26 Sep This Giving Tuesday, Support Viola Education!
UPDATE: We’re over halfway to our goal! We’ve raised $2095 of our $3500 match goal to establish the AVS Education Fund, supporting viola teachers and students. Please GIVE TODAY to help us complete our match!
Each year, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving marks Giving Tuesday – a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world. This year, on Tuesday, December 3, please consider supporting viola teachers and students in our community through your matched gift to the AVS Education Endowment Fund.
Thanks to a generous gift of $3500 from an anonymous donor, we are pursuing a matching campaign to double this investment! Proceeds from this fund will go directly to support viola educators and educational initiatives through AVS Educator Mini-Grants, student scholarships to attend AVS Festivals and International Viola Congresses, and future projects in development. Our goal is to complete this $3500 match by the end of the year, with an eventual goal of fully endowing this fund.
The AVS Educator Mini-Grant Program launched in 2023 and has already completed two successful cycles, delivering $5000 in direct support to viola educators in support of professional development, student enrichment events, innovative technology for pedagogical use, and much more. We plan to expand this program to serve more viola teachers and students in the future.
To give, simply visit www.americanviolasociety.org/donate/ and click on the “AVS Education Fund” tile. All donations to the AVS Education Fund will go directly to this new endowment, and the first $3500 in donations will be matched dollar for dollar.
Thank you for your generous support of AVS viola education initiatives this Giving Tuesday, December 3!