Guelph Community Christian School’s Planned Giving Program is facilitated and administered by the Christian School Foundation.
The Christian School Foundation is an amalgamation of the Central Ontario Christian Education Foundation (COCEF), Foundation for Niagara & Hamilton area Christian Schools (FNHCS) and Grand River Advancement of Christian Education (GRACE) Foundation.
The Christian School Foundation pulls together experts in financial planning, tax law and estate planning to offer a range of inspiration, information and services to donors and their advisors so that gifts to the Christian school movement are received and managed in a stewardly and God-honouring way. It also works with its member schools to ensure that the stories of God’s faithfulness and blessing are collected and shared.
All funds donated to the Christian School Foundation in respect of Guelph Community Christian School directly benefit our school. In addition to the school’s general endowment fund, the opportunity exists for donors to tailor their gift to suit their philanthropic interests. This includes designating gifts or creating funds for specific purposes (e.g., bursaries, enhancements to music or athletic programs, purchase of technology or debt retirement, etc.) and also over specific timeframes (e.g., a permanent endowment or a flow-through gift over a certain number of years). The Christian School Foundation also has expertise in assisting donors with bequests and other planned giving.
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At Guelph Community Christian School, attracting, retaining and supporting the best Christian educators is a top priority. Our teachers are the key role models who demonstrate our school mission: to nurture, educate and inspire students in Christ-centred learning and serving. Currently we are only able to offer our teachers approximately 65%–75% of the salary that they could earn in the public school system. You can contribute to support our teachers’ professional development and salary by contributing to the Valuing our Teachers Fund.
The Student Technology Access Fund supports an enriched digital environment within our classrooms. At GGCS we strive to deliver an enhanced Christian Education experience with a variety of digital tools including Smartboards, iPads, and ChromeBooks. We also use technology to support children who have specific learning needs. By contributing to the Student Technology Access Fund you can support GCCS students as they become Christ-focussed digital citizens.
Our educational goal is to educate knowledgeable and competent disciples. We attempt to reGCCS strives to make Christian Education accessible and affordable. The Family Tuition Bursary Fund allows families who are interested in Christian Education, but who face financial challenges, to bridge their funding gap. Each year, the Family Tuition Bursary Fund helps approximately 17 families to participate in the enriched Christian Education environment that GCCS provides.ach this goal by respecting traditional educational methods which have served our society well, while also implementing modifications in response to social change, well-tested research findings and our teaching philosophy.
At GCCS we place great value on the building and space around us and on ensuring that we honour our Creator in the ways we operate and live. Our renovations to the College Avenue site garnered us an Architectural Conservancy Award and emphasized the use of low-impact products. Our solar roof project generates carbon-free green energy to the grid. In addition to the native plants in our gardens,
we are founding participants of the Guelph Community Orchard Project with edible fruit trees planted around our property. And our outdoor classroom under the white pine is a peaceful refuge. By supporting the Facility and Property Stewardship Fund you can support GCCS as we develop new projects, and maintain and enhance our facilities and spaces.
You can provide undesignated financial support and we will use it wherever we need it most. At GCCS we are thankful for the ways that God provides for us through the financial support of our broad community. By giving financially you are part of the team that helps us to nurture, educate and inspire students in Christ-centred learning and serving. Thank you for supporting GCCS!
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Donation pledges represent the generous commitment of donors to contribute a specified amount of money to an organization over a predetermined period. These pledges can take the form of conditional donations, where payment is contingent upon the fulfillment of certain conditions, or unconditional donations, which are given without any specific requirements or stipulations.