Fundraising

FAQs

• Can I fundraise for Compassion?

  Yes! Fundraising for Compassion is a great way of raising awareness and advocating for children living in poverty, while at the same time making a real difference in children's lives. We have teamed up with online fundraisers Everyday Hero and GoFundraise to make the process easy for you. Or if you'd rather fundraise without a web presence, you certainly can. Everything you need to get started is right here. Click on the ‘Start Fundraising for Compassion’ tab.

• Can I fundraise for a particular area of Compassion’s work?

  Yes! When you decide to fundraise for Compassion, you will be asked to fill out a form on our Fundraising page. On the form, you can specify where you would like the money you fundraise to go.

  You can fundraise for:

  • Where Most Needed
  • Mums and Babies
  • Water and Sanitation
  • Education and Training
  • Health
  • Infrastructure
  • Disaster Relief
  • Highly Vulnerable Children
  • Income Generation
  • Indigenous Project

  Get your fundraising activity started here.

• Why is there a minimum and maximum limit on gifts given to my sponsored child?

  Gifts can make a significant difference to a child and their family. Whether you give a birthday, family or child centre gift, there are minimum and maximum limits in place to ensure that your monetary gift has a positive impact. There are three reasons for limits on gift frequency and amounts:

  1. Good development practice: Gifts that are too large or given too often can create dependence, which doesn’t empower healthy development practices for children or their families.

  2. Community safety: Compassion is committed to child protection. Because we serve within the context of a community, we want to ensure that larger gifts don't attract unwanted attention or put children and families at risk of harm.

  3. Currency exchange rates: While 100 per cent of your monetary gift goes to the child, family or centre respectively, a required minimum gift amount ensures that once converted into local currency, your gift still has the impact you intended.

• Why is Compassion Australia not listed with the Australian Council for International Development?

  Compassion Australia is not a member of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) because of the church-based nature of our child development programs.

  Relying on private funding rather than government grants allows for a primarily church-to-church model of development. We do place a priority on governance, accountability, stewardship and transparency and, as a result, consider the best fit for our organisation are Christian Ministry Association accreditation, Missions Interlink membership, and Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission financial reporting requirements.

  However, this does not mean Compassion Australia could not obtain ACFID accreditation, which we would do if pursuing government grants.

• What is the best way to donate to Compassion?

  There are many ways you can make a donation or sponsorship contribution to Compassion, but by credit card or direct debit is usually the easiest. Recurring contributions can save a significant amount in fees and administration costs, meaning more of your gift can be directed to the program.

  If you prefer to donate by cheques or money order, please make them payable to the Compassion Overseas Aid and Development Fund and consider giving three, six or even 12 months of donations at a time to help reduce administration costs.

  For more information about our full terms and conditions for automatic payments, please read Compassion's Automatic Contribution Agreement.

  You can:

  • Sponsor a child
  • Make a donation
  • Read Compassion's Terms and Conditions