Every registered Canadian charity has a profile on CanadaHelps. To use CanadaHelps to its full potential, your charity needs one of our free accounts. Both are simple and quick to activate. Here is what you get with each:
Satisfied with your current fundraising tools? Upgrade your profile on CanadaHelps. Make your profile page more impactful and promote your charity campaigns on CanadaHelps. With a FREE Profile Account, you’ll also receive access to information about the donors who give to your charity using CanadaHelps.
Access our full suite of leading edge, secure, low-cost fundraising tools for collecting online donations directly from your website – including our unlimited custom branded donation pages, e-commerce optimized for highest conversion. With a FREE Full Fundraising account, you can also upgrade your profile on CanadaHelps.
No matter which account type you choose, it’s absolutely free to set-up and maintain your account. When donors give to your charity, CanadaHelps collects the donation, delivers the funds, and sends an instant tax receipt. We even help you contact your donors to thank them for their support. Want to learn how we compare with other for-profit solutions? We’re here to help. Email us at charities@canadahelps.org.
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| Manage your profile and promote your campaigns on the CanadaHelps Website |
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| Unlimited Custom Donation forms and Donate Now buttons on your website |
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| Fundraise Now buttons for your Website and other digital media |
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| Unlimited custom charity Peer-to-peer Social Fundraising Campaigns |
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| Events Management |
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| Google Analytics tracking |
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| Automatic e-receipting |
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| Full donor information |
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| Real-time donation reporting |
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| Fully PCI-compliant donation processing |
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| Electronic Funds Transfers for disbursements |
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| Customized Thank You tool |
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| Bilingual customer service |
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| Multiple donation options for donors |
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| Mobile-ready |
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| Fees Including Credit Card, Bank and Brokerage Costs1: | ||
| Customizable Donation Forms – One-time and Monthly Donations |
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3.5% |
| Your Charity Profile on CanadaHelps.org & Fundraise Now Button – One Time Donation |
4.0% |
4.0% |
| Your Charity Profile on CanadaHelps.org & Fundraise Now Button – Monthly Donation |
3.5% |
3.5% |
| Donations to your Charity Peer-to-peer Social Fundraising Campaign |
4.9% |
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| Tickets Sales & Donations to Your Event |
4.5% |
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| Securities Donations |
2.0 – 3.0%* |
2.0 – 3.0%* |
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1. For Full Fundraising Accounts, the regular transaction charge of 4.9% for credit card or PayPal donations will apply until CanadaHelps receives and validates your void cheque and banking form. Please allow 5 business days for this process to be completed.
2. Proof that you represent the charity is required.
3. Optional add-on at no additional cost.
* 3% fee applies to donations less than $10,000; 2.5% fee applies to donations between $10,000-$49,999; 2.25% fee applies to donations between $50,000-$99,999; 2% fee applies to donations $100,000+.