The 2009 Campaign is underway! With a tough job market, it’s never been more important for our students to have the skills we provide each year. Last year, through generous gifts from over 130 investors, we raised 95% of the funds we needed for our 2009 season. This year, we want to broaden support and hit 100%. We need your participation!

Campaign Statement

In the past six years, the American Leadership Academy has helped over 3,000 young men find focus, adopt winning habits and attitudes, and develop fundamental skills for success. These men return to their campuses and communities to create real and constructive change!

The passion they develop to make positive change is felt immediately! The skills they develop will have a lasting influence on them, their communities and campuses – and on our Nation, as they graduate and take positions as leaders in business, law, medicine, engineering, education and philanthropy. The unique environment the ALA has created for developing success and engaging young men is a true winning formula!

But our efforts need resources, need investment, and need you! So that we may continue the ALA’s work, the Annual Campaign seeks your investment to underwrite the operation of this dynamic program. We need your commitment! Through annual fund gifts, you ensure the ALA can continue to develop unmatched leadership training for our Nation and our young men! It is an investment whose return will be passionate leaders of integrity for the future of America.

Program Budget (Approximate annual)

   Hotel Rental.......................$155,000

   Food & Beverage...............$175,000

   Staffing.................................$40,000

   Supplies & Services.............$30,000

   Total...................................$400,000

Highlights

At the heart of ALA’s success is the simple story of accomplished leaders sharing their knowledge and experience to prepare the next generation of leaders.  What more could we all have done, had we had this opportunity as students?

1. •  Over 12 years of history in our current program
   

2. •  Over 3,000 undergraduate participants in six years
   

3. •  Outstanding/Accomplished faculty participants, who spend time with students
   

4. •  The only program of its kind in the Interfraternity world
   

5. •  Approximate cost of $650 per student for an unparalleled experience
   

6. • Long term commitment to location and to quality of programs
   

Ways to Give

Investments in the ALA may be done in many ways:

Checks should be made payable to the American Leadership Academy and can be mailed to our lockbox account at:  PO Box 6069 – Dept. 183; National Bank of Indianapolis; Indianapolis, IN 46206-6069.

Credit Card gifts may be made by calling the ALA offices at (877) 257-1458, by E-mail to TCP@AmericanLA.org, or at JustGive.org. Recurring monthly gifts may be set up at the JustGive.org site, or by contacting the ALA direct. Currently, all recurring gifts will be matched! Get more info HERE.

Electronic Check (ACH) gifts also may be made at  or by contacting the ALA offices at (877) 257-1458. You may arrange one-time payments, or set up a recurring draft. Get more info HERE.

To invest with gifts of Securities or other Property, contact Tom Pennington, Executive Director, at the ALA offices at (877) 257-1458.

Want to donate a vehicle? Whether running or not, our partner for gifts of Autos, RVs, Boats or Motorcycles is Cars 4 Causes. Learn more at www.cars4causes.net, or call them at (800) 766-2273.

You can even give to the ALA by shopping online. iGive.com provides one of the best online shopping malls available. Over 700 stores including Apple, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Brookstone, Dell, Eddie Bauer, Gap, LL Bean and many more, provide an outstanding shopping experience. For everything you buy online, a small donation is made to the ALA, without affecting your purchase price. If you buy online anyway, consider shopping to give!

Additional Options
Matching Funds: Check with your employer to see if it matches the charitable gifts of employees. Many of the largest employers do. If so, you may be able to double your gift through matching funds. Contact your HR or community relations department, or company foundation.

Marbella Suites en la Playa: Each year the hotel where we hold our ALA sessions will give a portion of its profits as a gift to the ALA. Travelers to Los Cabos can indirectly help the ALA by staying at Marbella Suites, a unique beachfront all-suite hotel, convenient to both towns and on one of the nicest beaches in the area. See more at the Marbella Suites website HERE.

The American Leadership Academy (EIN: 81-0625000) is designated a 501(c)(3) charitable foundation by the Internal Revenue Service. All gifts are deductible to the full extent of the law.