On the evening of Phi Mu’s 169^th Founders’ Day, Past National President Kris Shetler Bridges, Delta Nu, and Past Foundation President Diane Hawkins Eggert, Zeta Iota, made a groundbreaking announcement that will have a tremendous impact on the lives of Phi Mu women today, tomorrow and for years to come: the launch of a $15 million comprehensive campaign called the One Destiny Campaign.

is a mission-driven campaign that will help grow the Foundation’s endowment and support the growing needs of Phi Mu members by increasing funding toward academic scholarships, leadership and educational programming, member assistance, historic preservation and the area of greatest need. The campaign kicked off publicly on March 4, 2021 and is already on track to reach its goal of $15 million by the summer of 2022.

“It is incredible for us to kick-off the One Destiny Campaign with more than $11.7 million in contributions already secured from loyal Phi Mu Foundation donors who understand the significant impact we can make by meeting the growing needs of our members today and in the future,” said One Destiny Campaign Co-Chair Diane Hawkins Eggert. “After facing the challenges of the last year, we know how critical it is to have a sustainable endowment so that we may continue to lend support to sisters when they need us the most.”

Phi Mu Foundation has supported the needs of Phi Mu members since its inception in 1957, granting its first-ever academic scholarship the following year to Sylvia Jane Sims Deaton, Gamma Zeta (High Point University). Since then, the Foundation has expanded its reach and in 2019-20, invested more than $370,000 in academic scholarships, member assistance grants for members facing life-altering circumstances, supporting the Fraternity’s leadership and educational programs and historic preservation efforts.

Through the One Destiny Campaign, donors can direct their gift to one of the five campaign focus areas – academic scholarship, leadership and education, member assistance, historic preservation or the area of greatest need. Contributions to the area of greatest need are unrestricted gifts that help ensure the Foundation can maintain healthy operations, while also giving the Foundation Board of Trustees the flexibility to invest in high-priority areas for our members.

All Phi Mu members and friends will have the opportunity to contribute to the One Destiny Campaign now through July 2022, when the Foundation Board of Trustees looks forward to celebrating the end of a successful campaign at the 2022 National Convention in Arizona.

“All of us have been touched by the Foundation’s work over the years, whether it’s through our investment in the Fraternity’s member education and leadership programs or receiving a scholarship or grant,” said One Destiny Campaign Co-Chair Kris Shetler Bridges. “The One Destiny Campaign has the potential to secure these opportunities for Phi Mu women now and in the future, and we’ll need everyone’s support to help make this a reality!”

For more information on the One Destiny Campaign, including how you can show your support of the campaign with a contribution, please visit www.phimuonedestiny.org.

Phi Mu Foundation is preparing for the launch of its annual M3 Campaign on Monday, March 1 and we’re encouraging chapters to support the M3 Campaign with a fundraising plan that makes sense for their membership this spring. Below are some tips to help your chapters determine their participation in the campaign this year:

Phi Mu Program About Phi Mu Foundation

Presenting the Phi Mu Program about Phi Mu Foundation before the launch of the M3 Campaign on March 1 will help members best understand the mission of Phi Mu Foundation and how campaigns like M3 help us reinvest in our members. The Phi Mu Foundation Program can be found on the Phi Mu Resource Hub under The Radiance Program/Phi Mu Programs.

Determine Participation Plan

Participating in the M3 Campaign is optional. Chapters may elect to make a general contribution to the M3 Campaign or to participate at 100%, which means each initiated member is committed to fundraising and/or making an individual contribution of $18.52 or more to the campaign in the month of March. Every chapter with 100% participation will receive a free Phi Mu Foundation T-shirt for each member.

Fundraising Tips

Chapters can reach 100% participation in the M3 Campaign in a variety of ways, but we encourage you to consider fundraising as your first option. A list of virtual and socially-distanced fundraising tips and marketing materials can be found on the Phi Mu Foundation Document Library under the M3 Toolkit. Your chapter may also use funds originally budgeted to host a fundraiser to make your contribution to the campaign.

Chapters are encouraged to use CrowdChange to fundraise for Phi Mu Foundation. If your chapter needs help setting up your CrowdChange page or would like a refresher on how to use CrowdChange, there is a training session for Philanthropy Chairwomen on Feb. 21. You can click here to register.

If your chapter hosts multiple fundraisers for the Campaign, you should add each individual fundraiser to your Officer Portal calendar and complete the Post-Event Forms.

Contributing to Phi Mu Foundation

Beginning on March 1, chapters can submit contributions in a few ways:

• Make the contribution using Billhighway online bill pay;
• Send in ONE check to Phi Mu Foundation for the sum of their contributions; or
• Use the chapter Billhighway card to make the contribution at www.phimufoundation.org/give. The chapter will need to make sure the contribution does not exceed the card limit if using this option.

If your chapter is participating at 100% and is mailing a check, make sure that it is postmarked by March 25 to ensure you receive your free T-shirts before summer.

After the chapter sends in its contribution, an officer also needs to fill out the 2021 M3 Campaign Donation to Phi Mu Foundation Form on Officer Portal. This is an open form that is available for the President, Treasurer or Philanthropy Chairwoman to complete and submit. The detail in this form is important for tracking participation, especially for those chapters that are participating at 100%.

Chapters who are hosting fundraisers to support their contributions to the M3 Campaign should also add those fundraisers as events on the chapter’s OP calendar and fill out the Post-Event Form.

Once the chapter’s contribution is received and the OP Form has been approved, Phi Mu Foundation staff will reach out to the Chapter President and Chapter Treasurer at chapters with 100% participation to secure T-shirt orders.

Share on Social Media

We’re encouraging members to post photos and videos on social media that highlight how they are supporting the M3 Campaign. Tag @PhiMuFoundation and use the Campaign hashtag #Give1852!

If you have any questions regarding the M3 Campaign and chapter participation, please contact Development and Marketing Manager Leinin Schuerr, Kappa Sigma, at lschuerr@phimu.org.

 

Phi Mu Foundation was proud to support the 2021 Phi Mu Officer Academy featured speakers – Dr. Lori Hart, Krystal Clark, Ross Szabo and Pantsuit Politics authors and Phi Mu alumnae Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers – with a grant from the Fraternity Grant Fund. #sistershelpingsisters