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IN-KIND DONATIONS
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Simcoe rely greatly on in-kind contributions from our partners. If you are considering an in-kind donation, please e-mail us.
Examples of in-kind donations can include:
- Business services (marketing, administrative, technology, consulting)
- Event tickets
- Gift certificates to local restaurants and retail stores
Monthly Giving
Become a Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Simcoe Monthly Donor. For as little as $10 a month, you can help support youth mentoring in North Simcoe. Payments can be set up to be automatically deducted from your account monthly. Charitable tax receipts are issued to all monthly donors
TRIBUTE & MEMORIAL GIFTS
At the next special occasion, honour a friend, mentor, or family member with a gift in their honour. If a loved one has recently passed, you can also make a gift to Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Simcoe in their memory.
Loved ones or their family will receive a personalized note of the donation made in their honour and a tax receipt will be sent to you. Make a gift in honour of someone special online or contact us.
LEGACY OF HOPE PROGRAM
The Leave a Legacy of Hope program encourages people to leave a gift to Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Simcoe through their will or another planned giving method.
A member of our staff would be pleased to discuss the options for this program with you directly.
EMPLOYER MATCHING GIFTS
Many companies offer matching gift programs. Employees of matching gift companies can donate to our agency and have their donation impact doubled. Please check with your company’s HR or charitable giving departments for clarification of any policies.
For more information on how you can support BBBSNS, please contact Haylie.
SHARES AND SECURITIES DONATIONS
Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Simcoe also accepts gifts in the form of shares and/or securities.
A donation of securities or mutual funds is the most efficient way to give charitably. Since capital gains taxes don’t apply, our charity receives the full fair market value when the security is sold, and you get a tax receipt which reflects your larger contribution. This allows you to give more and get more. CanadaHelps, our trusted partner, will process the donation of your security on our behalf.
Here’s how it works:
- Complete the online pledge
- Provide details about your securities or mutual funds donation. Once complete, download the Letter of Direction form. You will also receive an email confirming your pledge. CanadaHelps will receive and process your pledge.
- Send the completed Letter of Direction to your broker authorizing the transfer of your shares to CanadaHelps. It typically takes 1 to 2 working days for the transfer to settle within the CanadaHelps account.
- CanadaHelps will promptly sell the shares
- Once proceeds are received, CanadaHelps will send you a detailed confirmation email with your charitable tax receipt and disburse the proceeds from the sale to our charity.
Do you use a Direct Investing platform such as RBC Direct Invest, TD Waterhouse Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, or QuestTrade? You may need to complete the Letter of Authorization/Direction Form available from your Direct Investing firm. The Letter of Direction we provide at the end of your pledge includes all the information you will need to complete their form.
A new Letter of Direction (LOD) and pledge form must be used for each Securities donation to avoid delays.
Please do not re-use previous LODs.
