Monthly donation is a simple concept — a donor decides how much they want to contribute each month and that amount is debited from their bank account or charged to a credit card kept on file. It’s easy. It’s effortless and best of all, you never have to answer member renewal requests as you are an automatic member. You will continue to be one until you change your monthly donor status.
At CoDev, an astonishing 86.4% of our members are monthly donors, or Partners in Solidarity. Why? One of our members, Julia MacRae offers this answer:
“For me, being a monthly donor is important because for so many of our Southern Partners it is crucial to be able to rely on stable funding over a period of time. It’s important for me to be part of the other end of that story. CoDev leads the way on how to do international solidarity.”
In addition to knowing that you are providing solid and sustaining donations to CoDev, as a Partner in Solidarity, you are entitled to special opportunities not afforded regular members: a special quarterly newsletter from our Executive Director, meetings with our Latin American partners (via Zoom), invitations to special events and more.
And here’s more from a long-time monthly donor to CoDev, Julia Goulden:
As one of the founding members of CoDev, I recognize the uniqueness of our organization. In 1985 when we launched CoDev there was no other international solidarity organization based in Vancouver; everything was situated in Ontario or Quebec. Also, at the time, we wanted an organization that reflected solidarity between BC women and labour organizations with counterparts in the South.
Our partnership model is unique.
I’ve always been proud of the work of CoDev. I will continue to support CoDev through our monthly giving plan. As well I have left a bequest for the Solidarity Fund in my will that will help in the support of CoDev into the future. CoDev is still a unique organization that supports community and labour solidarity here in BC and with our Southern partners.
If you are a current Partner in Solidarity, we thank you. If you would like to become a monthly donor, please email: cpandini@codev.org (Cindy) with any questions or to get the process started.
No matter how you choose to support CoDev, we are deeply grateful for your solidarity.
