Ways to Donate to BCA
Legacy gifts contribute to BCA in a number of important ways. Donors have the ability to direct their gift to a specific area of the university or establish an undesignated gift that will be used for university priorities.
There are many ways a donor can play a critical role in the university's future. Support to scholarships and awards, gifts for capital needs, program enhancement and research, and aid for students who wish to study abroad are only some of the areas that benefit from donor support. We will be please to work with you to ensure that your legacy is specific to your area of interest and passion.
As a trusted and respected charity, BCA encourages all donors to seek professional advice as they consider planning a gift to BCA.
In December 2017, BCA received a leadership gift from the Estate of H. Ruth MacDonald. She remembered BCA through a planned gift in her Will in memory of her husband Roderick. The significant contribution she provided has created the Roderick Stirling MacDonald Scholarships that will impact hundreds of BCA students in the coming years, assisting in imparting them with skills that will enhance our local and global communities.
Planning gifts
There are many options for planning gifts to BCA. Ultimately you make the decision about which type of planned giving is best for you.
- Bequest by will: Designate BCA as beneficiary of a percentage or amount of your estate. Funds can be specific, unrestricted, or residual.
- Life insurance: Name BCA as the beneficiary on an insurance plan or transfer an existing policy to BCA.
- Gifts of securities: Designate BCA as beneficiary of RRSPs or RRIFs. You can use this Marketable Securities Gifts form.
- Charitable remainder trust: Ensure your beneficiaries are paid income for their lifetime and that the remainder is designated to BCA.
- Gift of residual interest: Make a gift of property to BCA while retaining the property for your lifetime.
- Gifts in kind: Donate tangible objects to BCA (books, art, collectable, etc).
- Gifts of real estate: Both private and commercial real estate make excellent gifts.
Giving options
- Monthly giving: By giving an amount each month that’s right for you, you will be contributing in a significant way. Knowing that we can count on your support each month allows us to plan for the future. Many of our most loyal donors give in this way. (Pre-authorized debit, credit card, and online)
- Annual giving: If you would like to show your support to BCA or AVC in a way that allows us to make decisions based on expected funding from our loyal donors, please consider making a multiyear pledge. You may cancel your commitment at any time if your circumstances change. (Pre-authorized debit, credit card, and online)
- Matching gift companies: Employer matching gift programs enable corporations and their employees to collaborate in their charitable giving. Please contact Rose Barbour to determine if your employer has a matching gift program. If they do, you can obtain a form from your company’s Human Resources Department. Your gift will have double the impact!
- Tribute gifts: You can make your gift to the Annual Fund Campaign in honour or memory of someone. BCA will send a card to the person that you are honouring with your gift. They’ll feel good and so will you! If you are giving in memory of someone, the family will be notified. Be sure to include the person/family’s contact information when you send your gift. We will also list the person’s name in the tribute section of our Annual Donor Report.
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