The Chester County Community Foundation will host its Legacy Awards Celebration and 22nd Annual Meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 15 at the Madeleine Wing Adler Theatre on the corner of High Street and Rosedale Avenue, on the campus of West Chester University.

Thomas Musser will be honored as the posthumous recipient of the 17th annual Jordan Award, which recognizes longstanding commitment to philanthropic leadership.

Michael Connelly and John Twombly Jr., Esq., will also be honored as the Door Opener Award Winners.

The philanthropy of the Daley Family Foundation will be highlighted, as well as that of CardConnect, an innovative and rapidly growing international payment technology company based in King of Prussia.

The CCCF recently teamed up with CardConnect to roll out a corporate version of the PLAN (Philanthropy Learning Action Network). CardConnect’s leadership cares deeply about community involvement, with special attention given to causes in its Greater Philadelphia backyard.

As a result, CardConnect’s charitable arm, CardConnections, was born in 2015.

“We want to be involved in our community, to make a difference,” said CEO Jeff Shanahan.

“And also, from time to time, our employees discover smaller nonprofits that can really use our technology and equipment to accept donations, but the smaller nonprofits cannot afford the market cost. So, we essentially give away what makes sense, in certain cases.”

“As individuals, we have been involved in nonprofit charities for a long time,” said EVP Angelo Grecco. “But we weren’t quite clear on how to pick charities that fit CardConnect’s strategic goals, and that would resonate with our own individual desires. The Community Foundation Smart Giving Circles help us find answers.”

In Smart Giving Circle gatherings, employees learn about community issues in the region, discover nonprofit causes that resonate with their hearts and minds, review IRS 990 financial data, and trek on-site to visit the nonprofits in action.

After strategically selecting their top nonprofits, employees volunteer individually, in small teams, and in larger groups. A CardConnection e-newsletter highlights monthly volunteer opportunities, and urges employees to schedule volunteer time out with their managers.

Individual employees donate pooled funds, and CardConnect matches their donations. After that, Giving Circle members decide what amounts to grant to their priority nonprofits, while the volunteering continues throughout the year.

Call 610-696-8211 or e-mail events@chescocf.org to give your RSVP for the event.