Business

Corporate giving can come in many forms, including long term philanthropic partnerships, one-off donations, workplace giving and volunteering.

Artsupport Australia has facilitated significant philanthropic partnerships between corporations, their foundations and arts organisations that benefit all.

Workplace giving

To encourage greater philanthropic giving among employees pre-tax workplace giving, or payroll deduction was introduced in Australia in 2002. Workplace giving allows employees to donate as little as $2 or $5 a week out of their pay on an ongoing basis to the charity or not-for-profit organisation of their choice.

Workplace giving presents opportunities for cultural organisations with deductible gift recipient status to receive a new source of regular income.

Australia now has the best workplace giving system in the world.

Recent figures indicate that more than $11 million per year is being donated to over 200 community organisations through workplace giving programs in Australia. The Song Room and the Croc Festival were two Australian arts organisations first receive income from workplace giving as a result of Artsupport Australia's efforts.

Artsupport Australia actively promotes workplace giving to corporate Australia and the public service. We work closely with workplace giving facilitators including Australian Charities Fund, (CAF) Australia and United Way. Artsupport Australia can connect workplace giving with arts-based programs addressing community issues such as Indigenous welfare, remote communities, disability services or at-risk young people.

For more information on workplace giving, refer to:

• Australian Taxation Office
• Partnerships Australia

Workplace giving case studies:

Department of Health and Ageing & The Song Room

Cocoa Cola Amatil & the Australian Children's Music Foundation