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What is PayPal Giving Fund and How Does it Compare to CanadaHelps?<\/h2>

As a charitable social enterprise that has been serving Canadian donors and charities since 2000, we are continually asked for guidance as new charitable tools and services arise. We know the Canadian charities and donors that know and trust CanadaHelps have questions regarding the recently launched PayPal Giving Fund (PPGF) and how it compares to CanadaHelps\u2019 services. Here are our answers to those questions.<\/p> <\/div>\n

What is PPGF?<\/h3>\n

PayPal Giving Fund (PPGF) is a platform launched in late 2018 offering Canadians a way to make one time only (non-recurring) online donations to any of Canada\u2019s charities. It is set up as a charitable foundation by the American corporation, PayPal. PPGF processes donations through its website and issues tax receipts. Charities must sign up for a PayPal Business Account, enroll in the PPGF, and be validated as a charity to receive donations in their PayPal account once per month (15-45 days from date of donation).<\/p>\n

Unenrolled charities are listed on PPGF; if the charity receives a donation, PayPal first verifies they meet PayPal\u2019s criteria and then sends funds to the charity by cheque, typically within 90 days.<\/p>\n

The processing costs incurred by PPGF are being fully paid by the US parent corporation, PayPal. Donors are encouraged to sign up for a PayPal account when making a donation.<\/p>\n

Supporting the charitable sector in Canada and connecting donors with charities is at the core of what we do at CanadaHelps and we welcome any advances that help with this cause. PPGF was activated in Canada only recently but a mirror site in US has been operating for a few years. PPGF posts its policies on its website for disbursing and redirecting the gifts to the charities donors recommend. As always, we strongly encourage our users and partners to fully research any donation platform they consider using to ensure that it\u2019s trustworthy, fits their needs, and aligns with their values.<\/p>\n

Why can\u2019t CanadaHelps reduce its fees further?<\/h3>\n

Unfortunately, PayPal is not offering to also waive its processing fee for donors who use PayPal on CanadaHelps so we must continue to pay these fees. PayPal is also not waiving their processing fees on other charities\u2019 websites.<\/p>\n

What are the differences between PPGF and CanadaHelps?<\/h3>\n

At first glance, it may seem that PPGF is similar to CanadaHelps.org. We both offer a website where Canadians can donate to any Canadian charity, however CanadaHelps offers significant options to donors that are not offered on PPGF. We offer a powerful set of tools, additional services, and greater control to charities that PPGF doesn\u2019t have. We also offer live, bilingual customer service (M-F, 9am-5pm, and extended hours in November and December). Our Charity and Donor Relations team responded to 34,000 charity and donor enquiries last year.<\/p>\n

Specific to donors:<\/h3>\n