Toronto Photography Meetup Group

Hi TPMGers
I am very honored to be invited for hosting a fund raising photography workshop, hope some of you are interested and help donate to the earthquake, the Haitian people really need your help. this workshop is for beginners, please spread the words and do the best you can. your help would be very much appreciated! My work can be viewed at www.yhwphotography.com


What: "Donate Through Learning" Photography Workshop
When: Saturdays. starting on January30th, 2010 for 5 weeks
Time: 2-3:30pm
Where: ISC Cumberland Room, 33 St. George St, Toronto
Bring: Your cameras,flashes,questions,and yourself
Requirements: beginner /refresher

Cost: $100 donation to Haiti (collect on first workshop)

More Details:

Due to the recent devastating Haiti Earthquake, International Student Union at University of Toronto is organizing a fund raising event to help those in need and rebuild their country. We offer a 5-week photography workshop, and the TUITION will be DONATED to Haiti through Canadian Government

I'm interested in the Week 3's Creative Lighting, can I just go for that one week or do I have to go for all five weeks?

How do people know it's actually going to help Haiti and not some X organisation that will keep the funds in its bank account?

Good cause, however i have the same question as PotatoEye... how do participants are ensured that the $100 is going towards a charity that will also be matched by the government's Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund? Do you have details on what registered charity that will be receiving this money? Will individuals be receiving an income tax receipt for their donation?

http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/acdi-cida/AC ... 115719-MVV

Great questions!

piglet:
for sure, you are welcome to attend any single one you are interested, however, we intend to donate the money through Canadian government's

Great. I'm thinking now

I could be wrong but its my understanding that the Canadian matching program applies to individual donations rather than a group donation. For example I donate $100 to Red Cross for Haiti, Cdn Gov. matches $100. If I and my co-workers collect money and donate the collected funds to the Red Cross for Haiti the Cdn Gov will not match the funds.

From the link I posted:

<i>"The government will not match donations made by corporations, governments, businesses, partnerships, schools, incorporated or non-incorporated entities, or unions from their existing resources that were not raised from individuals specifically in response to the earthquake. <b>However, amounts raised from fundraising events undertaken to raise money from individuals in response to the earthquake are eligible, and this fundraising may be undertaken by schools, faith-based organizations, clubs, social groups, businesses, incorporated entities, or registered charites."</b></i>

Better get that checked out first....

taken from the Canadian International Developement Agency website:

2. Will the Government of Canada match all donations?

The maximum amount per single donation that the government will match is $100,000. To count toward the Haiti Earthquake Relief Fund, donations must be:

We'll make sure your help goes to Haiti. Since the fund is collected from individuals, it can still eligible. you can enquire about this information from
Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA)
Public Inquiries Service, Communications Branch
200 Promenade du Portage
Gatineau, QC, KIA OG4
Tel: (819) 997-5006 or 1-800-230-6349
Fax: (819) 953-6088
E-mail: info@acdi-cida.gc.ca

How are tax receipts handled?

that I'm not sure, but for charity events like this, most likely you won't get your receipt. you can email the president of UTISU to make sure.

Is it possible if you can get that answer for us instead of multiple people from here contacting the UTISU?

I know that the fund raiser is for a really good cause, but having a tax receipt for a large amount like this is probably something one should get.

Unfortunately, no receipts would be provided.

I have another question, so the Creative Lighting

If you get something for your donation a tax receipt will not be issued. If you donate a $100 directly you get a receipt, if you are given something that is worth a a $100 you do not get one, the government sees that as you getting compensated twice for the same donation. You get a photography workshop for your donation, so they will not and cannot issue you a receipt unless you donate above the $100 level, if you gave a $110 dollars you could request a receipt for the $10 only. They probably valued the the workshop at a $100, thus making you ineligible for a tax receipt.

i don't mind if i don't get a receipt but just would like to learn about lighting.

for the flash session, there will be some demonstrations, and i'll show how I usually light up things, there's a lot of tips too.
right now we have about 30 students registered. and the workshop starts tomorrow, if anyone is still interested, please make sure u register asap.

are you going to be doing more workshops?