The Auto-Kai Club recognizes Betas and friends who establish recurring electronic gifts to the Beta Leadership Fund in monthly, quarterly or yearly installments. Thousands of Betas and friends build a bridge for our young Betas across North America, and the Auto-Kai Club helps maximize BLF impact through simple, secure and ongoing charitable giving.
Joining the Auto-Kai Club saves you time writing checks and/or giving online, allows you to break down giving into more manageable amounts and minimizes solicitations from the Beta Foundation.
Contact Director of Development Laura Lednik with questions or to modify your membership, including changes to gift frequency or amount.
Growing Automatic Support for the BLF
Since its creation, the Auto-Kai Club has experienced remarkable growth, increasing from $9,337 in Fiscal Year ’15 from 135 members to $142,990 raised from 355 Club members in Fiscal Year ’24. Specifically, there was a 14.5% year-over-year increase in funds raised through the Club in Fiscal Year ’24.
11%of the total funds raised by the BLF in FY24 can be attributed to the Auto-Kai Club |
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the benefits of joining?
Joining the Auto-Kai Club saves time and check writing, minimizes solicitations you receive and breaks down your giving into more manageable amounts. The more members in the Auto-Kai Club, the greater donor retention for the Beta Foundation—which also lowers unnecessary fundraising expenses. Most importantly, joining the Auto-Kai Club helps the Beta Foundation use your BLF support in a way that maximizes student impact because your recurring gift will touch every Men of Principle Scholarship program throughout the year.
How do I become an Auto-Kai Club member?
The easiest way to join is online at gift.beta.org/autokai. The online giving form allows you to set the dollar amount and recurring frequency of your Auto-Kai Club membership. You can also set up your membership over the phone by calling Director of Development Laura Lednik at 800.800.BETA (2382), or you can join by establishing a recurring gift through the online bill pay options of your own financial institution.
How Does Auto-Kai Club Membership Impact Beta's Annual Giving Day Challenge?
Giving Day Challenge participation is mostly limited to gifts made during the event itself—or earmarked ahead of time specifically for the occasion. For the Auto-Kai Club, this could mean one of two things:
Joining Auto-Kai During Giving Day Challenge. New Auto-Kai members and the chapter of their choice will receive credit for the 12 month total of their donation. (Ex. a $10 per month donation will receive Giving Day Challenge credit for $120.)
Current Auto-Kai Donors Adjust Gift for Giving Day Challenge. Recurring gifts made prior to Giving Day Challenge and gifts schedule for after Giving Day Challenge unfortunately do not count toward competitions. Instead, current Auto-Kai members can choose to upgrade their donation amount to provide their chapter of your choice with credit for the new 12 month total. (Ex. A $10 per month Auto-Kai donor increases to $20 per month will receive credit for $240.) To upgrade an existing recurring gift, please contact Director of Annual Giving Travis Robinson at 513.520.9742 or travis.robinson@beta.org.
When will my recurring electronic gift be processed?
Your initial installment will occur immediately on the date you submit the online giving form or on the date you call the Beta Foundation when setting up your membership over the phone. All future installments will occur at your desired frequency and on the 1st or 15th of the month (whichever is closest to your original installment date).
What if I want to modify or discontinue my Auto-Kai Club membership?
We are sorry to see you go if that is the case but it is not a problem at all. Simply contact the Laura Lednik or another member of the Beta Foundation at 800-800-BETA (2382) and we can immediately adjust the dollar amount, frequency of your giving or discontinue your membership altogether.
