100% of your contribution goes towards program expenses that directly support youth participants.

• 90% goes towards monthly scholarship for our youth mentors. Each mentor contributes approximately 10 hours per week towards the program. They are provided with a modest honorarium of $45 CAD/month that enables them to continue with their own studies and support their mentees, rather than needing to drop out for work.
• 10% goes towards purchasing educational materials and supplies used during learning circles (eg. notebooks, pens, nutritional snacks, etc)

Other fixed program expenses such as the purchase of tablets, rental of program office spaces, and wages for local Program Officers, are covered by grants and other fundraising initiatives of SOS. This allows your contribution to go directly to the expenses most directly associated with increasing our number of youth participants.

The most convenient way to sign up as a monthly donor is by signing
up via www.studentsofferingsupport.org/donate and contributing by automated credit card donations. SOS uses a secure and free-to-use platform called Simplyk to automatically process and manage your donation. You will be able to access your tax receipts and manage your donation via the Simplyk platform. We also offer alternative options to contribute through pre-authorized bank withdrawal, post-dated cheques, cash, or through an employer payroll giving program.
Please contact laura.barbosa@studentsofferingsupport.org to coordinate.

Click “donate” → Select your amount → fill in your information

When making a donation to SOS you’ll be invited to make an add-on contribution to Simplyk, the platform that SOS uses to facilitate donations and tax receipting. Simplyk is itself a charity and accepts these donations to enable the services they provide. This is 100% optional, and you can opt-out or adjust the amount you contribute to Simplyk. Follow these steps according to your preference.

• Once you reach the page to “Confirm your Donation” → Click “Other”
• In “Contribution”, change the amount to $0 (or adjust as desired)

Once you make your donation you will receive an email from Simplyk (please check your spam if you didn’t receive it in your inbox). In this email Click activate your “Simply Account”. (You will be redirected to the Simplyk Platform) Create and add your new password → Click “Reset Password” → Go to the Dashboard and See My Donations.

When signing up as a monthly donor, we ask that you plan to maintain your contributions for a minimum of 1 year. This provides the reliable base of support we need to be able to extend commitments to additional youth participants and local community partners. We hope you will choose to continue beyond the one-year period to become a long-term member of the SOS monthly donor community.

We understand there may be circumstances outside of your control that require you to unexpectedly cancel or adjust your monthly pledge.

• If you contribute by credit card you can log-in via a self-serve Donation Management platform, called Simplyk, to cancel your donations at any time, hassle-free.
• If you choose to make your donations through an alternative method (post-dated cheques, pre-authorized debit, or a payroll giving program), you can coordinate the immediate cancellation of your monthly commitment by emailing Laura.barbosa@studentsofferingsupport.org

To cancel your donation log-in to Simplyk using the e-mail and password you set when you first made your donation. Go to “My Dashboard” → “View my donations”. You will have the option to cancel the donation and you will see all your receipts. Also, If you would like to adjust the amount of your donation, you can cancel it and create a new monthly donation.

All monthly donor contributions are 100% tax deductible. Tax receipts can be accessed at any time a self-serve Donation Management Platform used by SOS, called Simplyk. Tax receipts will also be sent by e-mail to you.

To view your receipts, log-in to Simplyk using the e-mail and password you set when you first made your donation. Go to “My Dashboard” → “View my donations” and click “see” to view the receipt associated with any specific donation.

There are various ways monthly donors can help expand their impact:

• Volunteer: Volunteering with SOS allows you to connect with an inspired community, broaden your perspective, and make an impact.
• Fundraise: Organize a group fundraiser through your classroom, your workplace, or among your friends and family and help us to continue supporting education in vulnerable communities.
• Become an educational partner: SOS works with Colleges, Universities, and K-12 schools Culture Connect programs