J.H. Cohn Will Serve as Presenting Sponsor of Birdies for Charity for the Third Year
4/29/2010
For the third consecutive year, J.H. Cohn LLP, one of the top 15 accounting and consulting firms in the United States, will serve as the presenting sponsor of the Travelers Championship golf tournament’s Birdies for Charity, a pledge-based program designed to help Connecticut not-for-profits raise unlimited funds with no administrative costs.
Any Connecticut 501(c)(3) organization can raise money by soliciting pledges—as little as one cent—based on the anticipated number of birdies made during the 2010 Travelers Championship, scheduled for June 21 - 27. There are no administrative costs to not-for-profit organizations, as J.H. Cohn’s Glastonbury office handles the administration of the program, tracks the pledges, and, upon tournament officials’ notification of the number of birdies, bills donors, collects the pledges, and returns 100 percent of the funds to participating not-for-profit organizations through the Travelers Championship.
As an additional fundraising incentive, in 2008 J.H. Cohn created Birdies Bonus Bucks, a pool of $15,000 to be shared by the ten organizations that collect the highest pledges. A $5,000 prize is awarded to the top fundraising organization and the remaining $10,000 is split among the second through tenth place organizations. “Bucks” will range from $500 to $2,500.
Frank Longobardi, CPA, managing partner of J.H. Cohn’s Glastonbury office, hopes to encourage more not-for-profit organizations to participate in and raise more funds through Birdies for Charity, and has added an extra incentive to program participants.
“As an added incentive, if more than $200,000 is raised in 2010 through Birdies for Charity, we will increase the Birdies Bonus Bucks pool to $20,000,” he recently announced. “Giving back is a hallmark of our business, and we want to actively encourage others to join us in giving back to those around them at a time when every not-for-profit organization can use an extra boost.”
To learn more about Birdies for Charity, visit www.travelerschampionship.com.