CHHA - Manitoba

CHHA Manitoba Chapter welcomes your donations. Please click the links below for details on how your contributions are used, and how to send your contribution, and the different ways you can donate

How CHHA Manitoba Chapter uses donations

Where to mail your donation

How to use your credit card to donate on-line

Ways to Donate

How CHHA Manitoba Chapter uses your donations

Donations support our chapter in program delivery to hard of hearing Manitobans, and help cover our operating expenses, such as office space for volunteer workers, equipment storage, and newsletter production. (CHHA Manitoba Chapter has no paid staff.) While a small portion of each membership fee remains in Manitoba, a larger portion supports our association at the national level. CHHA Manitoba is a non-profit charitable organization, Charitable Business Registration No. 131620742 RR0001.

A major ongoing expense is the provision of Communication Access Realtime Translation (CART) services at both our general meetings and board meetings, as well as the cost of maintaining and insuring our specialized amplification and projection equipment. CART service employs a stenographer specialist, using equipment similar to a court-reporter system, to enter everything that's said into computer-projection equipment so that hard of hearing members are able to read what is said, allowing for full participation by all in meetings and educational programs.

CHHA Manitoba is most grateful for donations, and will ensure that donors receive a tax receipt. If you make a memorial or tribute gift, CHHA will send an acknowlement letter so that people will know you have made a donation in their name, or the name of their loved one.

You can donate by mail, or on line through CanadaHelps.org, a charitible organization that provides a secure web site to process credit card donations on behalf of other Canadian charities.

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Where to mail your donation

If you mail us a donation, be sure to include your full name and address so that we can forward you a receipt for income tax purposes. If your donation is made in honour of another person or as a memorial tribute, be sure to tell us who we should notify about your gift. Please make your cheque payable to Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, and mail to:

Thank you for your generosity.

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How to use your credit card to donate on-line

You can donate online using your credit card through CanadaHelps.org, a charitible organization that provides a secure web site to process donations on behalf of other Canadian charities. Just click the Donate Now button below, and the Canada Helps.org web site will guide you through the process and email you a receipt for income tax purposes. CanadaHelps.org assesses a 3% transaction fee on each donation, which is deducted before the donation is sent to CHHA Manitoba Chapter. The fee covers credit card merchant rates, transaction fees, banking costs, and administration costs such as receipting, reconciliation and disbursement. CHHA Manitoba Chapter believes this is a very reasonable fee for this service.

Our sincere thanks you for your generosity.

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Ways to Donate

CHHA Manitoba Chapter is most grateful for your donations - whether you give on an occasional basis, set up a regular giving-plan, or choose to make a legacy gift. Here are some of the ways you can donate to the chapter:

Variable donations - One-time donations are welcome at any time, for any reason. Some donations are memorial tributes given at the request of a loved one's family, or given to mark a special occasion such as an anniversary, or to recognize a special achievement such as graduation. Donations may be made by cheque sent through the mail , or on-line through CanadaHelps.org, a secure web site that processes credit-card donations on behalf of Canadian charities. Click here to access our site's link to Canada Helps to make an on-line credit card donation.  If sending your donation by mail, please make your cheque payable to Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, and mail to:

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Regular donations through United Way - These gifts are made through payroll deductions arranged by many employers. Just request that your donation be directed to the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, Charitable Business Registration No. 131620742 RR0001. (back to list)

Regular donations through the All Charities Campaign - This system provides current and retired employees of the Manitoba Government and its affiliates with a convenient method of giving annually to registered charities of their choice. These donations can be made through payroll deduction. All you need to do is request that your donation be directed to Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association (Charitable Business Registration No. 131620742 RR0001). The   Chapter is listed as [C146] in the A Charities Campaign Catalogue. See the online catalogue at: http://www.allcharitiescampaign.ca/catalogue.html#C    (back to list)

Regular donations through CanadaHelps.org - CanadaHelps.org is a Canadian charity that operates a secure website to enable other Canadian charities to accept on-line credit card donations. CanadaHelps.org assesses a 3% transaction fee on each donation. This amount is deducted before the donation is sent to the chapter. The fee covers credit card merchant rates, transaction fees, banking costs, and administration costs such as receipting, reconciliation and disbursement. Click here to access our site's link to Canada Helps to make an on-line credit card donation. The Canada Helps web site guides users through the registration process to set up a regular giving plan. You can also donate securities through CanadaHelps.org.  (back to list)

Name the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association as a beneficiary - By making a bequest in your will, you ensure the association has a lasting gift from you. Your bequest can be a specific sum of money, or a gift-in-kind, such as artwork, securities, or real estate. Your estate will receive a tax receipt for the value of your bequest, thereby reducing income tax payable by your estate. You can also name the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association as the beneficiary of an RRSP or RRIF or other financial instruments. Your bequest entitles your estate to a charitable donation tax receipt.  When planning a bequest, please discuss your plan with your legal and financial advisors and with CHHA Manitoba Chapter executive to ensure that any administrative requirements are in place.  (back to list)

Donate a life insurance policy - There are several ways to donate life insurance policies, each with different tax benefits. If you are considering this way to donate to the Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association, it's important to discuss your plans with your financial and legal advisors, and also with the CHHA Manitoba Chapter executive to ensure that any administrative requirements are in place.  (back to list)

Charitable Remainder Trusts, Charitable Life Annuities, Private Foundations - These donations require advanced planning to ensure they meet your expectations.  The Manitoba Chapter of the Canadian Hard of Hearing Association must also ensure it has the administrative capability for their proper management. If you are considering this type of donation, members of the executive committee will meet with you and your advisors to help set up the needed processes to ensure your gift is properly administered. (back to list)