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== One Time Payment ==
==Full Member Subscriptions (recommended)==
One time payments can be made in person, using:
====Existing Members====
* Cash (Please double-count it and get a computer-generated receipt)
Get one month free if you pay for a full year!
* Cheque or money order
 
* Visa, MasterCard or American Express using Square or Dream Payments, our mobile payment processors
Or start a subscription to pay automatically every month.
* Debit (Interac) using Dream Payments


Or make a single, one-month payment.


Electronically, we accept one-time payments using:
[https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster Choose how you'd like to pay on the Member Portal.]
* PayPal to '''info@protospace.ca'''.
* PayPal using https://paypal.me/protospace
* Interac transfer (Canadian bank "email payments") to '''info@protospace.ca'''.


''We don't currently accept Tangerine payments (Tangerine Customers should choose the "Interac" option).''
====New Members====
''New members can get the first three months for the price of two!''


== Full Member Subscriptions ==
(''That means the probationary month is on us)''
==== Existing Members ====
Get one month free!<br>
[https://paypal.me/protospace/600 Pay once for a full year ($600)]


Pay automatically every month<br>
Start a monthly payment plan, with a free month:
[https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster Start a monthly payment plan on the member portal]


Make a single, one-month payment<br>
[https://my.protospace.ca Sign up for membership on the Member Portal.]
[https://paypal.me/protospace/55 Pay for a single month ($55)]


==== New Members ====
===How to cancel a subscription===
''New members can get the first three months for the price of two!''<br>
''That means the probationary month is on us.''


Start a monthly payment plan, with a free month.<br>
Simply email directors@protospace.ca asking to cancel. If you have a PayPal account, be sure to log in and pause / cancel the recurring subscription.
[https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster Start a monthly payment plan on the member portal]


Just pay for the first three months. Your membership will end if you do not make dues payments manually.<br>
Note to Directors: if the member doesn't have a PayPal account, follow [https://forum.protospace.ca/t/how-to-cancel-a-paypal-subscription-from-our-side/6141 these steps].
[https://paypal.me/protospace/110 Pay $110 now. Make more payments later to keep your membership current.]


Make a single, one-month payment<br>
==One Time Payment==
[https://paypal.me/protospace/55 Pay for a single month ($55)]
One time payments can be made in person, using:


== Subsidized Member ==
*Cash (Please double-count it and get a computer-generated receipt)
'''Subsidized Memberships, often called Student Memberships, are our discounted memberships available to students, those with limited income, and those in special circumstances approved by the Directors or the Membership.'''
*Cheque or money order
*Visa, MasterCard or American Express using Square or Dream Payments, our mobile payment processors
*Debit (Interac) using Dream Payments


==== Existing Members ====
Electronically, we accept one-time payments using:
Get one month free!<br>
[https://paypal.me/protospace/385 Subsidized - Pay for a full year ($385)]<br>


Pay automatically every month<br>
*PayPal using https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster
[https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster Start a monthly payment plan on the member portal]
*Interac transfer (Canadian bank "email payments") to '''info@protospace.ca'''.


Make a single, one-month payment<br>
''We don't currently accept Tangerine payments (Tangerine Customers should choose the "Interac" option).''
[https://paypal.me/protospace/35 Subsidized - Pay for one month ($35)]


==== New Members ====
==Subsidized Member==
''New members can get the first three months for the price of two!''<br>
'''Subsidized Memberships, often called Student Memberships, are our discounted memberships available to students, those with limited income, and those in special circumstances approved by the Directors or the Membership.'''
''That means the probationary month is on us.''


Start a monthly payment plan, with a free month.<br>
====Existing Members====
[https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster Start a monthly payment plan on the member portal]


Just pay for the first three months. Your membership will end if you do not make dues payments manually.<br>
#Cancel any current Protospace PayPal subscriptions on your PayPal account
[https://paypal.me/protospace/70 Subsidized - Pay $70 now. Make more payments later to keep your membership current.]
#Ask a director to change your monthly rate to the subsidized rate
#Start a new subscription on the [https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster Member Portal]


Make a single, one-month payment<br>
====New Members====
[https://paypal.me/protospace/35 Subsidized - Pay for one month ($35)]


#Visit Protospace and sign up on the [https://my.protospace.ca Member Portal]
#Ask a director to change your monthly rate to the subsidized rate
#Start a new PayPal subscription on the portal home page


== Friends of Protospace ==
==Friends of Protospace==
'''Our ''Friends'' are valued supporters and donors who believe in Protospace, but don't necessarily participate. Some are former members who have moved away. Some are parents or guardians of underage student members, or spouses of members. Other are just enthusiastic supporters of the maker culture. Friends are always welcome in the space, but they must be accompanied by a member except at public events. Friends cannot vote on member issues, and may have limited access to some tools or programs. ''We love and thank our friends for their donations and support!'''''
'''Our ''Friends'' are valued supporters and donors who believe in Protospace, but don't necessarily participate. Some are former members who have moved away. Some are parents or guardians of underage student members, or spouses of members. Other are just enthusiastic supporters of the maker culture. Friends are always welcome in the space, but they must be accompanied by a member except at public events. Friends cannot vote on member issues, and may have limited access to some tools or programs. ''We love and thank our friends for their donations and support!'''''


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''Friends usually donate $10 per month, or $110 per year. Larger donations may be made through a director or as a one-time payment.''
''Friends usually donate $10 per month, or $110 per year. Larger donations may be made through a director or as a one-time payment.''


== Which Payment Method is "best"? ==
==Which Payment Method is "best"?==
Thanks for asking. Seriously. It's great that members want to get the best bang for our membership buck. The "best" method is whatever works to keep your dues current. For many of us, that's using a Paypal Subscription. Paypal transactions are processed automatically, so there is zero administrative effort. If you just want the simplest, quickest answer, then what's best is usually "'''please start a PayPal subscription'''". Links are above.
Thanks for asking. Seriously. It's great that members want to get the best bang for our membership buck!


But, wait, you ask, doesn't that cost us a lot of money? The typical rate, at our volume, for any online or card transaction is between 2.75 and 3.1 percent.  
The "best" method is an '''automatic monthly PayPal subscription'''.


Here's how you can save Protospace money on processing fees:
Other payment methods (like cash, Square, Interact, or e-Transfer) all require manual processing and increase our volunteer's workload.
* Pay annually, using Cash, Cheque or Interac Transfer
* Use manual paypal payments (not subscriptions) using your bank account or paypal balance (not a credit card)


For monthly payments the amount of work to manually process the payment outweighs the processing fee. '''If you are doing monthly payments, just use a subscription'''.
You can set up a subscription on the [https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster Member Portal].

Latest revision as of 20:20, 28 March 2024

Full Member Subscriptions (recommended)

Existing Members

Get one month free if you pay for a full year!

Or start a subscription to pay automatically every month.

Or make a single, one-month payment.

Choose how you'd like to pay on the Member Portal.

New Members

New members can get the first three months for the price of two!

(That means the probationary month is on us)

Start a monthly payment plan, with a free month:

Sign up for membership on the Member Portal.

How to cancel a subscription

Simply email directors@protospace.ca asking to cancel. If you have a PayPal account, be sure to log in and pause / cancel the recurring subscription.

Note to Directors: if the member doesn't have a PayPal account, follow these steps.

One Time Payment

One time payments can be made in person, using:

  • Cash (Please double-count it and get a computer-generated receipt)
  • Cheque or money order
  • Visa, MasterCard or American Express using Square or Dream Payments, our mobile payment processors
  • Debit (Interac) using Dream Payments

Electronically, we accept one-time payments using:

We don't currently accept Tangerine payments (Tangerine Customers should choose the "Interac" option).

Subsidized Member

Subsidized Memberships, often called Student Memberships, are our discounted memberships available to students, those with limited income, and those in special circumstances approved by the Directors or the Membership.

Existing Members

  1. Cancel any current Protospace PayPal subscriptions on your PayPal account
  2. Ask a director to change your monthly rate to the subsidized rate
  3. Start a new subscription on the Member Portal

New Members

  1. Visit Protospace and sign up on the Member Portal
  2. Ask a director to change your monthly rate to the subsidized rate
  3. Start a new PayPal subscription on the portal home page

Friends of Protospace

Our Friends are valued supporters and donors who believe in Protospace, but don't necessarily participate. Some are former members who have moved away. Some are parents or guardians of underage student members, or spouses of members. Other are just enthusiastic supporters of the maker culture. Friends are always welcome in the space, but they must be accompanied by a member except at public events. Friends cannot vote on member issues, and may have limited access to some tools or programs. We love and thank our friends for their donations and support!

Annual Donation of $110 per year | Monthly Donation of $10 per month | One-time Donation of $10

Friends usually donate $10 per month, or $110 per year. Larger donations may be made through a director or as a one-time payment.

Which Payment Method is "best"?

Thanks for asking. Seriously. It's great that members want to get the best bang for our membership buck!

The "best" method is an automatic monthly PayPal subscription.

Other payment methods (like cash, Square, Interact, or e-Transfer) all require manual processing and increase our volunteer's workload.

You can set up a subscription on the Member Portal.