Membership
Membership 
Everyone is welcome to become a member of the Tibetan Buddhist Society of Canberra.
As a non-profit organisation, we rely on membership dues, product sales, donations and event bookings to cover the operating costs of our centres.
The Society wishes to acknowledge the generosity of those members who contribute to the centres' operating costs and the Building Fund or kindly donate towards the sponsorship of Tibetan refugee children, nuns and monks.
As a member, you are entitled to -
- discounts on all classes, workshops and retreats
- six copies a year of the Clear Mind newsletter
- access to our library of books, tapes and other resources
How to become a member
Download the Membership printable form (PDF 192 KB) and post or fax it to us with your credit card details, cheque or money order, or EFT remittance.
You can use the same membership form for newsletter subscriptions, new memberships, renewals and change of address details.
Fees
- General membership - $100
- Concession membership - $50
- Lifetime/benefactor membership - $1500
- Family membership - $150
- Single year subscription to Clear Mind newsletter - $40
The membership year begins on 1 March. If you are joining mid-year you can pay pro-rata (eg if you are joining in October you would pay 5/12 of the total: that is, $62.50 for family membership, $42 for general membership and $21 for concession membership).
We welcome volunteers. The society functions through the goodwill of all those directly and indirectly helping its activities. Please let us know if you can help with -
- cooking
- cleaning
- computers
- programming
- office work
- transcribing
- typing
- proof reading
- graphic design
- photography
- building
- gardening
- or any other skills.
Building Fund
Tax-deductible financial contributions can be made to our school building fund. Projects such as SIBA Retreat Centre have been the beneficiaries of such donation.
Download the Building Fund printable form (PDF 176 KB) and post or fax it to us with your credit card details, cheque or money order.