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The United Way of Summit County
Tocqueville
Society
The Tocqueville Society is a United Way of America leadership giving
and recognition program founded in 1984, and started locally in 1989 under
the leadership of Ann and David Brennan. It exists to foster, promote and
recognize the vital importance of voluntary community service and personal
giving at an exceptional level. Membership includes individuals
annually donating $10,000 or more.
The society is named for the 18th
century French explorer, Alexis de Tocqueville, who wrote of the
generosity of the American spirit in his work 'Democracy in
America'.
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| Tocqueville
Society levels:
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| Million
Dollar Roundtable |
a gift of $1 million
(can be paid over five-year period) |
| Ordre de Prospérité |
annual gift of $750,000-$999,999 |
| Ordre de Connaissance |
annual gift of $500,000-$749,999 |
| Ordre d’ Indépendance |
annual gift of $250,000-$499,999 |
| La Société Nationale |
annual gift of $100,000-$249,999 |
| Ordre de Fraternité |
annual gift of $75,000-$99,999 |
| Ordre d’ Egalité |
annual gift of $50,000-$74,999 |
| Ordre de Liberté |
annual gift of $25,000-$49,999 |
| Membres de la Société |
annual gift of $10,000-$24,999 |
| Recognition: Name
listed in national and local recognition materials (if permission is
granted); Invitation to Tocqueville Society and Torch Society events.
For more information on the Tocqueville
Society, call Charlene Corlett, Vice President of Major Gifts at
330.643.5537, or email ccorlett@uwsummit.org. |
