Workplace giving With 1 in 4 Australian adults living with some form of diabetes or pre-diabetes there is a fair chance that most Australians know someone with diabetes – whether it be a family member, a friend or a work colleague. Diabetes is the epidemic of the 21st century and the biggest challenge confronting Australia’s health system and sadly, it is the fastest growing chronic condition in Australia and it burdens and shortens life. There are 1.5 million Australians diagnosed with diabetes and another 500,000 living with silent, undiagnosed type 2 diabetes. More than 120,000 people have been diagnosed with all types of diabetes in the past 12 months alone. Diabetes is the leading cause of a range of debilitating complications including vision loss, amputation, kidney failure and heart disease and costs the economy more than $17.8 billion per annum.By making regular donations from your pre-tax pay to Diabetes Australia – you make a difference to Australians living with or at risk of diabetes. Donations like yours help to us support world-class diabetes research and provide life-changing services and programs such as phone counselling and advocacy. What is Workplace Giving? Workplace Giving is making pre-tax donations directly through your pay and its easy. You simply nominate a regular pre-tax donation to be deducted by your employer. By joining a Workplace Giving program, you will receive instant tax benefits in every pay, you don’t need to wait for the end of financial year. How does Workplace Giving work? You can nominate a regular donation to be deducted from your regular pre-tax salary by your employer. This means that you don’t have the hassle of keeping receipts and claiming at tax time, because it’s all done before tax. For example: Let’s say you earn a base salary of $60k, and you donate $10 from each fortnightly pay. Your pre-tax donation decreases your taxable income by $10. You will pay $4 less tax, meaning that it only costs you $6 to make a $10 donation. You’ve donated $260 to the cause in a year and save $104 on tax! Find out more at www.ato.gov.au How do Workplace Giving donations help? Diabetes can be relentless and life-threatening. Through Workplace Giving you can have an impact by helping to fund our important work including: Diabetes Camps and Online Events: Events that address isolation for children living with type 1 diabetes and their families by connecting them with others who understand what they’re going through. Policy and Advocacy Services: Giving a voice to the diabetes community on issues of discrimination, isolation and access to services. Campaigns: Educating the public about the prevalence of diabetes, the signs and symptoms and busting misconceptions to combat stigma. Start Today Make the decision to donate to a cause that makes a difference to Australians living with or at risk of diabetes. Your generous donation can provide hope, change and save lives. If you would like further information on Workplace Giving email us at [email protected]. Or you can contact the Diabetes Australia Fundraising team on 1800 177 055 For Employers How Workplace Giving benefits your workplace Studies show the positive impact that engaging in Workplace Giving can have for your organisation and employees by improving: Employee engagement Employee retention Productivity Good2Give’s Workplace Givers Revealed research[1] shows that, of those surveyed: 86 per cent of employees say workplace giving makes them proud to work for their company. 80 per cent say a workplace giving program demonstrates ‘a genuine commitment to the community and makes their company a better place to work’. 94 per cent want giving to be easy and say workplace giving makes giving easy. How your employees can give You can encourage your employees to realise the value of workplace giving and give hope to people living with or at risk of diabetes and their carer’s. It’s so easy. Employees can give financial contributions as part of their pre-tax payroll. They can give as little as $2 a month or as much as they can afford – enjoying tax benefits as well. They won’t have to wait until the end of the financial year to receive their tax deduction. Workplaces can support us further by matching their employees’ contributions dollar for dollar. Companies that match workplace giving donations are also seen as generous by their employees.[2] If you would like further information on Workplace Giving and how you could work with us, please email us at [email protected]. Or you can contact the Diabetes Australia Fundraising team on 1800 177 055. Start Today Make the decision to donate to a cause that makes a difference to Australians living with or at risk of diabetes. Your generous donation can provide hope, change and save lives. If you would like further information on Workplace Giving email us at [email protected]. Or you can contact the Diabetes Australia Fundraising team on 1800 177 055. [1] https://good2give.ngo/resources/research-publications/workplace-givers-revealed/ [2] https://good2give.ngo/services/workplace-giving/
