You believe that all women and girls deserve to have access to their basic rights and live free of violence and abuse. You also believe that young people in developing countries deserve a better access to capacity building, economic opportunities and leadership.
Major gifts
Major donors of Crossroads International have touched so many areas of our work – from our girls’ empowerment program, to women’s leadership and economic empowerment programs, to work to reduce gender-based violence. Major gifts help us work in collaboration with partner organizations in sub-Saharan Africa to make lasting changes for marginalized women and girls living mostly in rural and marginalized communities.
YOU CAN IGNITE AN EQUITABLE RECOVERY
Crossroads is currently raising major gifts towards COVID resilience work, to provide the organization with flexible and sustainable long-range funding for development programs. We are seeking matching donations to complement government funding on an annual basis. Donations can be remitted in one lump sum or pledged over a period of time and typically, gifts are eligible for a full tax receipt.
Your generous gift of $5,000 or more will help us make a difference for vulnerable women, girls and communities impacted by COVID-19. Some major gifts come in the form of a deferred or “planned” gifts (in most cases, this is a gift in your Will to Crossroads). Your support will help us reduce inequalities and ensure we are on track to achieving the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while reducing the social and economic burden of the pandemic that has had far-reaching effects particularly on women and girls.
YOU MAKE INCREDIBLE THINGS HAPPEN
Crossroads International is immensely grateful to the individual supporters and institutional funders who choose to make major or transformational gifts to tackle the highest priority needs as well as specific needs of the organization.
Thanks to major gifts – including those pledged over multiple years, Crossroads is able to create powerful and essential opportunities to support partners who are struggling to provide critical services and build a strong and resilient post-COVID future for vulnerable women and girls. Generous supporters like you are making a difference in the lives of people impacted by COVID-19. Your generosity is helping create sustainable incomes for entire communities.
- 111,000 women and girls reached in the past year
- 230 development initiatives in Senegal, Ghana, Togo, Burkina Faso, Zambia and Uganda in the thematic areas of gender equality, human rights and inclusion, environmental sustainability and climate resilience
- 60+ partner agencies working with Crossroads International
- 33% reduction in rate of teen pregnancies and early marriages thanks to programs for girls’ empowerment
THE RESILIENCE INITIATIVE COUNCIL
The Resilience Initiative council is a group of dedicated individuals who are major donors to Crossroads International. The directors of the council have each invested $10,000+ annually and are playing a direct role in fueling the long-term resilience and recovery plan for the organization as it supports marginalized women and girls who have been severely impacted by COVID-19. This support is playing a vital role in reducing gender-based violence, promoting sustainable livelihoods and advancing gender-quality.
council directors
Crossroads is immensely grateful to these individuals who are helping us raise transformational gifts to support partners achieve sustainable development projects.
Susan Green – Chair, Resilience Initiative
Kathleen Peace
John Wonfor
Susan Edwards
Cassie Doyle
Myriam Carius
Yohan Mohammed
“AS WE ALL KNOW, THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC HAS AFFECTED WOMEN AND GIRLS DISPROPORTIONATELY. I HOPE YOU WILL JOIN ME IN PARTNERING WITH CROSSROADS TO CREATE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE RECOVERY FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA.”
– Susan Green
OUR COMMITMENT TO YOU
As stewards of your gift, we will ensure it is used in the most effective way possible to further this mission. Your gift will provide:
- Ongoing flexible funding to partner organizations so they can meet basic needs of vulnerable women and girls and strengthen programs that reduce gender-based violence
- Capacity building for partners to adapt and sustain vital programming
- Continued work on tackling the root causes of poverty through partnerships with agencies in sub-Saharan Africa, collaboration with other development NGOs, creating long-term, sustainable change
Keeping you updated on the work you make possible:
Our team of philanthropy officers can connect with you to get an in-depth look at how your gift is helping build resilience in the communities where we serve marginalized women and girls. They will work closely with you to achieve your personal giving goals and maximize your impact.
Contact:
Wanjiro Ndungu
Senior Manager Philanthropy and Public Engagement
wanjiro@cintl.org
Heather Sakowski
Major Gifts Officer
hsakowski@cintl.org
To learn more about our Major Giving program, please call 1-416-835-9493 for more information.
ways to give
To make a major gift donation you can choose to:
WRITE A CHEQUE TO US
To: Crossroads International
USE YOUR CREDIT/DEBIT CARD
MAKE A GIFT IN YOUR WILL
Give through your Stocks and Services
To learn more about our Planned Giving program, please contact Wanjiro Ndungu, Senior Manager Philanthropy and Public Engagement, at wanjiro@cintl.org or call 1-416-835-9493 for more information.
