AMAC Foundation Newsletter - January
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AMAC Foundation Launches Veterans Support "Clearinghouse"
 
 
Back in September, we reported on the Foundation's increased role in
AMAC's Veteran support efforts, including the development of a
"clearinghouse" data base of reference sources designed to give
Veterans and their families a place to go when seeking to learn about
programs, resources, and information on a wide variety of helpful
subjects affecting Veterans. We're happy to report that this service
is now active on the Foundation website, and is accessible by clicking
on the "For Veterans" menu item found at www.AmacFoundation.org:
As explained in a press release issued in December, the development
of this clearinghouse is part of the larger "Veterans 2021 Initiative"
undertaken by AMAC to expand its support of the Veteran Community. In
addition to pursuing collaborative arrangements with Veterans Service
Organizations (VSOs) across the spectrum, this initiative calls for
specific interactions and working agreements with major beneficial
efforts structured to provide specific support to Veterans. Using its
extensive network of contacts on Capitol Hill, AMAC's efforts include
tracking of legislation in support of America's Veteran Community.
The hundreds of resource entries maintained in the clearinghouse are
displayed in categories and are accessible via keyword search,
identifying a variety of material addressing the needs and interests
of Veterans. The individual entries are sorted alphabetically within
each category, with each entry in the category including a name or
title of the item (e.g., Honor Flight Network, TLC Program, etc.), a
type code (e.g., service, program, reference, etc.), identification of
the sponsoring organization, a URL for direct web access, a telephone
number and/or email address (where available), and a brief description
of the item, along with a referral to the corresponding website for
additional information.
The clearinghouse will be designed as an evolving reference source,
with users, affiliated organizations, and the general public invited
to submit additional topics for inclusion.
 
"Honor to the soldier and sailor everywhere, who bravely bears his
country's cause. Honor, also, to the citizen who cares for his brother
in the field and serves, as he best can, the same cause."
-Abraham Lincoln-
 
Up Next in the Webinar Series: Women and Social Security
 
 
Social Security is complex...no question about that! And for women,
this complexity is heightened by several basic factors, including the
simple statistic that women tend to have a longer life expectancy than
men, often have had quite different working histories than men, and
are more often single in their retirement years. Couple that with the
fact that, for unmarried women, Social Security represents roughly
half of their total income in retirement.
So, in addition to its complexity, Social Security represents for
women an area where considerable attention must be placed on making
the best decisions for both the short and long-term. Knowing the
implications of when to file, for example, and the consequences of
this decision on spousal benefits and survivor benefits, is something
that is often overlooked in the decision-making process. Disability
issues, whether it's you or your spouse, are another area where
careful planning is critical.
This workshop will provide an overview of the Social Security System
and how it serves all Americans and will provide details on the issues
that require close attention on the part of women as beneficiaries.
For this presentation, we will be using an online Webinar format, with
the overall workshop delivered in four 1-hour sessions conducted one
week apart. The scheduled dates are:
Part 1 - Wednesday, January 20, 2021; 10:00 am
Part 2 - Wednesday, January 27, 2021; 10:00 am
Part 3 - Wednesday, February 3, 2021; 10:00 am
Part 4 - Wednesday, February 10, 2021; 10:00 am
Contact the Foundation office for registration details:
1-888-750-2622, or email us at [email protected]
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Copy an Ad, Win a Book!
 
 
As we reported back in September, our Foundation is taking advantage
of Google Ads as a mechanism to expand brand awareness for who we are
and what we do. Participating in the "Google for Non Profits" grant
program, we have been taking advantage of funding made available to
eligible organizations to create "pop-up ads" calling attention to the
activities of the Foundation and the services we provide. In case
you're not familiar with this subject, here's a quick repeat of what
we noted in the September newsletter:
"Ever notice the ads that pop up on your screen when you're doing a
Google search and wonder how they got there, especially since they're
related to the subject you just searched? Kind of eerie at times, but
there's logic behind how that happens. It's a product of Alphabet
Inc.'s (Google's parent company) revenue-producing mechanism wherein
other advertisers bid to display brief information about their
products and services, on the assumption that the person searching on
a particular term is logically a part of that advertiser's target
market."
We've just completed our third full month of ad placement, and we'd
like to see how it's going, and we'd like to offer you an opportunity
to help us do that! If you see an AMAC Foundation ad pop up on your
screen during a Google search, simply snip a copy of it and forward it
to us via email at [email protected]
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The first 10 copies we receive will be rewarded with a free copy of
our newest publication, "Ask Rusty: What's So Hard About Social
Security?"
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