How You Can Contribute

Personal and/or Corporate Gifts:
Personal and corporate involvement provide valuable benefits to our scholars. Monetary donations are always welcome and can be made by telephone, mail or online. Visit our DONATE NOW page to make your tax-deductible contribution.

Matching Gifts:
We participate in matching gift programs with a number of Greater Cincinnati businesses. Check with your employer to see if your gift qualifies.

Sponsorships:
Support one of our special events and receive acknowledgment in all event materials.

Memorials & Special Occasions:
The memory of your loved one can live on through the achievements of our scholars.

Gifts in Kind:
Boys Hope Girls Hope Cincinnati is always grateful for items that help our scholars develop intellectually, socially, emotionally, spiritually and physically. Computers and software, exercise equipment, sports and camping gear, gently-used furniture and household supplies are greatly appreciated.

Planned Gifts:
Consider including Boys Hope Girls Hope Cincinnati in your estate planning so we can continue to serve children-in-need for many years to come.

DONOR BILL OF RIGHTS

The Donor Bill of Rights was created by the American Association of Fund Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). It has been endorsed by numerous organizations.

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To ensure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the nonprofit organizations and causes they are asked to support, BHGH declares that all donors have these 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 acknowledgement and recognition.
  6. To be assured that information about their donation 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, employees 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.