Become an Elora Centre for the Arts Donor!

Each time you donate to the Elora Centre for the Arts, you demonstrate your commitment to contributing to education in the Arts by expanding artistic excellence, and ensuring it has a future.

Every donation makes a difference. Please make a contribution, or add a donation to your membership.

For more information, contact the Centre at 519-846-9698.

What is the Friends Campaign?

The Friends Campaign is an organized effort to secure annual, ongoing philanthropic support for the Elora Centre for the Arts.  Established in 2008, the Friends Campaign promotes annual giving and provides Elora Centre for the Arts members, students, and friends with the opportunity to support the Centre.  All dollars raised are allocated to sustaining the Centre, supporting operating expenses and ensuring arts educational opportunities for current and future generations.

The mission of the Friends Annual Campaign is to establish and advance lifelong relationships with friends of the Elora Centre for the Arts, and to secure the resources needed to support excellence in arts education, teaching and exhibition.

Ways of Giving

There is a means of giving to The Elora Centre for the Arts to suit every donor:

Outright Gifts?
Securities and Mutual Fund Shares?
Gifts-In-Kind?
Matching Gifts?
Planned Giving
Volunteer Opportunities

Outright Gifts

An outright gift of cash or property goes to work immediately for the Elora Centre for the Arts, either as a one-time resource for current institutional needs or as endowment to produce ongoing income.  These gifts are simple to arrange and you can quickly see the tremendous impact that your generosity will have at the Centre.  You will receive tax benefits in the year of the gift.

The Elora Centre for the Arts is pleased to accept cash gifts (do not send cash by mail), as well as contributions by cheque, VISA or MasterCard.  Gifts may be one-time contributions, or longer-term commitments spread over months or even years.  Payments on multi-term pledges can be made monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, or annually.  It’s your choice.  Contact Arlene Saunders, General Manager, (519) 846-9698 or e-mail admin@eloracentreforthearts.ca to arrange a payment schedule that meets your needs.

Benefits of a Multi Year Pledge

For our Friends Campaign, we are encouraging donors to consider making a five-year pledge, which allows you to maximize your generosity by spreading it out over several years.  The chart below provides you with examples of the significant impact your gift can have over time.

Gift of Securities and Mutual Fund Shares

You are entitled to additional tax savings when you make an outright gift of listed securities (stocks or bonds traded on a major exchange) or mutual fund shares to the Elora Centre for the Arts. Your tax on any capital gain for the contributed securities is reduced by half.  The charitable tax receipt issued is based on the value of the securities at the close of business on the day of transfer.  For more information on making a gift of securities to The Centre please contact Arlene Saunders, General Manager, at (519) 846-9698 or email: admin@eloracentreforthecarts.ca

Matching Gift Opportunities

You may qualify to double your gift to the Elora Centre for the Arts with help from your employer.  Many organizations match charitable contributions made by current or retired employees and their spouses.  Please check with your human resources department for a matching gift form.  Submit this form with your pledge to the Elora for the Arts.  For more information on matching gift opportunities please contact Arlene Saunders, General Manager, at (519) 846-9698 or e-mail admin@eloracentreforthearts.ca to arrange a payment schedule that meets your needs.

Planned Giving

Gifts for the Future

Many supporters, artists and friends of the Elora Centre for the Arts want to leave a lasting memorial in the name of a loved one, a friend, or in one’s own name.  Planned giving is a thoughtful process of arranging a future gift that will benefit the university as well as provide optimum financial awards to you and your family.

Other benefits are:

• It allows you to participate in the arts education and art in life experience of generations to come;
• It offers the opportunity to leave a lasting legacy that that will support the future of the Elora Centre for the Arts and this community;
• It enhances your lifetime relationship with the Elora Centre for the Arts;
• It allows you to realize tax benefits in your current financial planning and/or lower the taxes for your estate.

Planned gifts can be undesignated, and thus can be used to support the Centre’s current highest priorities, or can create art competition awards, fund arts education programs, or help to satisfy capital or equipment requirements.

We can help you plan your gift for the future.  Supporters and friends who make such a commitment are eligible to join the Chair’s Circle.  Please let us know when you create a planned gift so we can direct the gift according to your wishes, as well as recognize and thank you during your lifetime.

If you would like more information or assistance in making a planned gift, please call Arlene Saunders, General Manager at (519) 846-9698 or e-mail admin@eloracentreforthearts.ca to arrange a payment schedule that meets your needs.

Gifts of Appreciated Property

Sometimes called gifts-in-kind, these contributions can take many forms including real estate, art, books and equipment and allow you the opportunity to support the Elora Centre for the Arts, while benefiting from a charitable tax receipt.  For more information on making a gift of appreciated property to the Centre please contact Arlene Saunders, General Manager, at (519) 846-9698 or e-mail admin@eloracentreforthearts.ca to arrange a payment schedule that meets your needs.

Volunteer?

Volunteers are some of the Centre’s most valued ambassadors.  Through a gift of time you can become involved with a specific event or project at The Centre.  The Gallery attendants, committee level volunteers, event and fundraising supporters and administration volunteers are vital to our existence. To enquire further about volunteer opportunities contact Lena Nudds, Volunteer Coordinator at (519) 846-9698 or email volunteer@eloracentreforthearts.ca. See our Volunteer opportunities web page for more details.

Donor bill of rights

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is the foundation for an excellent quality of life. To ensure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that current and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have the following rights:

1. To be informed of the organization's mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
2. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization's governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
3. To have access to the organization's most recent financial statements.
4. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
5. To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.
6. To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
7. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
8. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers of the organization or hired solicitors.
9. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
10. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.