Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.

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There are numerous ways in which your donations and other forms of giving can help support Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. (P&A) and help South Carolinians with disabilities protect and advocate for their civil, human, and liberal rights. For more information on giving, email us at gifts@protectionandadvocacy-sc.org us or call 803.782.0639 or 1.866.275.7273 (toll free in SC).

Ways to Give

Online
Giving online is safe, easy and convenient! Online you may use your Visa or Mastercard. Click here to be connected to our secure online donate page.

By Mail
We accept donations year-round. You may send your donation (check or money order) to: P&A, 3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 208, Columbia SC 29204

By Phone
Call 803.782.0639 or toll free (in SC) 1-866-275-7273 and our staff will be pleased to process your donation using your Visa or MasterCard.

Automatic Bank Transfer
Contribute regularly, with your gift automatically transferred from your bank account in the frequency and amount you wish. It’s quick, simple and it saves on paper and postage.

How to Give

Cash Gift
Using one of the ways of giving listed above, you can easily make a tax-deductible cash, credit card or personal check donation.

Honor/Celebration/Memorial Gift
You may choose to honor, celebrate or memorialize someone with an investment in P&A. How ever you choose to give, please be sure to include the name and address of the person in whose name you are giving (or their family) and we will send them a note informing them of your gift.

Annual Gala
Give to P&A by attending or contributing to our annual special event, Celebrating Abilities: An Evening of Jazz & Art. The event features a silent auction of art created by people with disabilities, live jazz music, and live auction items. Click here to find out more about P&A's upcoming Celebrating Abilities event to be held on April 25, 2008.

Stock Gifts
P&A accepts gifts of stocks and bonds.

Wills
Make your wishes known. Seven out of ten Americans die without an up-to- date will. Leaving a bequest to P&A is simple. Example: I give, devise, and bequeath to Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, a South Carolina non-profit organization, or its successor organization, the sum of _____ dollars (or describe the specific property you intend to bequeath). Simple estate planning techniques can minimize taxes and maximize your estate for the people and causes you care about.

How P&A Uses Your Investments

It is only through your financial support that we can provide thousands of South Carolinians with disabilities with information and referral and direct case services, education and political advocacy. In 2004, 84% of all revenue was applied to direct advocacy services. Want to see more information about how we run our business? Click here to check out our Guidestar listing. Just type in our name, Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. Guidestar is the national database of U.S. charitable organizations, gathers and distributes data on more than 850,000 IRS recognized nonprofits.