth set up at QuiltCon 2015 where we introduced “Mod or Not,” an educational guessing game that pairs historical quilts alongside modern ones.
6.​ Improve your health!​
A National Institutes of
Health survey from 2006 found when people give to
charities, it activates regions of the brain associated
with pleasure, social connection, and trust, creating a
“warm glow” effect. Just like a quilt!
Image: "Oh to be Twenty Again!" a donation for the 2013 Quilt Alliance contest & auction by Nita Markos of Hillsboro, Illinois.
Image: "Oh to be Twenty Again!" a donation for the 2013 Quilt Alliance contest & auction by Nita Markos of Hillsboro, Illinois.
5. ​Don’t wait!​ It’s not too late to make a tax deductible contribution.​
The Quilt Alliance is a 501(c)3 nonprofit
organization and all contributors are supplied with an
acknowledgment and thank you letter for your records.
Image: "Grandpa T and His Salad,” a donation for the 2015 Quilt Alliance contest & auction by Cindy Cooksey of Irvine, California.
Image: "Grandpa T and His Salad,” a donation for the 2015 Quilt Alliance contest & auction by Cindy Cooksey of Irvine, California.
4.​ Cultural heritage insurance
When
you provide a sustaining contribution to
the Quilt Alliance, the quilters, their
families, and historians will have access to
high-quality documentation of today’s quilt stories.
Image: "Needlework 1928,” a donation for the 2013 Quilt Alliance contest & auction by Pauline Salzman of Treasure Island, Florida.
Image: "Needlework 1928,” a donation for the 2013 Quilt Alliance contest & auction by Pauline Salzman of Treasure Island, Florida.
3. ​Support free Quilt Alliance content 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Just like on
public radio or public television, Quilt Alliance
content—Quilters’ S.O.S. – Save Our Stories and
Go Tell It at the Quilt Show!, delivered via our
website, blog, and YouTube channel, will be
there whether you support us or not. When
you show your love with a donation, you help
support the content you value and use
regularly.
Image: Tula Pink recording one of the first Go Tell It at the Quilt Show! videos in 2012.
Image: Tula Pink recording one of the first Go Tell It at the Quilt Show! videos in 2012.
2.​ You like entering the yearly quilt contest...
... and use it as an excuse to buy more fabric, thread, batting, needles or scissors,
while keeping the quilt industry healthy. Your donation to the
Quilt Alliance helps keep the craft and community of quilting
viable and valued.
Image: "20 Blocks for Twenty Years,” a donation for the 2013 Quilt Alliance contest & auction by Alison Ruggiero of Brooklyn, New York.
Image: "20 Blocks for Twenty Years,” a donation for the 2013 Quilt Alliance contest & auction by Alison Ruggiero of Brooklyn, New York.
1. ​The best reason to give:
So we can continue documenting, preserving and sharing the stories of quilts and quiltmakers. You will support our work with
a donation this year because you believe that the history of quilts deserves to be saved. You
believe these precious records belong in secure places like the Library of Congress for future
generations. You will invest some of your fabric stash funds in the Quilt Alliance because you
believe this important cultural heritage should be shared and celebrated every day.
Image: "The Best,” a donation for the 2014 Quilt Alliance contest and auction by the late Yvonne Porcella of Arnold, California. Yvonne was one of the founding board members of the Quilt Alliance and you can find out more about her many contributions to the quilt world on our blog.
Image: "The Best,” a donation for the 2014 Quilt Alliance contest and auction by the late Yvonne Porcella of Arnold, California. Yvonne was one of the founding board members of the Quilt Alliance and you can find out more about her many contributions to the quilt world on our blog.
