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Planned Giving
And it’s what you want to do.
There are no surprises, no unwanted, random calls at mealtime
and your money doesn’t just vanish.
When you decide to make a planned gift, you’re in control.
Sometimes planned giving is called charitable giving or leaving a legacy.
Whatever you want to call it, it amounts to leaving a legacy gift or
gifts to charity or non profit organizations as part of your estate plan.
Charitable gift annuities, real estate, stocks and bonds, gifts of publicly
traded securities, endowments and bequests by will are some of
the options for giving.
It’s easy. It’s organized. It’s well thought out. And the benefits are
numerous.
The benefits of planned giving are huge
For starters, it’s a feel good thing to do. You get the satisfaction of
knowing you’re contributing to the greater good of society in a way
that’s particularly meaningful to you.
You’re in charge. You get to make the decisions about who, what,
where, when and how the gift is made. You may decide to make gifts
to two or four varied causes and contribute difference amounts in different
ways.
You get peace of mind. If you’ve always wanted to support patient
care for people suffering from an ailment, help fund a community service
or contribute to a special cause, you can put a plan into action,
get it in writing and make sure the good things happen.
Leaving a Legacy
We would dearly love to put ourselves out of business but statistics
are showing that homelessness is not going away. In fact shelter
stays are getting longer. Last year in this city alone, almost 9000 people
stayed in a shelter – 9000!
Your planned gift can make a huge difference in the lives of the
people Shepherds of Good Hope serve now and in the future.
Shepherds of Good Hope
Les Bergers de l’Esoir
Dedicated to Compassion
233 Murray Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K1N 5M9
(613) 789-8210
September 2008 • Ottawa 4 • Fifty-Five Plus Magazine
This is how you can help:
• Gifts of Cash (simplest, most common gift)
• Gifts of Securities (federal budget of May
2006 eliminated capital gains on gifts of publicly
traded securities to public charities)
• Gifts of Property (an outright gift of a capital
property (for example real estate) or a gift of a
residual interest)
• Will Bequests’ (your estate receives a donation
receipt for the value of your gift providing
a tax credit to reduce tax otherwise payable on
your final tax return)
• Gifts of Life Insurance (life insurance is a way
to make a significant future gift at an affordable
current cost without reducing your estate
available to family and friends)
• Gifts of Retirement Plans (tax liabilities can
be transformed into a charitable gift by simply
naming your preferred charity as the beneficiary
of your RRSP or RRIF plan)
www.shepherdsofgoodhope.com