Give a monthly donation
T&T’s corporate sponsors made it all possible and now we need your help too as we enter the next 15 years of keeping Caribbean literature great and the writers coming through. From small monthly donations to large one-time donations, Bocas Lit Fest will ensure it goes towards fulfilling our mandate. Simply click on the donate button below - we’re grateful for whatever you can afford.
Make a one-off donation
Giving a regular amount is more affordable for most people and allows us to plan ahead and budget for projects, making our work more efficient and impactful.
Yes. You can make a one-off donation – click above!
Yes. Bocas Lit Fest has to find funding each year to undertake its projects. Increasingly, we need the support of individuals to continue our work for a better society and future. We are hugely grateful for it because working with children and young people over time is important for the many challenges society faces.
Because we are registered as an arts not-for-profit entity we think your donations should qualify you – you can help us lobby.
We enjoy our supporters being engaged in what we do so we will endeavour to apply funds to your favourite area of our work. Our Annual Report explains how monies have been spent.
Apart from the satisfaction of contributing to growing Caribbean society, its culture and its people, donors receive a 5% discount on Bocas Academy workshops, branded Bocas Lit Fest merchandise and books purchased at Paper Based Bookstore and at The Writers Centre in Port of Spain, plus a 10% discount on ticketed festival events and workshops.
The managing director sits on the 6-member board of directors, which is responsible for the financial running of the NGO. Each year BLF files Annual Returns and its annual accounts have been externally audited since 2010. BLF is registered with the Financial Investigation Unit and is compliant with all necessary financial and legal procedures relevant to its operation. The NGO has retained nearly all its original sponsors, both cash and in kind, who have been satisfied with its management and the impact of its work.
You can trust the BLF and if you love what we do, but the commitment of a recurring annual sponsorship is not for you, we invite you to give whatever you can in whatever way you can or give a gift to someone else.