Susan Jean Murphy Evans
Living Legacy Fund
Our grant making will be focused less on fixing a problem today, than investing in a person's future
to open opportunities and provide the means for better tomorrows
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"Give a Damn" poster created by the Y & R Agency for the New York Urban Coalition Give a Damn Campaign
Each of the Susan Jean Murphy Evans Living Legacy Fund programs will be expanded to other geographic areas as additional resources become available. These areas will be the areas in which Susan worked, including Washington, DC, South Florida, and the five boroughs of New York City.
Helping Those in Need
Standing Programs that Will be Supported by the
Susan Jean Murphy Evans Living Legacy Fund
The Susan Evans
Development Officer / Fundraiser
Mentoring Program
This program, inspired by Susan, will be carried out in cooperation with the Madison House at the University of Virginia (UVA). It will teach the power of fundraising: how the efforts of one person can ripple out across a community and to help many in need. It will offer training and mentoring by fundraising professionals as well as internships with community nonprofits to help those in need while providing hands-on fundraising experience and assisting local nonprofits raise funds
The Susan Evans Patient Assistance Fund
This program will be carried out in cooperation with UVA Health to improve access to health care by providing fill-in-the-gaps services, such as transportation to medical appointments, in-home medical equipment, mental health counseling, and other assistance not covered by other programs
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Parkinson's Disease Family Counseling
This program also will be carried out in cooperation with UVA Health to help family members cope with the mental health and stress challenges that occur during the progression of a loved one's Parkinson's disease
Health & Nutrition and
Housing & Employment Micro Grants
These grants will be provided on an individual, case-by-case basis to fill in gaps in existing programs by, for example, proving gym memberships; cooking lessons, spices, utensils; mental health counseling; housing; employment training; and business startup grants
By Lending a Hand
The Susan Jean Murphy Evans Living Legacy Fund also will provide grants to community-based nonprofit organizations for:
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individual empowerment,
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small business start-up,
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under-served community assistance,
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employee-owner initiatives; and
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social justice programs.
What We Support
From a fundraising mentoring program
and fill-in-the gaps medical assistance,
to health, nutrition, housing and employment micro-grants,
and community-based nonprofit programs our goal will be
to help those in need,
Grant applications in support of 501(c)(3) organizations and community programs to assist those in need will be welcomed. We will post Nonprofit Organization Community-Based Application Guidelines
once this fund is opened.
Once these programs have been established, the Living Legacy Fund will expand its services to three other areas of need that Susan focused on during her career:
Susan's Mission for the Homeless
Providing food, clothing, shelter, mental health services, skill training, and access to micro grants for Health, Nutrition, Housing and Employment
Susan's Shelter for Abused Women
Providing secure housing at undisclosed locations with 24-hour security and access only by authorized persons, counseling, legal services, secure transportation, skill training, relocation assistance, and access to micro grants for Health, Nutrition, Housing and Employment
Susan's Safe Haven for Abused Children
Providing legal services, family counseling, and a kind, nurturing, restorative haven for abused children ages 1 month to 18 years old who need to be separated from their parents, living in small groups with trained house parents who provide play and art therapy, trauma counseling, schooling, skill and talent development, intervention, and continuous encouragement