At Toronto Net Tuesday on February 21 2012, Kirstin Beardsley from CanadaHelps provided an introduction to the service that they offer for charities to receive donations online, and how to sign up.

1. All About CanadaHelps!

2. • “A charity helping charities”
• A public foundation
mission
CanadaHelps engages Canadians in the charitable sector,
providing accessible and affordable online technology to both
donors and charities to promote – and ultimately increase –
charitable giving in Canada.

3. CanadaHelps: Services for Charities
• Secure online donations
• 3.9% per-transaction fee
• Wide range of donation options:
• monthly giving
• peer-to-peer fundraising
• in memoriam donations
• in honour of donations
• donations by fund/campaign
• gifts of securities

4. CanadaHelps: Our Story
• CanadaHelps was founded by 3 university
students in 2000 who wanted a better way to
give to their favourite charities
• Matthew Choi, Ryan Little, and Aaron Pereira

5. CanadaHelps: The Numbers
• 11,000 charities have signed up
• $245,000,000 in donations
• All 85,000 registered charities on our site

6. The CanadaHelps Team Today
giving made simple

7. THE BENEFITS OF SIGNING UP

8. BENEFIT #1: AFFORDABLE ONLINE
DONATION PROCESSING

9. Low Cost, Less Time, Less Administration
CanadaHelps charges 3.9%, Other providers will charge for:
covering: • Set up
• Creation and distribution of tax • Monthly/Annual Fees
receipts • Transaction Fees
• All credit card merchant rates • Tech Support Fees
and transactions fees, bank
account settlement costs and
disbursement charges

10. BENEFIT #2: TAX RECEIPTS

11. Tax Receipts
CanadaHelps issues
tax receipts for all
donations we process

12. BENEFIT #3: ONLINE DONATIONS
WITH THE DONATE NOW! BUTTON

13. Donate Now! Button
• Add the CanadaHelps Donate Now! Button to
your website.
• Donors will link from your site directly to your
secure donation page on CanadaHelps.org.

14. BENEFIT #4: MULTIPLE DONATION
OPTIONS

15. Multiple Donation Options
We offer several options for giving by Visa,
MasterCard, American Express, Visa Debit,
and Interac Debit Online which include:
• One-time gifts
• Automatic monthly donations
• In memoriam donations
• In honour of donations with free Ecards
• Donations of stocks and mutual funds
• Donations by credit card, PayPal and Interac Debit Online

16. GivingPages

17. Gifts of Securities

18. Charity Gift Cards

19. BENEFIT #5: SECURITY AND
PRIVACY

20. Security and Privacy
• CanadaHelps is committed to keeping your
donors safe and secure online
• Certified by VeriSign Secured and McAfee
Secure
• PCI DSS Compliant

21. BENEFIT #6: SERVICES IN FRENCH
AND ENGLISH

22. Bilingual Services
• For your French Donors, our services are
offered in both official languages
• Please visit www.CanaDon.org to find out
more

23. BENEFIT #7: GET DONATIONS MORE
QUICKLY

24. How Do You Get the Money?
• Prior to signing up, it’s through the mail
• After signing up, it’s through electronic transfer
• You receive notification by email when funds
have been transferred

25. Get Your Donations Faster
What is Electronic Fund
Transfer or EFT?
EFT allows CanadaHelps to
disburse donations directly into
a charity’s bank account
through direct deposit on a
weekly basis. All charities
registered with CanadaHelps
PLEASE NOTE: Charities not registered receive funds by EFT.
with CanadaHelps will instead receive
cheques on a monthly basis

26. Simple
• Above all, CanadaHelps is easy to use
• CanadaHelps allows donors and charities to raise
funds quickly and efficiently
• CanadaHelps staff is always available to help if
you have any questions too!

27. THE DONATION PROCESS

28. The Donation Process: Overview

29. The Donation Process
Step One
The donor visits your website
and clicks on the CanadaHelps
Donate Now button.

30. The Donation Process
Step Two
Enter donation details
• Fund
designation/instructions
• Potential card request
• Personal contact
information
• Payment information

31. The Donation Process
Step Three
Gift is submitted
and tax receipt
immediately
emailed to the
donor

32. The Donation Process
Step Four
Charity is notified by
email when they’ve
received a donation.

33. The Donation Process
Step Five
Donation details appear in your account

34. Receiving Donor Information
Full donor information:
Name, mailing address,
email address, message,
honouree/memoriam card
requests, donation
amount, fund designation,
donation source, etc.

35. ABOUT MYCHARITYCONNECTS

36. www.mycharityconnects.org
free online resources
 Information about
technology and social media
 Webinars
 Past webinar slides
 Learning opportunities
 Events across the country

37. Upcoming Webinars
www.mycharityconnects.org
• February 29 - Get Social with your Peer-to-Peer Fundraising Events
• March 14 - Essential Facebook Tips for Your Charity
• March 28 - Being Social Inside and Out: Fostering a Culture of Sharing and
Collaboration
• April 11 - The Rules Around Tools
• April 25 - Essential Twitter Tips for Your Charity
• May 9 - Preparing for a Website Redesign
• May 23 - Editorial Calendar Essentials: Organize and Plan Your Online
Communications