Donate to one community at-a-time with $1.00 a day

Setting-up, building, equipping, staffing and managing a DMS Centre in a disaster prone community must include a “partnership for success” with local authorities and an economical and sustainable model to guarantee its long-term survivability.

There are thousands of communities around the world in need of help and unable to develop self-help programs to mitigate losses caused by natural and other disasters.

The DMS answer is to address one single community at-a-time, make it work, by empowering the people living in the community to look after themselves and be a part of their own disaster mitigation programs.

According to Stats Canada, Canadians give generously to charitable causes. In 2006, 5.8 million Canadians contributed some $7.9 billion, a median of $240. The average income bracket of contributors was below $80,000 per annum and the average age group 45-68.

Like other charitable organization operating in Canada, DMS will continue to target corporate donors as well as partnering with other giving foundations and philanthropic organizations, but its main accent will be the old traditional and proven way of appealing to the general public for donations through CanadaHelps and registered ethical fund raising organizations.

These efforts will also include a series of fund raising campaigns under the banner of $1.00 a-day contributions.

Since each DMS Centre is designed to a standard model to address specific disaster mitigation and preparedness programs in Canada and abroad, the model is repetitive and flexible enough to meet specific local needs. Operating costs have been streamlined, budgets are specific, qualitative, quantifiable and DMS Value-added members, will see a steady flow of orders as their specific competences are required, but most importantly, donors gain a greater appreciation for their contributions and how funds are utilized and how local communities benefit from their generosity.

 

What is CanadaHelps?

CanadaHelps is a not-for-profit charity portal and a registered public foundation (BN: 896568417 RR0001) that seeks to promote and facilitate philanthropy through online giving. CanadaHelps operates the website (www.canadahelps.org) that allows donors to make online credit card donations to the approximately 80,000 registered charities in Canada, which include DMS Foundation (see www.dmsfoundastion.org). It also allows charities to receive online credit card donations without the expense of setting up their own secure donations site.

How much does it cost?

All donations received through CanadaHelps are assessed a 3% transaction charge. This flat 3% will be deducted from the donation before being disbursed to DMS Foundation, and covers all aspects of the transaction, including the credit card merchant rate, credit card transaction charge, reconciliation and disbursement-related costs. There are no monthly charges or set-up/registration costs; only the amount assessed from a donation. The 3% is a modest charge for the service that CanadaHelps provides to Canadian donors and the charities they support. Any donation made by a Workplace Campaign will not have fees assessed.

Donations by Credit Card

Donations by credit card can be made easily and securely through www.CanadaHelps.org by clicking the “Donate Now” button on our website www.dmsfoundation.org

Tax benefits:

DMS Foundation offers no tax advice or counsel. Donors should make informed choices about charities that they support. The Canada Revenue Agency website contains important information about the tax benefits you can receive as a donor.

 

www.cra.gc.ca/tax/charities/donors/savings/menu-e.html

Alternatively, donors may wish to consult with a professional financial advisor for further clarification regarding their donations and tax benefits associated therewith.

What Does the DMS Foundation do With Donor Contributions?

 

For every dollar donated to DMS Foundation, DSM is entitled to deduct no more than 20% of the gross donation received to cover administration and business development costs associated with the humanitarian Mission, goals and objectives of the Foundation.

Donations are allocated to specific DMS projects and donors have a choice and dictate where their donations are to be allocated to: