Donation Tools
Tips to help you determine the best way to donate, and how you can encourage others to support the cause.
Your donation can reduce your income tax
The Canada Revenue Agency provides information about how you can reduce your income tax by donating to a registered charity.
Determine how much your estate is worth
The TriDelta donation planner will help you calculate how much you could afford to give to Bridgepoint Health Foundation.
About CanadaHelps
To ensure you can donate as conveniently as possible, Bridgepoint Health Foundation uses CanadaHelps to process online donations. CanadaHelps has been facilitating online donations to Canadian charities since 2000. It allows us to process your donation more efficiently, and also benefits you:
- You are protected by CanadaHelps' advanced online security features and extenstive fraud detection
- You will receive an electronic tax receipt issued by CanadaHelps as soon as you make your online donation
When you donate to Bridgepoint online, the amount of your donation is charged to CanadaHelps on your Visa or MasterCard. Then CanadaHelps promptly disburses the amount to Bridgepoint Health Foundation. For more information, please visit the CanadaHelps website.
Fundraising tips
Collecting pledges for the Bridgepoint Challenge or other fundraising events is easy:
- set a fundraising goal
- be excited and positive about your involvement in the cause
- don't be afraid to ask people to contribute - create a list of people you think would be interested in supporting you
- start fundraising early - you'll raise more money overall
- send a personalized email to your friends, family and colleagues asking them to donate to your cause
- let people know what their money is supporting
- thank each donor personally so they know that their donation is appreciated and really makes a difference