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==One Time Payment==
==Full Member Subscriptions (recommended)==
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:
 
*PayPal using https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster
*Interac transfer (Canadian bank "email payments") to '''info@protospace.ca'''.
 
''We don't currently accept Tangerine payments (Tangerine Customers should choose the "Interac" option).''
 
==Full Member Subscriptions==
====Existing Members====
====Existing Members====
Get one month free if you pay for a full year!
Get one month free if you pay for a full year!
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[https://my.protospace.ca Sign up for membership on the Member Portal.]
[https://my.protospace.ca 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 [https://forum.protospace.ca/t/how-to-cancel-a-paypal-subscription-from-our-side/6141 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:
*PayPal using https://my.protospace.ca/paymaster
*Interac transfer (Canadian bank "email payments") to '''info@protospace.ca'''.
''We don't currently accept Tangerine payments (Tangerine Customers should choose the "Interac" option).''


==Subsidized Member==
==Subsidized Member==
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==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.


Here's how you can save Protospace money on processing fees:
The "best" method is an '''automatic monthly PayPal subscription'''.


*Pay annually, using Cash, Cheque or Interac Transfer
Other payment methods (like cash, Square, Interact, or e-Transfer) all require manual processing and increase our volunteer's workload.
*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].