Workplace Giving

Workplace Giving (also known as Payroll Donations or Deductions) is one of the most convenient and effective ways to support CareFlight. Through Workplace Giving, employees can nominate an amount per week, fortnight or month through their company’s payroll deduction system. For as little as the cost of a cup of coffee each pay, you can help save someone’s life and, at the same time, reduce the tax you pay. From CareFlight’s perspective, it reduces the administration costs associated with processing donations, and provides a regular and reliable income stream.

How do I make a payroll donation?

There are four easy steps in organising your payroll donation:

Check with your employer and confirm they support Workplace Giving.
Download and complete the Payroll Deduction Form (PDF, 55KB) and give it to your payroll manager.
Instruct your payroll manager to deduct your nominated donation amount from your pre-tax salary each pay period.
Request the payroll manager forward the authorisation form to us.

What if my workplace doesn’t have a Workplace Giving program?

Double check with your payroll manager or employer as it is something most employers will support, or have already established. Workplace Giving is optional and both the employee and the employer must agree to participate.

How can I build a successful Workplace Giving program?

We suggest the following steps for starting a Workplace Giving program:

Secure senior management support.
Identify a committed group of workplace champions.
Establish targets and develop an internal promotions plan.
Monitor and evaluate its success.
Communicate its success to all stakeholders.

What is the benefit for my employer?

One of the main benefits of Workplace Giving is staff engagement. An organisation that actively supports giving back to the community is more likely to retain employees, reducing the costs associated with turnover, recruitment and training. It should also form part of your internal corporate responsibility strategy, reinforce organisational values and help embed a community culture.

Can my employer contribute?

Absolutely. Many organisations are now matching employee donations dollar for dollar as part of their staff engagement and corporate responsibility strategy. Some businesses extend their support beyond Workplace Giving and make significant donations towards special equipment such as ventilators, training aids and safety wear. This is a tremendous show of support from employers towards both their employees and CareFlight, for which we are extremely grateful. If you would like more information on our current equipment requirements, please give our fundraising team a call on (02) 9843 5100.

Tips for Businesses

The ATO website has lots of useful information on Workplace Giving. We suggest the following links as a starting point:

How can CareFlight help?

We are always happy to assist with any enquiries and support your program in whatever ways we can. Please feel free to give our fundraising team a call on (02) 9843 5100 to talk about payroll giving in your workplace.