Ways To Give

There are many ways you can make a donation to NSGA:
• Donate online
• Direct mail
• United Way of Canada –Centraide Canada
• Special Occasions
• Gifts of Investments / Listed Securities

Donate Online


Nova Scotia-Gambia Association has partnered with CanadaHelps.org, a not-for-profit charity portal and a registered public foundation that seeks to promote and facilitate philanthropy through online giving. CanadaHelps.org offers its services at no cost to the charity or the donor.

How do you donate?

All you have to do is click the “donate now” button and follow the instructions. You can make a one-time donation, monthly contributions or an in memoriam gift. All information entered is strictly confidential and securely protected, and donor information is only provided to the charity to which the donation has been made.

How to donors get a receipt?

Donations made through the CanadaHelps.org website are treated in the same way as regular receiptable charitable donations. The Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency has approved the use of electronic tax receipts. Usually within minutes of successfully completing a donation, the donor receives an e-mail notification confirming the transaction. Because CanadaHelps.org is a registered public foundation, donors are e-receipted for a donation to CanadaHelps.org. The donation is processed and funds are directed to the Nova Scotia-Gambia Association bank account.

Can donors make an anonymous donation?

Yes. All that is required is that the donor checks the appropriate box when prompted and anonymity is guaranteed.

Direct Mail

If you prefer to support NSGA offline, you can send a cheque to NSGA. If you wish to make a regular monthly or annual donation, you can send us post-dated cheque(s). All such donations will be receipted within the year of donation.

Simply download and print our donation form and send your donation payable to NSGA to the Halifax NSGA Office at:
17-1574 Argyle Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2B3

United Way of Canada –Centraide Canada

By naming Nova Scotia-Gambia Association, charity number 137152385, on your United Way/Centraide return, your employee deductions will be automatically designated for NSGA. We, in turn, will receive quarterly payments on your behalf. Your charity receipt will be prepared by United Way. Please consider this method when September payroll deductions plans are made available. Donating made easy for you while providing NSGA assurance of sustaining funds!

Special Occasions

Celebrate special events in your life – weddings, births, birthdays, retirements, memorials, holidays – with a donation to NSGA on behalf of your friend or family member. We send that person a card or letter (or we can send it to you so that you can mail it yourself). You'll receive a tax receipt for the amount of the gift and the recipient of the card will share in the knowledge that this gift will help children and youth in Africa lead healthier lives. To make a donation in memory of a loved one or special friend, colleague or neighbor, please contact the Halifax NSGA Office at:
17-1574 Argyle Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3J 2B3

Gifts of Investments/Listed Securities

In its 2006 budget, the Canadian federal government eliminated capital gains tax on listed stocks donated to registered charities such as the Nova Scotia-Gambia Association.

Listed securities include: stocks, bonds, mutual funds, futures traded on approved stock exchanges in Canada, and major international exchanges.

Tax benefits to the donor

Normally, when you sell securities, tax must be paid on 50% of any capital gain. However, when you donate the same securities to a charitable organization, you will not pay tax on the capital gain. In fact, the combined benefit of paying no tax on the capital gain and the charitable tax receipt you receive on the entire amount provides excellent tax benefits when making your charitable gift.

When you donate securities, you will receive a charitable donation receipt for the entire amount of the market value of the securities, just as if your gift had been a cash donation.

To derive the tax benefits, you must transfer the securities directly to NSGA or to CanadaHelps, not sell them first.

If you would like to make a gift of securities to support the work of NSGA in West Africa you may do so through one of two ways:

1. Through NSGA’s broker.
Please contact June Boswell at:
Nova Scotia-Gambia Association
1574 Argyle Street, Suite 17 Halifax,
NS B3J 2B3
902 423-1360
jboswell@novascotiagambia.ca

2. Through CanadaHelps.org.
CanadaHelps is proud to be the first charity in Canada to accept gifts of securities donations online. Click on Canada Helps, complete the online process with financial information and donor details. Sign and give your financial advisor your Letter of Authorization. You will receive your tax receipt by email once the shares have been sold; and NSGA will receive the funds.

You can make a difference!