So one thing I have yet to mention in this blog, is the amount of money I am going to require in order to participate in the project overseas (whoops!). In order to take part in this project, I am responsible for raising $3400 as well as paying for my own airfare, vaccinations and any other cost that comes with travelling abroad.
When I first understood that I was to raise $3400 I was a little overwhelmed. It seemed like an awful lot of money for me to have to raise in order to volunteer. I wondered, where exactly is this money going?
Looking into YCI, I discovered that they strictly adhere to the guidelines provided by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA). The CRA's Income Tax Act allows for a range of 80% of the fundraised money to be used for programming costs and 20% to be used for administration and other fundraising. YCI's uses 88% of the fundraised money for programming and 12% for administration costs.
A lot of the money will go directly to the project I will be taking part in as well as providing me with food and accommodations while in Tanzania. Knowing this I felt a little bit better, however still overwhelmed.
I have a long way to go, but would like to kick of the fundraising today! My personal fundraising page has become available and you can visit it at: http://yci.tigweb.org/ind/MattLeslie. All online donations will immediately receive a tax receipt.
Every Sunday I'll post on my fundraising efforts and send a special shout out to everyone who has contributed to my project!
That being said, lets Raise some Funds!!
-Matt
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