Workplace GivingHow to establish a

partnership between

your business and the

Australian Paralympic

Committee

Contact National Donor Development Coordinator Tel 02 9704 0500

Or alternatively visit www.paralympic.org.au or email donations@paralympic.org.au

Did you Know • 20% of Australians have a disability. Due to population

growth and ageing, the number of people with disabilities is rising.

• 70% of Australians know someone with a disability.

• 64% of Australians followed the success of the Australian Paralympic Team in Beijing 2008.

• 80% of Australians believe that Paralympic athletes should receive the same or more funding than the Olympic athletes.

• 99% of Australians believe that Australian Paralympians are worthy of fund-raising support.

• Australia has participated in every Paralympic Games since the inaugural Games in Rome in 1960 and topped the medal tally at the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, winning an historic 149 medals.

• In Beijing, Australia won medals in 9 of the 13 sports it contested - 98 athletes of a team of 167 came home with medals.

• The APC relies heavily on community support to fund the team travelling to the Paralympic Games.

• It will cost $7 million to send our team to London in 2012.

• By March 2010, more than 375,000 Australian primary school children had been part of the Paralympic Education program, which uses Paralympic Sport to deliver key education messages.

To make it easy for your staff to support the Australian Paralympic Committee and set up the program through your payroll system, visit www.paralympic.org.au for more information on APC workplace giving programs.

"When I was born, the doctors said I would never lead a normal life. They were right.”

Kurt Fearnley

Why donate to the Australian Paralympic Committee?• The APC is the principal sporting organisation in

Australia for elite athletes with a disability.• The APC is responsible for the preparation, selection

and management of Australian Paralympic Teams for the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and other international sporting competitions.

• The APC develops and nurtures Paralympic Sport in Australia and delivers community programs in the area of sport, education, classification and rehabilitation.

• Paralympic athletes are elite athletes who are inspiring role models.

• The APC is a leader in Australian sport, and its programs connect Australians through Paralympic sport.

• It is worthwhile to sponsor, support and donate to Paralympic sport.

Implementing workplace giving• Set up payroll administration procedures for the

program. Work to establish support from management and employees. Organise back-end issues in the payroll system, distribute program information and pledge forms.

• Launch the program. Inform staff that the APC is an option in the company's workplace giving program and what steps they need to take to join.

• Remember to share updates with employees about the APC, through distribution of our newsletter or internal company debates.

• A workplace giving program can be set up for your office directly through the APC. For more information, contact the APC at 02 9704 0500. Programs supporting the APC can also be set up through www.cafaustralia.org and www.australiancharitiesfund.org.au.

Benefits of workplace giving• Employee gifts are completely tax deductible.• Employee donations are deducted from their pre-tax

salary, therefore taxable income is reduced.• Workplace giving enables employees to give directly to a

chosen charity each pay period.• Employees can give as much or as little as they want –

there are no limits.• Employers can choose to provide a matching gift with

the employee donation.• Workplace giving is an easy, automatic tax deduction

for employees, without the needing to keep track of receipts.

• Based on the marginal tax rate of 32.5%, a $10 pre-tax donation will cost an employee $6.75 after the automatic tax deduction. The charity will still receive the full $10.

Workplace giving is a simple and effective way for employees to regularly donate to charities such as the Australian Paralympic Committee (APC) through workplace payroll deductions.

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Establish a simple precedent to encourage

charitable givingby launching a

workplace givingprogram in youroffice today!