Membership Payment and Communications Update

VBSR is always seeking ways to improve your membership experience and make your contributions to our mission – leveraging the power of business for positive social and environmental impact – as easy as possible. To this end, we are making some improvements to our payment methods and communications.

1) Payment Methods: Starting on July 15^th, we will be offering a new payment method for membership dues: autorenewal. This will give you the option to opt-in to automated payments for your annual membership renewal with a credit card. We have also begun to offer QuickBooks as a payment method. Checks and credit card payment by phone will continue to be accepted as they are now. Learn more by reviewing the below frequently asked questions.

2) Communications: Starting on July 15^th, all membership dues-related communications will come from the email address info@vbsr.org, which is our primary outbound email address. In order to continue receiving important communications from VBSR, please make sure that info@vbsr.org (and any vbsr.org email address) is an authorized sender to your organization.

Autorenewal FAQs

If you choose to enroll in autorenewal, your credit card information will be processed through AffiniPay, which is a widely used and trusted payment processing company. Here is their cybersecurity statement:

AffiniPay is responsible for the security of the cardholder data that our virtual terminal possesses and transmits. AffiniPay’s online portal is certified as a Level 1 Service Provider, this being the highest security level available. We have several levels of security built into the system for our merchants.

Here are some of the responsibilities of AffiniPay:

• Cryptography and Encryption of sensitive information inside payment system
• Quarterly scans of payment system performed by Qualified Security Assessor
• Annual Audit performed by Qualified Security Assessor
• Completion of Level 1 PCI Compliance Assessment
• Encryption of card details, preventing card information from being exposed once transaction is complete
• Secure receipts exposing only last 4 digits of card number
• Enforcing security-code confirmation every 30 days for merchant log-ins

Yes! Here are all your payment options:

Credit Card

Online - enroll in autorenewal payments through your VBSR account.
QuickBooks - use for a one-time payment. You will be automatically emailed a QuickBooks invoice within two weeks of your membership renewal date.
By phone - call VBSR Finance Manager, Linda Racine, at (802) 870-0868.

Check

Mail to: VBSR, PO Box 1274, Burlington, VT 05402

ACH/Direct Deposit

Use QuickBooks for a one-time payment. You will be automatically emailed a QuickBooks invoice within two weeks of your membership renewal date.
Use the ACH processor of your choice by contacting VBSR Finance Manager, Linda Racine, at lindar@vbsr.org or (802) 870-0868