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In 2020 we’re giving {{annual_grant}} to Charities and Not-for-Profits
This grants round we’re giving up to {{total_grant}} to the {{number_of_winners}} – limited to 400 participating charities, meaning a 1 in 10 chance of receiving a grant.
All you need to do is vote or donate to the Charities you love and the {{number_of_winners}} will share in {{total_grant}}. Or chip in a few dollars to make them a featured charity and we’ll get them more votes and supporters – guaranteed!
You can vote for free once a week and donate whenever you want. When you donate to your preferred charities we add an extra vote for every $ you give, even more for regular giving.
{{currency_symbol}}50 one-off donation = 50 Votes.
{{currency_symbol}}50 regular giving = 250 votes (50 votes x 5) + 50 extra votes every month.
As well as cash grants, we’ll be recognising the most popular charities with our ‘Top #10 Charity’ awards. Don’t delay, vote or donate to the Charities you love now.
Australian Charities
This grants round we’re giving away {{total_grant}} to the {{number_of_winners}}, including guaranteed grants for the top #10 Australian Charities. We’re limiting this round to 100 Australian charities – meaning a 1 in 10 chance of a grant. All you need to do is vote or donate to your Favourite Charities or chip in a few dollars to make them a featured charity and we’ll get them more votes and supporters – guaranteed!
New Zealand Charities
This grants round we’re giving away {{total_grant}} to the {{number_of_winners}}, including guaranteed grants for the top #10 New Zealand Charities. We’re limiting this round to 100 New Zealand charities – meaning a 1 in 10 chance of a grant. All you need to do is vote or donate to the Charities you love or chip in a few dollars to make them a featured charity and we’ll get them more votes and supporters – guaranteed!
Community and Health Charities
This grants round we’re giving away {{total_grant}} to the {{number_of_winners}}, including guaranteed grants for the top #10 Community and Health Charities around the world. We’re limiting this round to 100 Community and Health charities – meaning a 1 in 10 chance of a grant. All you need to do is vote or donate to the Charities you love or chip in a few dollars to make them a featured charity and we’ll get them more votes and supporters – guaranteed!
Animal and Environment Charities
This grants round we’re giving away {{total_grant}} to the {{number_of_winners}}, including guaranteed grants for the top #10 Animal and Environment Charities around the world. We’re limiting this round to 100 Animal and Environment charities – meaning a 1 in 10 chance of a grant. All you need to do is vote or donate to the Charities you love or chip in a few dollars to make them a featured charity and we’ll get them more votes and supporters – guaranteed!
Are you a Charity, not-for-profit or community group?
Register for free here. Once you’re registered, ask your supporters to vote for you and you could be sharing in {{annual_grant}} this year, plus raising donations, finding new supporters and gaining valuable exposure. And it doesn’t matter how big or small you are, we’ve set aside grants for grassroots charities.
The votes shown are a preliminary count and may be adjusted up or down. A final count is done before we award the grants. If you work for a charity listed above and are concerned that the votes are not accurate please contact us
Only registered charities appear in our leaderboard and are eligible for grants. If you wish to register your Charity for free, please click here
To receive a grant a Charity must have a minimum of 1,000 votes. Click on the FAQ tab for full Terms and Conditions for all Grants.
Before each grants round (we do several throughout the year) we'll announce the amount and how it will be distributed.
Our current round closes at 10:00pm Sydney, Australia (AEST or AEDT ), {{closing_date}} and the grants will be distributed as follows:
Australia:
The Charity with the most votes receives $2,000
The 2nd - 10th Charities with the most votes receive $1,000 each
New Zealand:
The Charity with the most votes receives $2,000
The 2nd - 10th Charities with the most votes receive $1,000 each
Animal and Environment:
The Charity with the most votes receives $2,000
The Charities with the most votes receive $1,000 each
Community and Health
The Charity with the most votes receives $2,000
The 2nd - 10th Charities with the most votes receive $1,000 each
It is the responsibility of the charity to ensure they are appearing in the correct category. To receive a grant a Charity must have at least 1,000 votes by the end of the grants round.
Any grants not distributed will be carried over into the next grants round.
Any charity that does not win a grant has their votes carried over to the next round to help as many charities as possible receive a grant
Each category (eg Australia, New Zealand etc) must have at least 15,000 people vote during the grants round.
MyGivingCircle reserves the right to extend a grants round or amalgamate categories if 15,000 people have not voted
The minimum donation amount is set at $20. If you're not in a position to donate, you can can still vote for your favourite charity for free once a week and share the Giving Circle with your friends and ask them to vote as well.
We charge a platform fee of 6.5% on donations received to allow us to maintain and improve the website for the benefit of all our amazing charities.
All donations are processed securely via stripe and sent to your charity of choice directly.
If you make a one-off donation we add 1 Vote for every $ you give. For example if you donate $50 we add 50 Votes.
If you sign up for monthly giving we add 5 x Votes for every $ you commit to in the first month and then 1 vote per $ each month thereafter until cancelled.
For example if you commit to $50 a month we add 50 x 5 votes = 250 votes immediately and then 50 votes a month thereafter.
You can make a donation here, when you vote, or via our leaderboard at anytime.
We understand peoples financial circumstances change, and you are free to cancel your regular giving at any time by logging into your account. Please note however that we add extra votes for regular giving (we love regular giving!). If you cancel your regular giving within 3 months the votes added are deducted from your charities total.
You can vote once a week for your favourite Charities and choose up to 3 each time. Votes cast more often than once a week are disregarded.
You can donate as often as you want, and we add 1 Vote for every $ you give as a one-off donation and more if you commit to monthly giving.
Please be aware that if you vote using fake email addresses or multiple email addresses your vote will not count. Even if you see the vote count go up, all fake votes are scrubbed before the grants are awarded.
When you vote or donate to a Charity they may wish to contact you to thank-you for your support and keep you up-to-date with the work they're doing. When it occurs, contact will usually be via email, and in some instances telephone. When a Charity wishes to contact a supporter we have strict guidelines in place that include:
Only Charities that you have voted for, donated to, or indicated as one of your favourites can make contact. We do not share your details with any Charity you have not indicated as one of your favourites.
If making contact by email there must be a clear and easy way for your to unsubscribe from future emails
They must be courteous, professional and polite. We hope you'll be interested in hearing from them, but if you're not, no further contact is made
They must abide by the Fundraising Institute of Australia's guidelines - our equivalent governing body in their country - regarding contacting you
If you believe any Charity is not abiding by these guidelines we want to hear from you and you can send an email with the details to [email protected]
When you vote in a Giving Circle the grants sponsor may wish to email you to thank you for voting, let you know which charities received the grants and/or introduce themselves and their product(s) to you. By voting you are giving express consent to be contacted via email only by the grants sponsor on the basis that:
contact can only be via email unless you are informed otherwise
you will always have the option to unsubscribe from any further communications from the sponsor
If you have any concerns about being contacted by a grants sponsor via email you can opt-out by emailing your details to [email protected]
When you donate to a charity we add an extra vote for every $ you give – even more for regular giving – and the money is remitted to your nominated charity each month less our platform and credit card fees.
When you pay to feature a charity we use the money to feature your nominated charity on our website, via email and social media to get them more votes, find them new supporters and ultimately new donors. This money is not remitted to the charity and we guarantee to get them at least 1 additional vote or more for every $ you chip in to feature them. The money we earn from featuring charities is reinvested back into the business and into growing our grants pool