MAKING GIFTS COUNT

Many people make financial gifts to the YWCA each year. And we’re grateful.If you are looking to make a difference and even extend your gift, try pledging a monthly or quarterly contribution to the YWCA. Recurring gifts reduce the burden that a one-time gift may represent. Maybe it’s difficult to give $120 as a one-time gift, but $10 a month, automatically deducted from your debit card or credit card accounts, becomes more manageable.Sara Best, who works for IN2GREAT, a talent development and optimization firm in downtown Toledo, has found that recurring giving is efficient and effective. “Left to my own devices,” she says, “I would forget to give or my gift wouldn’t be on time.” Recurring giving, Sara explains, “saves costs for the YWCA. And it’s easy for me.To set up your recurring gift, click on the photo.