Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) August 28, 2013

The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), the worlds largest non-profit funder of exclusively canine health research, has partnered with Benchmark Payment Networks to offer DonateWiseNow as its point-of-sale fundraising application. The program enables retailers, merchants, and customers to easily and discreetly contribute to the effort to prevent, treat, and cure canine disease.

Through the AKC Canine Health Foundation/Benchmark partnership, businesses that accept credit/debit cards for payment and wish to support the Foundations mission can offer customers the opportunity to make a micro-donation that helps advance the health of all dogs. Those who choose to participate are prompted on the card processing terminal to contribute a small dollar amount or round the transaction up to the nearest dollar. The decision to make a contribution is completely voluntary and private, and processed electronically during check out.