What Is Workplace Giving?
A Workplace Giving Program allows you to contribute regular donations through your employee’s payroll system from your pre-tax income and directly support the programs and work of Enginners Without Borders Australia.Workplace Giving can create a feeling of community within your organisation, and allows your company the chance to acknowledge and support your staffs interest in sustainable development and appropriate technology.
What are the benefits?
Giving Workplace Giving can create a feeling of community within your office, and allows your company the chance to support and showcase the outside interests of your staff.Individual worker philanthropy - Workplace Giving offers employees an affordable way to donate to non profit organisations. Donating in this way is easy, convenient and tax effective.
The benefits include:
- involvement with their local community,
- confidence that their donations make a difference,
- donations are tax effective.
Corporate social responsibility and more - Workplace Giving offers employers an opportunity to build community partnerships and boost employee morale. Low on cost and administration, a program can be a significant source of funding. It motivates and engages employees while improving staff retention.
Workplace Giving employers say programs:
- advance corporate leadership and community impact,
- put corporate social responsibility and values into action,
- strengthen employee recruitment, loyalty and retention levels,
- build constructive non profit relationships,
- require only basic payroll administration and are cost effective.
How does it work?
Workplace giving is a simple, tax efficient and cost efficient way to donate to EWB. Donations are made from pre-tax pay, which is reduced by the amount of the donation – meaning that the tax deduction is immediate and guaranteed. There is no need to collect, keep and claim receipts – it couldn't be easier!
So a $20 donation pre tax costs the donor only $13.70 after the automatic tax deduction, but EWB receives the full $20 (assuming a marginal tax rate of 32.5%).
Staff members will be sent our quarterly newsletter ‘Momentum’ and will be updated on the impact of their contribution is making.
Your organisation will recieve a thank you certificate at the end of the year.
Make it happen!
EWB can help you get involved with workplace giving. If your employer has a workplace giving program in place, you can become a workplace giving donor today.
To become a workplace giving donor, contact our External Relations Manager Sunny Oliver-Bennetts on (03) 9329 1166 or email her and find out more about:
* How to set up a program and get employees involved
* How you can help in your workplace – become a charity champion for EWB
* Further information about workplace giving
* Other ways to donate if your employer does not have a program in place yet
Become a Charity Champion in your workplace
A great way to support EWB is to help us through your workplace. This can mean becoming involved in promoting your employer's workplace giving program or helping publicise and co-ordinate office fundraising events.
Raising awareness of EWB's programs and activities is an invaluable support which you can provide in your community.
Employer information
If you are an employer and thinking of setting up a workplace giving program in your organisation, we can help! Please give Sunny Oliver-Bennetts a call on (03) 9329 1166, email her or contact the following agencies: