Your donation ensures GSIL’s consumers find peace of mind, a roof over their heads, and the ability to live without compromise. Your donation makes it possible for GSIL to operate 17 distinct programs and services including but not limited to: employment assistance, transportation, financial counseling, consumer directed in-home supports, community living services, student transition, peer support, and home modifications for accessibility. These programs and services benefit hundreds of consumers statewide, 90% of whom live on low and/or fixed incomes. Access to these services at little or no cost is critical to their wellbeing.
See some of our consumers’ stories here.
Charitable gifts help you meet your current philanthropic goals and extend your generosity well into the future. But did you know that a planned gift can also protect your assets, provide for your family, and guarantee you income for life? You can even make a significant impact through a gift that costs nothing in your lifetime (through a charitable bequest under your will). Contact us today to learn how you can contribute to the lives of people with disabilities in New Hampshire.
If you would like to donate by check, please make checks payable to Granite State Independent Living, adding “donation” in the memo line. If you would like your donation to go to a particular fund, program or event, please let us know. Mail checks to:
Granite State Independent Living
Development Department
21 Chenell Drive
Concord, NH 03301
Every act of generosity furthers our mission to support individuals with disabilities live full and vibrant lives in community.
Questions? We can be reached at [email protected]
or give us a call at 603-228-9680 or 800-826-3700.
Donor Bill of Rights
Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To assure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the not-for-profit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:
- To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.
- To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.
- To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.
- To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.
- To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.
- To be assured that information about their donations is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.
- To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.
- To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization, or hired solicitors.
- To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.
- To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful, and forthright answers.
The text of this statement in its entirety was developed by the American Association of Fund-Raising Counsel (AAFRC), Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP), and adopted in November 1993.