AOPA Turbine Pilot Magazine - December 2018 - 98

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MEMBERSHIP

Fueling aviation's future

AOPA Foundation donors make their contributions count
HAVE YOU TAKEN AN AOPA Air Safety

Institute (ASI) course and improved your
flying skills? Have you joined a flying club
in your area and made a cadre of great
friends? Have you returned to the skies
after years of being grounded? These and
many other important initiatives to make
general aviation stronger are all part of ASI
and You Can Fly, AOPA's groundbreaking
approach to address the declining pilot
population. But these programs and initiatives are not funded by AOPA member
dues. Surprised? Your member dues fund
advocacy, publications, and other services,
but they cannot cover the extensive efforts
needed to keep the skies safe and get more
pilots flying.
"AOPA can offer these programs because
of generous donor contributions to the AOPA

Foundation," said Jennifer Storm, vice president of the AOPA Foundation.
Through tax-deductible donations, the
AOPA Foundation provides critical support for the programs that make pilots safer,
strengthen our pilot community, and ensure
future generations can share our dream.
"These programs are directly suporting current, future, and even lapsed pilots.
Funding their expansion is a simple and
effective way to give back to the aviation
community," Storm said.
The AOPA Foundation offers several
ways to contribute (see "Ways to Give," at
right) and donors can select the best fit for
their financial situation.
"At events, donors tell me they give but
'it's not much.' It's an opportunity for me to
tell them that every dollar adds up," she said.

WAYS TO GIVE
* Friends of General Aviation

Donors at this level are dedicated to
supporting general aviation through
monthly gifts to the AOPA Foundation.
* Hat in the Ring Society
Donors at this level help shape and build
a stronger future for general aviation
with annual gifts of $1,000 to $5,000.
* President's Council
Donors at this high level of
commitment to aviation philanthropy
contribute annual gifts between
$10,000 and $19,999.
* Legacy Society
The most committed AOPA Foundation
donors who provide future gifts through
their wills, trusts, retirement accounts,
or other arrangement. A powerful way
to make a truly significant impact on the
future of general aviation (their names
are included on the Legacy Wall at
AOPA headquarters, above).
There are many levels of giving and
every dollar is critical and contributes to
the future of general aviation.
www.aopafoundation.org/donate

MEET JENNIFER STORM
Jennifer Storm is vice president of the AOPA Foundation, focusing on funding programs that
grow the pilot population, improve safety, and make flying more accessible and affordable. She
oversees all aspects of the foundation, including donor stewardship, major and planned gifts,
annual giving, corporate grants, and operations. Storm joined AOPA in 2004 to develop education programs for the AOPA Air Safety Institute, later leading the production team. She served
as director of the AOPA Airport Support Network and she led AOPA's public relations efforts
and the flight training initiative, precursor to the You Can Fly program. She has a bachelor of
science in aeronautics, with majors in commercial aviation and flight education, and a master of
science in education from the University of North Dakota. She holds FAA commercial pilot and
flight instructor certificates, both with instrument and multiengine ratings.

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