OzBargain 2017 EoFY Charity Donations - $16,000 to Be Donated to Most Voted Charities

scotty on 13/06/2017 - 14:14
Last edited 22/06/2017 - 09:44 by 1 other user

Update: Poll has finished and the most voted charities for our 2017 EoFY donation are:

  • Against Malaria Foundation (confirmation)
  • Guide Dogs Australia
  • Black Dog Institute
  • Fred Hollows Foundation

OzBargain is going to donate $16,000 to 4 most voted charities by our community members. We have been doing EoFY & Christmas donations since 2012 and have donated over $146,000 to various charities, and I guess there is no need to further explain why we are doing this.

What I have here is a list of 30 charities that were suggested in our last Christmas donations but didn't quite make to the cut last time.

So everyone gets one vote. Poll ends next Tuesday, and after that I'll take the 4 most voted charities and donate $4,000 each.

Sorry we can't take suggestions to be added to the list. If you have a favourite charity that's not listed above, you might need to wait for our Christmas donation in December, where we'll ask the community for suggestions.

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  • 55
    Against Malaria Foundation
  • 34
    Guide Dogs Australia
  • 32
    Black Dog Institute
  • 27
    Fred Hollows Foundation
  • 19
    Leukemia Foundation
  • 19
    Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia
  • 18
    NSW Rural Fire Service
  • 17
    Cure Brain Cancer Foundation
  • 17
    Make a Wish
  • 17
    Second Chance Animal Rescue
  • 16
    Amnesty International
  • 16
    National Breast Cancer Foundation
  • 15
    Compassion Australia
  • 14
    Salvation Army
  • 12
    Father Chris Riley's Youth Off The Streets
  • 12
    Starlight Children's Foundation
  • 12
    World Vision Australia
  • 11
    The Smith Family
  • 10
    Vision Australia
  • 9
    Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • 9
    Movember Australia
  • 9
    Oxfam
  • 9
    Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children
  • 8
    The Royal Melbourne Hospital
  • 7
    Autism SA
  • 7
    Les Twentyman Foundation
  • 7
    WIRES
  • 5
    Mates4Mates
  • 4
    St Vincent de Paul
  • 3
    Bear Cottage
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Comments

  • Oofy Doofy on 13/06/2017 - 14:24
    +1

    16 / 30 split possible?

    Otherwise, in descending order for most $ spent on actual cause versus cost of administrations to run the charities.

    Just my thoughts.

    Is there any sort of organisation/charity that is trying to develop quantum computing in Australia? A quick search suggests a likelihood.

    No 'Youngcare' availability?

  • sparkles on 13/06/2017 - 14:33
    +2

    Great to see these charities get a "second chance"….wink wink.

    Tips hat….good job @scotty.

  • Heracles26 on 13/06/2017 - 14:40
    +10

    http://www.givewell.org/charities/top-charities

    Great resource for looking at where your money is best allocated!

    • Waldo000000 on 18/06/2017 - 14:14
      +7

      Against Malaria Foundation - a bargain!! One of THE most effective charities per $ in the world.

  • The Wololo Wombat on 13/06/2017 - 14:41

    Awesome Scotty.

    Love your work. Love this community :)

  • bluedufflecoat on 13/06/2017 - 15:12

    Voted. Thanks ozb.

  • [Deactivated] on 13/06/2017 - 15:45

    Great work guys! :)

  • Limitless on 13/06/2017 - 23:40

    All good causes thanks Scotty!

  • lisamacoz on 14/06/2017 - 11:14

    Thanks Scotty!

  • ShanB on 15/06/2017 - 11:35

    Feels good to be part of this :)

  • Tink on 15/06/2017 - 14:31

    Thanks OzB :)

  • ykwon10 on 15/06/2017 - 14:37

    Voted. Keep up the great work!

  • toasty on 15/06/2017 - 14:48
    +1

    Thanks Scotty, your charitable action gives us all another great reason to love OzBargain. :D

    BTW, great info on Australian charities: http://www.changepath.com.au/

  • boomramada on 15/06/2017 - 16:51
    +1

    No beyondblue? :(

  • Porco Rosso on 16/06/2017 - 10:05

    Thanks Scotty for the great initiative. I've voted!

    Would love to see Beyond Blue and Alzhimers foundation again in the Christmas charity poll.

  • Canberran on 17/06/2017 - 19:21

    Amazing work! Would love to see Camp Quality added into there also for the Christmas round :)

  • sauce on 17/06/2017 - 22:04

    Thanks for making this happen each year. Just voted for the only animal-targeted charity listed (I think Guide Dogs is really more about the people if we're honest) & would love to see some more in the xmas round.
    A few good ones for future lists: Devil Ark, Jane Goodall Institute Australia, Sleepy Burrows Wombat Sanctuary, Taronga Foundation, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Animal Welfare League Queensland, Hunter Animal Rescue, etc etc!

  • 1bug on 18/06/2017 - 13:47

    The URL link to this thread from the Daily OzBargain Newsletter (midday) is broken — link is currently:
    /node/312589

    Of course, the correct link should be:
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/312589

    P.S. Thanks to OzBargain for it's ongoing generosity

  • AustenE3 on 19/06/2017 - 11:38
    +2

    Against Malaria Foundation is hands down the most effective charity on this list (and potentially on any list) - really excited to see it here!

  • Clear on 19/06/2017 - 14:01

    Really can't decide who to vote for… who should I vote for?

    • Allan53 on 19/06/2017 - 16:14
      +3

      Well, the charity evaluator GiveWell identified the Against Malaria Foundation as one of the most effective charities around, with a very strong commitment to examining the impact of their interventions and adapting as a result. So you could do much worse than vote for them?

  • watwatwat on 19/06/2017 - 21:37

    Voting to Cure Brain Cancer because it missed out last year.

  • scotty on 20/06/2017 - 14:55
    +8

    Thanks to all who have voted! The 4 most voted charities are:

    • Against Malaria Foundation
    • Guide Dogs Australia
    • Black Dog Institute
    • Fred Hollows Foundation

    Donations will be made later this week.

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