Win $10,000 for your favorite charity with The Great Canadian Giving Challenge
by Fiona Coughlin
Summer is a time for BBQ’s, Camping, and Lazy Days in the sun. You can keep your feet up AND still help Habitat for Humanity build affordable homes with families in need by participating in the Great Canadian Giving Challenge. Every $1 donated to a registered charity in June via CanadaHelps.org or GivingChallenge.ca, automatically enters the charity to win an additional $10,000 donation. The grand prize draw is on Canada Day and one lucky charity will receive the grand prize of $10,000. You can help Habitat win enough for a roof over a families heads by donating as little as $1 through the donate link online.
But this isn’t just about Habitat for Humanity. Canada Helps and the GIV3 foundation recognized that it’s easy for Canadians to forget to support their favourite charities and causes during the fun of summer. However the need to help our neighbors remains just as strong. The Great Canadian Giving Challenge is a national public contest to benefit any registered Canadian charity. In 2017, the third annual Great Canadian Giving Challenge, 77,785 Canadians participated, donating almost $10 million to over 10,000 charities, representing an 83% increase in donations compared to June 2014 and a 59% increase compared to 2015.
Canada Helps is a registered charity that helps Canadian non-profits like Habitat for Humanity Windsor Essex offer online giving options at a fraction of the cost of for profit systems with no hidden fees and no charge to set up. Their core mission ensures that all charities regardless of size have access to online fundraising tools and education.
At Habitat for Humanity Windsor Essex, The Great Canadian Giving Challenge contributed to an 80% increase in monthly donors. Monthly donors provide a base of sustained funds which allow us to develop ambitious plans to significantly expand our build capacity.
We know that Windsor is number 1 in child poverty and Habitat for Humanity Windsor Essex intends to help change that statistic by providing affordable housing options for families in core housing need. Our Monthly donors make a long-term strategic impact on child poverty in Windsor. Even a gift of $1 will enter us to win $10,000 and lay the foundation for hope for a family in need.
