Do you believe that grants for Canadian design research and special projects are important? How about scholarships for students AND professionals? What about being able to assist designers experiencing crisis?

The GDC does, and this is what the GDC Foundation is all about.

Thanks to a generous, caring community, we’ve raised almost $30,000 towards those goals.

If you believe these are important endeavours for your industry, please take the time to donate this fall.

Our goal for 2012 is to raise the Foundation’s seed capital to $35,000+.

Those who donate between October 10 and December 31, 2012 will be entered into a draw for some great prizes listed below.

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to: Society of Graphic Designers of Canada
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Ottawa Ontario K1N 6E2

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Draw Prizes will be awarded in January 2013

All donors between October 10 and midnight December 31, 2012, will be entered in a draw win one of two grand prizes: 

One free admission to 2013 TypeCon from SOTA
or one free admission to the 2013 TYPO Conference in San Francisco!

Grand prize winners will be chosen first. All remaining donor names will be entered in a draw according to donation value. All winners will be required to answer a skill-testing question.

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Above: “Vector Dance,” by Keith Martin CGD

Donations of $300 and up are eligible to win:

> a free entry to 2013 CUSP Conference: The Design of Everything
    September 18–19, 2013, Museum of Contemporary Art Theater,
    Chicago, IL

> an original framed print, “Vector Dance,” by Keith Martin CGD
   (shown above)

> an original origami piece (see image below) by origami artist,  Joseph Wu

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Donations of $200-$299 are eligible to win:

> 2 free entries 2013 Regional Design Awards from Design Edge Canada

> Fabulous Cuban poster “Besos Robados” by René Azcuy,
    donated by Brenda Sanderson CGD 

> one-year subscription to TimeFox Lite -  from FunctionFox 
 

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Donations of $50-$199 are eligible to win:

> 1-year subscription to Communication Arts Magazine

> 1-year subscription to UPPERCASE Magazine

> Pantone Colour Bridge Coated and Uncoated Guides,
    donated by Spicers Canada

> The book What's Cooking? Famous Designers on Food,  
    donated by Nancy Wu CGD

> $150 certificate + free shipping from Moo.com

> $100 gift certificate for MyFonts.com

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Donations $25 to $49 are eligible to win:

> Typography Deconstructed letterpress poster

> Celebrate 65, book donated by the Type Director's Club

> GDC branded travel mug donated by the GDC Vancouver Island Chapter

> Books donated by GDC Alberta North Chapter:

    Graphic Design Referenced, by Armin Vit  

    Flaunt, by Armin Vit

    Women of Design, by Armin Vit

    Designing, by Ivan Chermayeff; autographed

Below: Canadian Beaver, origami piece by Joseph Wu