Your donation will help us provide important programs and services to the Canberra region community
YWCA Canberra values the financial support we receive through donations. As a not-for-profit organisation, we use our funding carefully to meet the needs of those we support.
Our donors gain immense satisfaction knowing their gifts help shape future programs and opportunities YWCA Canberra offers in our community.
You can help make a big difference, enabling us to:
- help young people at risk of disengaging from school to connect with employment and training opportunities
- provide housing for women and their families facing homelessness
- build social inclusion by connecting communities
- provide training and leadership opportunities for young women.
Donate online
Donate using pre-tax salary
“If just 10% of working Australians donated $5 per week through their pay, an additional $260 million would be generated each year for the community.”
The Giving Business – an Australian research report published by The Australian Charities Fund, United Way and Charities Aid Foundation. Research conducted by PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the Centre for Social Impact.
Workplace giving, or payroll giving, is a simple and effective way to regularly donate to a charity and make a direct difference in the local community.
Workplace giving allows you to donate a small amount each pay period through your salary and receive an immediate, automatic tax deduction. The pre-tax donation eliminates the need to retain receipts and claim them in your annual tax return. It is easy, convenient and efficient.
Generally, the donation amount will be a fixed amount that will be deducted from your salary or wages on each pay day. Your employer then pays the donation directly to the charity. Workplace giving does not affect the way your gross income, super guarantee payments or fringe benefits are worked out.
For more information about how workplace giving will help your local community, call us on 02 6185 2000, or email canberra@ywca-canberra.org.au.
Donate gift cards
We welcome donations of gift cards for a wide variety of products and services. This could include cards for petrol stations, supermarkets, cinemas, play groups and much more.
We will assess which of the women and families we work with would benefit most from your kind donation.
If making a donation in gift cards, we appreciate if you can ensure they are in smaller denominations (for example, less than $50) so that we can distribute the cards. Gift cards can be posted to YWCA Canberra at GPO Box 767, Canberra ACT 2601, or delivered to our Central Office at Level 2, 71 Northbourne Avenue, Canberra ACT 2601. Please make sure to include your name and contact details so we can organise a DGR receipt to be sent so you can claim tax deductions for the gift.
For more information about donating gift cards, call our Communication, Advocacy and Engagement team on 6185 000 or email caf.team@ywca-canberra.org.au.