Your gift - be it large or small - will give momentum to Canadian social democracy for years to come. As Tommy Douglas famously said "Courage my friends, 'tis not too late to build a better world".
Since 1971, with Tommy as its first president, the DCF and its contributors (people just like you) have been committed to promoting education and research in social democracy in Canada.
2011 marked the 40th Anniversary of the DCF. From 1971 until his passing in 1986, it would have been Tommy asking you to support the DCF. Today as keepers of Tommy's Legacy, we are asking you to continue that which he put his heart and soul into - the more that you can give, the larger the grant requests we can collectively give out.
The Douglas-Coldwell Foundation is a Canadian registered charity - Membership fees and/or Donations will receive a charitable tax receipt and are 100% tax deductible. Online donations including membership fees will receive a charitable tax receipt by email immediately for one time contributions and monthly PayPal contributions will receive one emailed tax receipt for all your contributions this year early in the new year. Donations received by mail in our office and monthly banking contributions will receive a receipt by mail early in the new year.
Interested in determining your tax credit options - visit the CRA web site
Membership options
Young Member
- Membership gives you voting rights at the AGM and allows you to run for the Board (see By-Laws for more information)
- Reduced rate membership for those 26 years of age & under plus a charitable tax receipt
Regular
- Membership gives you voting rights at the AGM and allows you to run for the Board (see By-Laws for more information)
- Be involved in shaping the future of the DCF and receive a charitable tax receipt
Donations
Donate
- Receive a charitable tax receipt for all contributions.
- Help us build a better world by supporting our projects.
Securities
- Gifts of stock, mutual funds, and other appreciated securities* are now more appealing than ever because the capital gain in a qualifying gift of securities is exempt from taxation.
- Donate shares and receive a charitable tax receipt equal to their market value, without triggering any capital gains tax.
Legacy
- Ability to plan to leave a donation through your will.
- Keep the social democratic flame alive by making a gift to the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation in your will. Your legacy gift to the DCF will endow our future projects.