Donations
How to donate
- Cash donations can be made at any time by contacting the Development Manager at GreaterGood on 61629219 or the Public Trustee Office on 62079800.
- Donor forms are available from the Public Trustee Office and GreaterGood and will be widely available in the Canberra Region.
- Regular donations via your credit card or nominated bank account.
- You can make a bequest in your Will - consult your legal adviser or the Public Trustee.
- Workplace giving such as the ‘GreaterGood Club'.
- Shares, insurance and investment beneficiaries.
- Real estate, negotiable instruments of any kind, art works and collectibles.
Workplace Giving?
Workplace giving is a simple and effective way to regularly donate to charitable organisations through automated payroll deductions. It allows employees the opportunity to make regular donations through their payroll system and provides ‘time-poor' people with a way to support their community.
Workplace giving is a voluntary program that (under a pre-tax system) results in an automatic tax reduction for employees, without the need for them to keep receipts. Employees pledge a nominated amount to a deductible gift recipient (DGR status) on a regular basis. The amount is deducted on payday and sent to the selected organisation. Employees receive a payment summary letter or email from their employer at the end of the financial year.
A deductible gift recipient (DGR status) is a charity or other organisation that is approved by the Australian Taxation Office as entitled to receive tax deductible donations. Not all charities are DGRs and a great variety of organisations, for example libraries, universities, etc, can be DGRs. You can check an organisation's DGR status at the Australian Business Register (http://www.abr.gov.au).
What is Workplace Giving Australia?
Workplace Giving Australia is an initiative of the Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership designed to encourage a culture of giving in Australia.
Senator the Hon Kay Patterson Announced Workplace Giving Australia at the Melbourne Community Business Day on 22 August 2005.
http://www.partnerships.gov.au/philanthropy/philanthropy_workplacegiving.shtml