Donations

There are many ways to donate to New Visions and/or the New Visions Foundation.  Listed below are the funds we currently have available.  Donations may be cash, check, credit card and/or gifts of stock/securities.  We also accept monthly automatic checking account donations.

If the method in which you wish to donate to New Visions or the New Visions Foundation is not listed below, or if you wish to make a credit card donation, please contact Margie Sheehan, Director of Communications, Public Relations and Development for New Visions, by telephone at (518) 935-4334 or via email at msheehan@newvisionsofalbany.org  We are happy to accommodate your contribution and the manner in which you wish to make it. Thank you for your support of the people we serve.

New Visions Annual Fund

The New Visions Annual Fund was established to support the unfunded and under-funded programs and services we offer through donor contributions.  Cultural, educational and recreational opportunities are inadequately or completely unsupported by existing funding sources.  Consequently, the money to support these activities which greatly enhance the life experience of the people we serve, comes through grants provided by the New Visions Foundation Grant Program.  Supporting this program are contributions raised throughout the year on behalf of our Annual Fund.  Your gift  to this important general fund will be used to enrich and improve the opportunities, experiences and lives of the people we serve in a variety of ways.

New Visions Educational Fund

Donations to this fund will purchase supplemental materials for educational purposes to support the many under-funded classroom activities at New Visions.  Funding is always needed to purchase reading material, audio/visual equipment, classroom supplies and other essentials for educational projects.

New Visions Music Fund

The New Visions music program would benefit from donations with which to purchase musical instruments, sound equipment, sheet music, musical adaptors and other materials to assist with engaging our program participants in music and song.  The goal of the New Visions music program is to introduce music as a means of communication, recreation and/or artistic expression for people with developmental disabilities.

New Visions Art Fund

Donations to this fund will purchase art supplies and will help to support art direction for the many projects New Visions program participants are involved with.  Every year in May, New Visions hosts its “Spring Membership meeting and Art Show,” which is a juried art show every New Visions program participant can enter with the creation of an artistic project of their choice.  Your contribution to this fund will help to ensure that art as a creative outlet and means of communication and expression is ensured for all New Visions program participants.

Milton & Sylvia Kaplan Human Services Scholarship Fund

This scholarship allows New Visions employees who are seeking further educational opportunities in the field of developmental disabilities to enhance their education with funds provided by the New Visions Foundation.  We are interested in the growth of this scholarship because it will allow a greater number of employees to benefit from the funds it provides as it grows.  Your contribution to this fund will help to ensure our employees greater opportunities for education, and will, in turn provide our program participants a better experience with New Visions.

Kaplan Staff Retention Fund

This fund was designed as a means of providing New Visions employees with a variety of incentives and rewards to make their employment experience a positive one, and in this way maintain a strong, dedicated workforce for the people we serve.  Your contribution to this fund will allow us to offer more opportunities for incentives and rewards for our employees, ensuring a positive experience for our program participants and their families.

Residential Computers Fund

This fund was established to enhance our effort to bring integrated computer technology to all of our community residences.  We are in the process of creating a state-of-the-art communication system in our residential program that will provide the utmost safety and security for the many residents who live in our homes.  Your donation to this fund will be used to help us complete this important project on behalf of all of our residents with developmental disabilities.

New Visions Day Habilitation Fund

Donations to this fund will support the programs, services, activities and events of the New Visions Day Habilitation department, including classroom activities and community volunteer and recreation opportunities.

New Visions Day Training Fund

Donations to this fund will support the programs, services, activities and events of the New Visions Day Training department, including social skills improvement, vocational training, work skill instruction and supported employment preparation.

New Visions Community Employment Fund

Donations to this fund will support the programs, services, activities and events of the New Visions Community Employment department, including assistance with job placement, job training and ongoing employment supports and services which include coaching and career counseling.

Holiday Donation Fund

Contributions to the New Visions Holiday Donation Fund will help to provide a brighter holiday experience for those people and families we serve who need your assistance.  Many of the program participants in our Day Habilitation, Residential, Day Training and Community Employment programs are in need and will be helped by your donation of any amount to this important fund.

Planned/Deferred Giving

Planned/deferred legacy gifts are a wonderful way to continue to support your loved one and/or others with developmental disabilities at New Visions in perpetuity.  Your planned/deferred gift can be made in a variety of ways, including will/testament estate planning, charitable remainder trusts and pooled income funds.  Your donation can be designated as unrestricted to support the New Visions Foundation endowment, or restricted to benefit the New Visions fund of your choice.  Your decision to leave a legacy gift to New Visions will help generations of people with developmental disabilities in our community.

Become A Member

Joining our membership family is a very important way to support New Visions.  Membership is only $10.00, free to our staff, and is a great way to stay informed of programs, events and innovations at New Visions.  $9.00 of every $10.00 of the membership dues we charge supports the New Visions Annual Fund, with the remaining $1.00 submitted to NYSARC, Inc. as yearly dues.

Make A Memorial Donation

If you wish to make a special memorial remembrance or legacy gift in the name of someone special, New Visions can receive the funds and utilize them for the purpose you designate.  All memorial funds will be used to benefit the people with developmental and other disabilities whom we serve.

To Make Your Donation, Please Complete And Print This Form, Or Complete Form & Mail To:  Margie Sheehan, Development Office, New Visions, 334 Krumkill Road, Slingerlands, New York 12159.