“Make sure there is a strong alignment to what you want to achieve and what your potential partner can deliver. Charities, especially smaller ones, deliver community programs in specific ways, and it’s unreasonable to expect them to change how they work for a corporate partner. Also, we would encourage corporates …

“We can be reasonably confident on workplace giving donations coming in every month which are directed towards caring for the many thousands of animals that come into our care each year.”

“Financial support from businesses and their employees, which make up around a third of our income, allow us to start more life-changing conversations and continue working toward our vision of a world where everyone is connected and protected from suicide.”

"Thanks to research conducted by our strategic partner, Good2Give, we know that our people are three times more likely to give when their donation is matched."

“We’re looking to include more information about the Vita Group Foundation and ways to give in our induction processes and at other times throughout the year to maintain the momentum.”

“The charity I donate to is the Animal Welfare League of Queensland as animals are a pretty important part of my life. They send me an email every month to update me on what my contribution has helped do. You can see that if each and every one of us …

“We would absolutely encourage other businesses to run appeals at times of disaster and emergency. It’s a great way for staff to feel like they are contributing in some way.”

"Since moving to Good2Give we've seen a significantly improved employee and charity experience of our Matching Gifts program."

“While workplace giving donations are welcome and valuable the connection with a business is just as important. We build and nurture partnerships around financial support but also develop meaningful and long term relationships.”

"Timely, dedicated responses and a willingness to listen to our requirements. Clear, straightforward service with dedicated staff that respond quickly and efficiently to requests from clients. The administration associated with our community investment program is enormous. Leaving these tasks to the experts’ means we can concentrate on sharing the positive …

“We took a strategic approach to our Community Grants program, engaging key stakeholders from our business to ensure we deliver a program that resonates with the diverse communities in which we operate. Core to our program is ensuring that we transfer funds to our grant winners in the most seamless …

“We wanted the introduction of the new Workplace Giving Platform to really resonate with staff. We needed them to understand how easy it is to use and really inspire them to get involved.”

“Workplace Giving has the potential to transform society. We have a tremendous opportunity to make a difference and I encourage other business leaders to establish a Workplace Giving program.”

“This model allows Medibank the valuable opportunity to partner with employees, members, the broader community via their donations while focusing its activity on supporting the better health of the community by identifying research funding opportunities and working with research institutions, while Good2Give is well placed to manage the regulatory requirements …

“It’s been scary to see the hardship, but it’s been incredibly rewarding to see the thank you emails coming through and know we’ve been able to support our most hard hit team members right across the Pacific region.”