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Year-End Giving Guide

Thank you for supporting the charities and projects that help build a more just and sustainable world. The busiest season for charitable giving is upon us and now more than ever, organizations need our continued support. To avoid the December rush, please mark your calendars for year-end grant recommendations and donations and be sure to inform your donors of these important dates.

GRANT RECOMMENDATIONS & FORMS FOR PROCESSING IN 2008

If you would like to:	Tides Canada must receive:	By: (Deadline)
Recommend cross border grants to pre-approved US 501(c)3 and international organizations	Your completed International Grant Recommendation Form	NOVEMBER 12, 2008
Recommend grants to a registered Canadian Charity	Your completed Grant Recommendation Form	DECEMBER 8, 2008

Note: Our first grant cycle in 2009 will be on January 7th.

DONATION DEADLINES FOR A 2008 CALENDAR YEAR TAX RECEIPT

If you would like to:	Tides Canada must receive:	By: (Deadline)	Tax Receipts will be processed by
Make a cash or cheque donation	Cash/cheque donations accompanied by a General Donation Form	Postmarked on or before DECEMBER 31, 2008	February 28, 2009
Gift shares/securities before December 20 Please advise your financial advisors.	Your completed: Donation of Publicly Traded Securities to Tides Canada form	Before DECEMBER 20, 2008	February 28, 2009
Gift shares/securities between December 20 and December 31, 2008 only Please advise your financial advisors.	Both of these forms: Your completed: Donation of Publicly Traded Securities to Tides Canada form AND Your completed: Share Transfer Agreement Form	Before DECEMBER 31, 2008	February 28, 2009
Donate online	Your online donations at: http://tidescanada.org/donate/donate-online/	DECEMBER 31, 2008	Immediately after donation

Donations postmarked after December 31, 2008 will receive a charitable tax receipt for credit in the 2009 calendar year.

GO PAPERLESS WITH E-TAX RECEIPTS

Help us save the planet, one tax receipt at a time. Donors who provide their email address will receive electronic tax receipts for their cash, cheque, and credit card donations. We will still mail tax receipts to donors who prefer to receive them by post.

Information and instructions on how to make a donation to a fund at Tides Canada are available at www.tidescanada.org/donate.

Tides Canada is here to support and simplify your giving. Please do not hesitate to call or email us if you have any questions regarding any of these deadlines, your fund, our philanthropic services, or to give us feedback on how we can better support your giving.

For information concerning your donor-advised, collective giving, endowment or long-term funds please contact:

Tricia Cummings, Client Services
Direct: 604.647.6611 ext. 243 (Vancouver)
Toll Free: 866.843.3722 ext. 243
tricia@tidescanada.org

Doug Taylor, Client Services
Direct: 416.481.8652 ext. 2 (Toronto)
dtaylor@tidescanada.org

For information regarding specific Collective Giving Fund donations and tax receipts please contact:

Johanna Flores
Direct: 604.647.6611 ext. 610
Toll Free: 866.843.3722 ext. 610
johanna@tidescanada.org