Help people build the resilience to face life’s hardest moments.
Your donation helps make our mission possible, supporting programs in schools and correctional facilities, bereavement retreats for grieving families, and our work at Camp because I said I would. Together, we’re helping people build resiliency skills, strengthen positive mental health habits, and develop the accountability to keep their promises.
Where Your Gift Goes
Every donation helps cover the real costs of bringing our mission to life. Your generosity helps fund programming in schools and correctional facilities, bereavement retreats and stays at Camp because I said I would, meals for grieving families and individuals, program materials and supplies, and the ongoing care and operation of our 92-acre Camp. Donations also support the staff, technology, administrative resources, and other essential costs needed to deliver our programs effectively and responsibly. Whether your gift helps provide a meal, purchase program materials, care for Camp, or support the people who make this work possible, it plays an important role in helping us serve more people.
Give Monthly
Make an ongoing impact with a monthly gift. Recurring support provides reliable funding that helps us plan ahead and continue our work throughout the year.
Double Your Impact
Your employer may match your donation, doubling or even tripling the impact of your gift at no additional cost to you.
Because I Said I Would is a 501(c)(3) federally tax-exempt nonprofit organization
Sponsor a Family
Help Support Grieving Families and Individuals
Help give people navigating the loss of a loved one access to meaningful bereavement support at Camp because I said I would. Your sponsorship helps provide no-cost bereavement retreats and stays where grieving families and individuals can find connection, support, and opportunities to build resiliency skills as they navigate life after loss.
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More Ways to Give
There are many ways to support the mission of because I said I would. Find the opportunity that’s right for you.
Corporate Major Gifts
Make a meaningful investment in our mission through corporate giving, sponsorship, or a customized partnership aligned with your company’s philanthropic goals.
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In-Kind Donations
Support our work by donating goods, services, equipment, or other resources that help meet the needs of our programs, Camp, and organization.
Donate Supplies
Start a Fundraiser
Turn a birthday, milestone, challenge, memorial, or workplace campaign into an opportunity to bring others together in support of our mission.
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Donate Your Time
Give your time and talents to support our mission through volunteer opportunities at Camp because I said I would and beyond.
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Common Questions About Donating
Other questions about donating? Email [email protected].
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For questions about other ways to make a donation, please contact us at [email protected].