Major Gifts

Ways to Give

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Major Gifts

You Will Make a Substantial Impact

Thank you for considering a major gift to The Carter Center. A gift or pledge of $25,000 or more within a year qualifies as a major gift.

  • Your gift will make a difference in the lives of millions through disease control and democracy building.
  • Your gift will contribute to the longevity and sustainability of the Carter Center’s work around the world.
  • Your gift will allow us to undertake new initiatives and expand existing programs.

As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: ‘We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.’

— Jimmy Carter
Former U.S. President and Co-founder of The Carter Center
Benefits

Major Gift Benefits

Major gift donors enjoy an exclusive partnership with The Carter Center. Through personalized reports from senior staff, you will have access to information about the inner workings of the initiatives you support and the direct impact of your gift.

Other benefits include:
– A designated staff liaison who will help you manage your support

– Special access to Center staff, which may include the CEO, VPs, and the Center’s peace and health program directors

– In-person and phone briefings on Carter Center programs

– Select communications with insider information and timely reports on your investment

– Journal articles relating to Carter Center efforts

– Advance notification of Carter Center media appearances

– Exclusive invitations to special events with reserved seating as appropriate

– Access to specially curated and branded gifts

Small pipe filters that are carried on a string around the neck allow people to drink water without ingesting copepods that carry Guinea worm. (Photo: The Carter Center)
Special Events

Special Events

Major gift donors are invited to exclusive events and briefings, offering unique opportunities to engage directly with Carter Center leadership and experts.

– Conversations at The Carter Center
– Carter Center Weekend
– Executive Briefing
– Visit to Plains
– Regional and local briefings

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Give Confidently

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Meet Our Team

Meet Our Major Gifts Team

Jenny White

Senior Associate Director, Lead, (404) 420-3871
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Amanda Grover

Senior Associate Director, (404) 420-3844
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Ursula Hamilton

Senior Associate Director, (404) 420-3864
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Sarah Matthews

Senior Associate Director, (404) 420-3845
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Christine McNally

Administrative Assistant, (404) 420-3849
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