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“We cannot do everything and there is a sense of liberation in realizing that. This enables us to do something and to do it very well. It may be incomplete, but it is a beginning, a step along the way, an opportunity for God's grace to enter and do the rest.”
-- The (Late) Archbishop Oscar Romero, El Salvador
How You Can Help
Building New Hope has always been a volunteer-driven organization. From Pittsburgh, PA, our organization’s home, to Granada, Nicaragua, where we carry out our mission, we are able to respond to the needs of the Central American people — because of people like you.
1. DONATE TO BUILDING NEW HOPE
Our needs are many and they depend on your help. All donations are recognized by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as tax deductible.
- Give an Alternative Gift
Sponsor a teacher, help to provide scholarships, veterinary care, library books, and more, either in your own name or as a gift.
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Donations in any major currency can be made through Paypal. To donate with your credit card, once in Paypal, go to “Don’t have a Paypal account? Click here.”
- If you would like an immediate tax receipt, and are donating in U.S. dollars, you can direct your electronic donation through Network for Good.
- Checks can be sent to Building New Hope, 106 Overton Lane
Pittsburgh, PA 15217.
- Ask your employer to make a matching donation to BNH. Many employers offer matching gift programs to non-profit organizations of their employees' choice.
- Search the Web
Support Building New Hope every time you do a web search! Use www.goodsearch.com for your Internet searches, and specify Building New Hope as the charity. (Try it!) Or click on the GoodSearch logo in the left-hand margin of any Building New Hope web page, which will take you to GoodSearch and automatically fill in the charity. GoodSearch is powered by the Yahoo search engine.
- Buy from Amazon and other retailers
When you buy from Amazon, click through the link on the left-hand side of any of our web pages, and Building New Hope will receive a percentage. Or shop hundreds of outlets online via Goodshop on the GoodSearch home page and benefit BNH.
- Donate Stock
Do you have appreciated stock you want to sell, but don't want to pay taxes on the appreciation? Donate the stock to Building New Hope and the entire value can help Nicaragua's children, and also provide a hefty charitable deduction to you! For information, contact the BNH Treasurer, eileen@buildingnewhope.org.
2. SUPPORT OUR COFFEE PROJECT
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Enhance your next event with Building New Hope Coffee!
Need coffee for a morning business meeting? fundraiser? social event?
Consider using BNH's delicious, organic, shade grown, fairly traded coffee.
Have awesome Matt Yough and bean catering cater your next event. Contact Matt at matt@buildingnewhope.org.
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Drink our delicious, organic, rustic shade-grown, better-than-fair-trade coffee from El Porvenir, a worker-owned cooperative in Nicaragua. A fair trade price ensures a livable wage for coffee farmers and provides funds for investment in their communities. Additionally, profits help us develop and support education, health and development projects in Nicaragua and El Salvador. Click to order online.
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Sell BNH coffee through your school, church or service organization and raise funds for your valuable programs while also assisting Central American farmers. Contact us for fundraising information and wholesale prices.
- Help us find new outlets – local bakeries, stores, coffee shops, offices are all good places to carry great coffee!
- Volunteer in Pittsburgh, PA packaging and delivering coffee, offering
coffee samples and information at some of our larger retail outlets. To get involved in the coffee project email barbara@buildingnewhope.org.
3. VOLUNTEER
4. DONATE AIR MILES
Nicaraguan children sometimes need medical care that is not available in Nicaragua. Building New Hope tries to assist in arranging medical care in U.S. hospitals willing to offer pro bono treatment. Additionally, on occasion, we have been able to bring talented teens and community leaders to the U.S. for training and cultural exchanges.
Air fare from Central America to the U.S. can be covered by donors offering frequent flier miles to CAREFORCE, an organization sponsored by Continental Airlines, (ONLY CONTINENTAL frequent flier miles can be used ). To donate miles for Building New Hope‘s work, contact rjack@sprintmail.com. It’s a simple email procedure that can make a difference!
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If you are a federal employee, you can support BNH through the Combined Federal Campaign program. We are a member through the 