1. Please talk about BorderLinks and encourage groups of youth and adult participants -- this helps us carry out our mission and pays 60% of our operating costs.
   
   
2. Send as generous a donation as you can. Alternatives besides cash include gifts of stock and mutual funds or creating a charitable annuity.
   
   
3. Consider making a tax deductible contribution to our operating budget: (If you would like to designate this for a particular part of the program, please eMail Cruz@borderlinks.org with that directive)
    
4. Make a targeted contribution to a special fund such as the Emergency Fund. The Emergency Fund continues to be a critical need. The operating budget is still at the mercy of the unevenness of program fees. It is our intent to have this fund available to cover two months of expenses.
   
   
5. Speak to church social action committees (or invite one of the BorderLinks' staff to come and make a presentation) and add us to their regular mission support groups.
   
   
6. Make a donation of equipment. This goes all the way from used cars in driveable condition to office equipment and computers.
   
   
7. Have you heard about the BorderLinks Anniversary Blessing Fund? It's a special way to remember anniversaries of graduations, weddings, deaths and births as well as birthdays of spouses, children and grandchildren. Last year we had over forty donors to the Anniversary Blessings Fund.
   
   
8. As you think about your estate planning, consider leaving a legacy that will carry on the peace and justice work long after you have gone. BorderLinks, through the Semprevida Club (our Endowment Fund), uses these gifts to ensure its financial viability so as to continue providing a link between the global economy and the global community.