How can I give securely online?

The simplest and most direct way to support the mission is through our secure online donation portal. You can make a one-time gift or set up a recurring monthly partnership to provide ongoing, stable support for our missionaries and projects.

What are the benefits of giving stock and securities?

Donating long-term appreciated stocks or mutual funds is one of the most tax-efficient ways to give. By transferring securities directly to Send International, you can generally avoid the capital gains tax you would have to pay if you sold them first, allowing you to make a larger impact at a lower original cost to you.

How can I give from a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF)?

If you have a Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) with a provider like the National Christian Foundation (NCF), Fidelity Charitable, or Schwab Charitable, you can easily recommend a grant to support our work. To make a grant, simply log in to your DAF provider's portal and search for Send International by our legal name and Tax ID (EIN).

How does giving from an IRA work?

For partners aged 70.5 or older, making a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) from a traditional IRA is a powerful, tax-wise giving method. A QCD can satisfy your Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) for the year and is excluded from your taxable income.

What do I mean by the word "church"?

Reflecting on 2013 in Pictures

One of my regular annual practices is to sit with a cup of coffee and slowly page through “ The Year in Pictures ” on the New York Times website. I am grateful for talented photographers who capture our world’s stories and then present them powerfully for our remembrance and reflection. As I click through the photos for 2013, some key words stand out to me:

Anger. Violence. Storms. Poverty. Education. Hope.

It’s not pleasant to be reminded of humanity’s brokenness, and that my comfortable life here in Canada is not “normal” for this world. It’s also important to be reminded that I share responsibility for what the world has become (both good and bad), and that I have a part to play in the path forward.

A Definition of "Church"

As a follower of Christ, all this leads me to consider the potential of the church. By “church” I do not mean buildings with pointed roofs with stained glass and steeples.

By “church” I mean local assemblies of real people who love God, and are rooted in biblical truth while caring generously for those in need.

When this is our working definition, I agree with Bill Hybels: “The potential of the local church is almost more than I can grasp. No other organization on Earth is like the church. Nothing even comes close.” I’ve committed this season of my life to a church planting organization. At our core, SEND is committed to see the incredible potential of local churches expand into cities and towns and neighbourhoods and individual lives. To see this vision advanced is why SEND Canada exists. (Quote from Bill Hybels, Courageous Leadership , 2002, p. 23)

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Rob “Mags” Magwood is the Canadian Director of SEND International. Together with his wife, Kathleen, and their kids he has served as a teacher and church-planter in Ukraine and Russia. Rob is the host of the Global Missions Podcast.