Become a Member :
If you support the vision and goals of Dir Biyabir, we invite you to join us by becoming a member. If you are already a member, we invite you to renew your membership annually. Membership is open to any interested person, and there are no responsibilities other than paying the membership fees annually. Membership is a mechanism to fund our projects in Ethiopia via membership fees. There are no additional responsibilities or obligations for being a member. Membership fees are 100% tax deductible (as they are essentially donations and you get nothing in return) and we will email a tax receipt to you. Membership fees, as with all other donations, are eligible for corporate match so please check with your employer and you may be able to double or even triple your impact!
100% of membership fees (and any other donations) are used to fund projects, so funding new grassroots projects in Ethiopia is directly dependent upon increasing our membership base.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: Our membership dues simply ensure a minimum amount of financial support for grassroots projects in Ethiopia. The more members we have, and the higher the level of membership, the more life-changing projects we can fund in Ethiopia. It's a numbers game, the more members, the stronger our "web". If you like the kinds of projects we sponsor, the best way to support these projects is to join us as a member and see if you can get your friends and family to join too!
All of Dir Biyabir’s administrative expenses are covered by the Executive team, to ensure that 100% of your membership fees and donations go directly to support our project work in Ethiopia.
There are three levels of membership as outlined below.
- Diamond Member: $1,000 per calendar year
- Platinum Member: $500 per calendar year
- Gold Member: $250 per calendar year
In order to propose a new project for Dir Biyabir to support, we require Platinum membership at a minimum
Become a Member or Renew Your Membership
You can join or renew you membership in Dir Biyabir simply by paying the membership dues in one of the following 3 ways. Please always include your email so we may send you a tax recceipt and occasional project updates. All our communication is via email, your email will never be shared with any organization.
1- BY ZELLE
We are registered for Zelle Payments under dirbiyabir@gmail.com Please include your current email and mailing address in the notes section so we can email you a tax receipt and occasional project updates.
2- BY CHECK
Please make check payable to Dir Biyabir and mail to us at the following address. Please include your email on your check so we can send you a receipt and occasional project updates
Dir Biyabir
P.O. Box 914
Mountain View, CA 94042
Once we receive your dues we will send you a receipt and will notify you of your membership. You can also auto-renew your membership by check simply by setting up "bill-pay" with your bank and they will automatically send us a check every year on the date you specify. This is a great option as no fees are deducted.
3- VIA PAYPAL
You can pay your membership dues via PayPal. If you would like to pay for just one year at a time you can use the "Donate" button below and indicate the donation level you want. If you would like to auto-renew your membership, you can still use the button below, simply click the option to make it a yearly donation. We highly recommend that you auto-renew so you don't have to remember to pay your dues every year. This also frees up our scarce volunteer resources to focus on project execution rather than reminding members to renew, so we highly appreciate all auto-renewals!
The more members we have, the more projects we can fund and the more impact we can make in people's lives in Ethiopia. Thank you all and we look forward to welcoming you to Dir Biyabir!
