charitable giving

This example letter by Imagine Canada helps charities and nonprofits to write to their MPs about the Stretch Tax Credit for Charitable Giving proposal.

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Policy Update

Provincial Budget 2009: Wild Rose Foundation Update

This Pre-Budget submission by CCVO, ECVO, Volunteer Alberta and The Muttart Foundation called for the Provincial government to:

1. Maintain funding levels for community based organizations
2. Earmark infrastructure spending for community projects
3. Continue to support programs and policies that stimulate charitable giving
4. Continued support for the Alberta Voluntary/Nonprofit Sector Initiative (ANVSI)

Katherine van Kooy,The Calgary Herald, Jan 27, 2006

CCVO's Katherine van Kooy encourages the public to use part of their energy rebate checks to help ensure a healthy Alberta through donating to Alberta's registered nonprofits and charities.