Take Action -- Give Time -- Give Gifts
The West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation understands that not everyone is able to make financial gifts. We are constantly striving for ways people can help support our cause through action. Below are several ways you can help the Foundation without spending a penny.
One of these options is Goodsearch.
GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine that donates half its advertising revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. Just go to www.goodsearch.com or click on the link above and be sure to enter West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation as the charity you want to support. You can help even more by spreading the word! The more people we have using GoodSearch on our behalf , the more money we will make!
If you do some of your shopping online, another way you can help is by using GoodShop.
At the end of 2007, GoodSearch was expanded to include GoodShop, an online shopping mall of generous merchants, dedicated to helping fund worthy causes such as WCIHF. This mall includes over 470 online stores such as Wal-Mart, iTunes, Best Buy, Avon, Staples, Barnes & Noble, Expedia.com and Amazon.com, just to name a few. Each purchase you make through GoodShop results in a donation going to WCIHF, with some donations as high as 20% of what you spend! Going through GoodShop is the same as buying directly from the retailer – you do not pay extra for the donation. When you use GoodShop, the retailer pays a commission and this money is passed on to the Foundation. So if you do any shopping online, please check out GoodShop to see if your favorite store is listed. This is another easy way to support the West Iowa Healthcare Foundation without spending any extra of your hard-earned cash!
Other things you can do include:
- Organize
your own fundraiser and
make West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation the beneficiary of your
proceeds.
- Share
information about our mission
and activities with others who are also committed to quality healthcare.
- Tell
us your idea of how we may
better serve our communities’ healthcare needs.
You can also donate your time to one of our projects. The Foundation is always looking for assistance with our programs and fundraisers. This may include helping with our semi-annual newsletters or at our annual golf tournament. Look on our Volunteer page to see what volunteer opportunities are coming up.
The most common donations are
financial gifts, such as cash or a check, which the West Central Iowa
Healthcare Foundation receives immediately. These can include a gift in
memory
of a loved one or to honor a special person. In some circumstances,
gifts-in-kind also are donated, whether they be items for use at the
Foundation, items donated for use at fundraising events or services
rendered
with no charge.
Sometimes
financial
gifts are given during a fundraising campaign, such as the annual Dream
Lights
program. Some gifts are given when the timing is right for the
individual giver.
The West Central Healthcare Foundation also accepts pledges. Pledges are a promise
to give, and the
advantage is that you receive immediate recognition, but make payments
over two
or more years.
But many times, people want to hold
on to their money and other assets for now, just to be sure they can
meet their
family's future financial needs. These people are usually delighted to
learn
that we have excellent alternatives that allow them to make a gift. One
of
these options could be right for you. These gifts are known as
"planned" gifts. They can be revocable - a charitable bequest in your
will, for example - so that you can change your mind at any time.
(Click
here for more information on planned giving.)
Planned gifts also can be
irrevocable (just as outright gifts are), so that you benefit from an
immediate
income tax deduction. The attraction of irrevocable planned gifts is
that they
are deferred. You part with an asset today, but the actual giving of
the asset
to the West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation is put off for a while -
often
until after your lifetime (and that of a surviving beneficiary, if you
wish).
During the time in between, you receive benefits from the gift. The key
feature
of planned gifts like these is that they allow you, the donor, to
benefit as
well as the Foundation.
We are here to answer any questions
you might have about planned giving. We can examine your particular
situation
and, together with your attorney and/or your financial advisors, help
you find
ways to support our mission while, at the same time, assuring your
family's
financial security.
No matter which method works best with
your personal situation, the professional staff at the West Central
Iowa Healthcare
Foundation stand ready to help you in the process of making an
appropriate and
satisfying gift.
Please call West Central Iowa Healthcare Foundation for more information at 712-655-3624.
