{"id":33,"date":"2023-11-22T18:29:31","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T18:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.berrienhistory.org\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2026-06-18T20:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:10:24","slug":"donate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/new.berrienhistory.org\/?page_id=33","title":{"rendered":"Donate"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"33\" class=\"elementor elementor-33\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae46a3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3ae46a3\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e8e4db e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e8e4db\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4ee96e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b4ee96e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/new.berrienhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Website-Donate-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-445\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/new.berrienhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Website-Donate-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/new.berrienhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Website-Donate-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/new.berrienhistory.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Website-Donate.png 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22bf690 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"22bf690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13b7577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13b7577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nifty Fifty!<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee6b52c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"ee6b52c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58cda52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58cda52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2025, the BCHA\u00a0 celebrated the 50th anniversary of the museum!\u00a0 From special events to retrospective articles about our own past, we loved reliving the moments that shaped how you enjoy the museum today!<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>As part of this celebration, we are still encouraging you to contribute to our <em>Nifty Fifty!<\/em> campaign to raise $50,000 in honor of this anniversary.\u00a0 Every dollar donated supports the special work our staff does every day.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>You can support us with a one-time or even a recurring donation by clicking the button below or by calling 269-471-1202 to pay over the phone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf89102 elementor-button-info elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bf89102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/berrienhistory.app.neoncrm.com\/np\/clients\/berrienhistory\/donation.jsp?campaign=23\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Be part of the legacy here!<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8b4c73 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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does invest additional dollars into our endowment and reserves account, which are focused on long-term and emergency support for the museum.\u00a0 The endowment is held in trust via the<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.berriencommunity.org\/HistoryCenter\">Berrien Community Foundation<\/a> <\/strong>while the reserves are an internal account that the BCHA manages directly.\u00a0 If you are interested in how we manage and use these accounts, please reach out to us.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The unique needs of museums can be costly, which is why financial support from our communities is important to the future well-being of the thousands of artifacts currently in our care.\u00a0 Therefore, the BCHA works to diversify its funding sources to ensure that every supporter can find a way to invest in the future of Berrien County&#8217;s history.\u00a0 Please see our current funding sources below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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