How You Can Support BSC
Bird Studies Canada supporters play an important role in
conserving Canada's wild birds. Over 20,000 strong, they
contribute their time and resources to support bird surveys and
related research. Bird Studies Canada's nation-wide monitoring
programs track bird populations over time and draw attention to
declines, focusing conservation efforts where they are needed
most.
Become a member of Bird Studies Canada and receive numerous
benefits, including newsletter subscriptions, opportunities to
participate in any of our programs free of charge, and a
charitable tax receipt for the full amount of your membership.
Your contribution will help keep common birds common and
conserve species at risk. You will have the option of signing up
for
Project FeederWatch, the
Canadian Lakes Loon Survey, and/or the
Christmas Bird Count. You will receive quarterly issues of
BirdWatch Canada, filled with fascinating stories,
beautiful photos, and timely updates on the status of Canada's
birds, tracked through our essential monitoring programs. If you
join as a Contributing, Supporting, Life, or Patron member, you
will also receive the international magazine
World BirdWatch.
By renewing now, you will continue to receive quarterly issues
of BirdWatch Canada. If you renew as a Contributing,
Supporting, Life, or Patron member, you will also receive
World BirdWatch. Your renewal will support ongoing
research and conservation of Canada's birds. Whether you renew
as a FeederWatcher, a Loon Surveyor, or with other member
benefits, your fully receipted contribution helps keep common
birds common and conserve species at risk.
Browse Bird Studies Canada's online gift store for unique
nature-themed apparel, books, CDs, games, puzzles, calendars,
and much more. We offer a wide range of high quality products at
reasonable prices, and the proceeds support our bird research,
monitoring, and conservation programs. Order online or call us
toll-free at 1-888-448-2473.
Adopt a wild bird! A
Project Recovery certificate makes a wonderful gift for a friend
or yourself. The frameable certificate includes a full-colour
photograph, details about when a real bird (of a species of your
choice) was banded at LPBO, and information about the species'
range and habits. Your 'adoption fee' funds migration monitoring
operations at the Long Point Bird Observatory, resulting in a
large database of information critical to conservation planning.
In the Baillie Birdathon, a fun day of birdwatching generates
money for important bird research and conservation. Each May,
hundreds of volunteers across Canada participate in North
America's oldest sponsored bird count. The proceeds support Bird
Studies Canada and dozens of other conservation organizations,
including designated naturalist clubs, Canadian Migration
Monitoring Network member stations, and research grants through
the James L. Baillie Memorial Fund. Help support the birds by
signing up to participate, or by sponsoring a participant!
Support Bird Studies Canada's leading edge research, and help
secure a future for Canada's birds. Donors of $35 or more
receive BSC's quarterly newsletter
BirdWatch Canada for one year, and can participate in
our programs upon request. Donors of $10 or more automatically
receive a charitable tax receipt. Please call us toll-free at
1-888-448-2473 or
click here to donate online through the CanadaHelps
website.
Recognize a friend or loved one who has passed away by donating
a meaningful gift to Bird Studies Canada's Endowment Fund, where
it will earn interest in perpetuity in support of our programs.
Friends and family appreciate knowing a lasting legacy has been
created in honour of the deceased, while working for the
conservation of wild birds. Please call us toll-free at
1-888-448-2473, ext. 141 or
click here to donate online through the CanadaHelps
website.
Under current tax regulations, your donation of publicly traded
securities is exempt from capital gains tax when you transfer
the securities in-kind. A charitable donation receipt for income
tax purposes will be issued based on the fair market value of
the securities on the date the securities are received into Bird
Studies Canada's brokerage account.
To initiate your gift transfer to Bird Studies Canada, call
Liane Varga, Financial Controller, at (519) 586-3531 ext. 161.
Select this link
to
download our form Donating Securities to BSC. To donate
publicly traded securities, complete this form and fax a copy to
us at (519) 586-3532, or email it to
lvarga@birdscanada.org.
Various forms of planned giving by Bird Studies Canada's loyal
members are a very special and cherished source of financial
support, and play a vital role in safeguarding North America's
wild birds for future generations. To learn more about the many
options that exist - such as a gift in your will, a gift of
insurance, or a charitable annuity - talk to an accountant,
financial planner, or lawyer. And if you are interested in
leaving a planned gift to Bird Studies Canada, please call us
toll-free at 1-888-448-2473, ext. 111.
Become a Bird Studies Canada member today and choose the level
that best suits you. Your benefits are your choice - you can
change your member benefits at any time. Once you have made a
decision as to which membership level and/or benefit(s) you
would like, you can
Join or
Renew here.
