Information for Charities

How does ShareGift work with Charities?

The most effective way for a charity to utilise ShareGift Australia is to raise awareness of the organisation with their supporters encouraging them to donate their shares to us.  There are a number of ways we may choose to communicate this to your supporters including regular newsletters, annual reports, their website or a specific appeal for shares or dividends.  We are very happy to talk to you about the best way to promote ShareGift Australia to your donors or to assist in the preparation of any of these materials. ShareGift Australia can also help charities facilitate the handling of all of their share donations.  

ShareGift Australia's brand.  

Charities must obtain ShareGift approval for communications mentioning the ShareGift Australia program or using our logo. We are very happy to assist in providing you with material you can use in your promotions.

Please put together the text which you propose to use for your promotion and send back to us for written approval (info@sharegiftaustralia.org.au). Please use our correct name, logo and other details. We are happy to provide you with our correct ShareGift Australia logo.

This section of the share gift website also shows sample newsletter wording and sample website article wording for charities.

Recommending Charities

In order for ShareGift Australia to maintain its DGR status, we are unable to state that proceeds for share sales will go directly to your organisation.  It is essential to understand that shareholders will be donating the proceeds of share sales to ShareGift Australia for distribution to Australian charities.  Donors are able to nominate their preferred charity or charities; however the final decision is made by the Board of ShareGift Australia.  Below is a sample paragraph that could be used in a promotion:

“Donors are invited to recommend charities to receive donations.  The Board of ShareGift Australia considers these recommendations and has the sole discretion to determine which charity will receive any cash donation and the amount and timing of such gift.”

Donation forms

The ShareGift Australia donation form is a legal document which provides ShareGift Australia with the instruction to sell shares on behalf of a donor and pay proceeds of the sale to ShareGift Australia.  It must therefore not be altered.

If you are sending out ShareGift Australia donation forms to your supporters, ShareGift Australia may consider amending the ShareGift Australia donation form to include the DGR entity name of the organisation in the optional recommendation box on the donation form.

It is important that the donation forms be returned directly to ShareGift Australia and not to the charitable organisation, so that shares can be sold in a timely manner.

Below are some frequently asked questions by charities:

  1. Can a charity apply to receive funding from ShareGift Australia? 
    ShareGift does not accept applications for funding from charities. Donors are invited to recommend charities to receive donations. The board of ShareGift Australia considers these recommendations and has the sole discretion to determine which charities receive distributions.
  2. Who are the charities that receive funding from ShareGift Australia?
    ShareGift Australia has donated more than $180,000 to some 100+ Australian charities.  The full list of charities and the amount they have received can be seen in the section of our website titled “Which charities have benefited from ShareGift?”
  3. How are recipient charities chosen?
    Donors have the option of suggesting a charity or charities which they would like their distribution to be donated to. The Board of ShareGift Australia makes cash donations to Australian charities. The Board considers the charities recommended by donors although it is up to the Board to determine which charities receive a donation.
  4. What level of funding could a recipient charity receives per annum and is there a limit?
    There is no average amount of funding that charities could or should expect to receive. The minimum donation that will be distributed to any one charity is $500. There is no maximum level. 
  5. How often are donations made to charities?
    The Board expects to make donations on a quarterly basis.
  6. Can ShareGift Australia handle large donations of shares?
    Yes. There is no ceiling on the value of shares that can be sold free of brokerage, where the proceeds are directed to ShareGift.
  7. What information do we give to charities about the donors?
    ShareGift Australia cannot give you the names of our donors.