OzBargain 2017 Christmas Donations - $28,600 to Charities of Your Choice

Update — poll is now closed. Thanks for all who have voted & comments. At the closing of the poll, we have 860 unique commenters in this thread so the final amount to be donated to the charities is $28,600. Top 5 charities from users' votes are:

  1. beyondblue
  2. Cancer Council
  3. RSPCA Australia
  4. R U OK?
  5. Médecins Sans Frontières Australia

Which would receive a donation of $5,720 each. I'll get that done this week.


If you have been a member of OzBargain for a while you'll remember that we have been doing biannual charity donations at around June (EoFY) and December (Christmas). For this Christmas, OzBargain will be donating $20,000 to 5 charities of your choices. Moreover, for every unique commenter in this thread, we will be donating an extra $10.

This is how the community can participate:

  1. Check whether your favourite charity has already been suggested (under Poll Options). If it has, vote it up! Otherwise you can suggest it by posting a top-level comment (i.e. not replying existing comments). Update: We now have almost 50 charities listed here. I think it's a big enough list and I'll pause the suggestion but you can still vote.

    Suggest a poll option

    If you are suggesting a charity, please provide a link & 1 or 2 sentence telling us what the charity does. It would greatly help other OzBargainers making decisions.

  2. Even if your preferred charity has been suggested, leave a comment and let us know! Remember every unique commenter on this thread will add an extra $10 to the donation.

  3. The poll will run for 7 days. After the poll expires, votes will be revealed and the top 5 charities will be sharing the pool of donation of AUD $20,000 + $10 x number of unique commenters. For example if 500 OzBargainers commented in this thread, we'll donate $25,000 to the chosen charities at $5,000 each.

    I am also putting a cap of maximum 1,000 commenters (just in case), making the cap of the donation at $30,000. If we can reach that level the donation will be shared with top 6 charities from the poll.

Which charity should I suggest?

  • It must be a registered charity eligible for DGR (deductible gift recipient). That would unfortunately make NPOs like Wikipedia & Sea Shepherd ineligible.

  • As we are OzBargain, it would be great if the charity is Australia based or benefits Australians.

  • There are many worthy charities. However as it's for Christmas this year, let's prioritise on charities working on social welfare. While we complained about spending way too much on impulse buys, there are many who don't have regular to access food & shelter, let along online shopping.

To get started, I have included top 10 most voted charities from last year's poll. Suggestion & commenting starts today (11 Dec) and will close at 12PM on Monday 18 Dec. I will then work out the total amount of donation we will send to the charities, and hopefully get all the donations made by Christmas 2017.

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Comments

  • +1

    So many excellent causes, but I voted for beyondblue. Great work OzB!

  • +4

    I'll give $100 of mine for each of the following in top 10.

    Against Malaria Foundation
    Effective Altruism Australia
    Médecins Sans Frontières Australia
    The Fred Hollows Foundation
    UNICEF Australia
    Give Directly

  • +1
    Suggested Give Directly

    Give Directly is one of the effective charities to help people in extreme poverty.

  • +1

    Thank you!

  • +1

    $10 for Médecins Sans Frontières Australia

  • +1
    Suggested Meals on Wheels

    Merry christmas ozbargain

    Suggestion: Meals on Wheels.

  • +1

    $10 more from my comment, great concept.

  • +1

    Go for World vision fam!

  • +1

    $10 for Alzheimer's Australia, thanks!

  • +1

    Great initiative once again, Scotty & Ozbargain!! Thank you!!!

    https://www.youthbeyondblue.com/

    https://www.beyondblue.org.au/

  • +1
    Suggested Aussie Helpers

    I have suggested Aussie Helpers, a charity that helps farmers and their families who are doing it tough.

    A good article on them: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-25/meet-the-outback-husba…

  • +1
    Suggested Lets Feed

    I have been donating to this charity for a while myself.

    Not-for profit group that seeks to fill the gaps the exist between individuals, charities and government bodies in order best help those most vulnerable within our community.

    "We use a 'needs based' model, which utilises the experience of our volunteers in advanced Activity Based Management, which enables us to sustainably manage projects such as:

    1. Breakfast clubs at schools
    2. Assisting schools securing funds to purchase equipment including larger capital investments such as commercial toasters and freezers
    3. Providing non-perishable food to asylum seekers and refugees
    4. Assisting the NOSH program in the municipality of Wyndham, Victoria, by supplying cooked and uncooked food, toiletries and other items on regular basis.

    NOSH provides outreach support to homeless youth.
    We are always seeking for more volunteers to join, so please do not hesitate to drop us a line if you would like to join the community movement.
    Let's Feed!

    https://www.facebook.com/letsfeed.org/

  • +1

    $10

    NFPs do great work.

  • +1

    Such a great initiative. Here’s another $10. Thanks to Scotty and the team for their great work!

  • +2

    Voted!

  • +1

    Daniel Morcombe Foundation

  • +1

    Little Cloud Foundation
    http://www.littlecloudcharity.org/

    Provides support to children in Russia and Commonwealth Independent States (CIS) and helps children of Russian/ CIS background who reside in Australia.

    • +1

      Unfortunately it does not appear to be DGR.

      • +1

        No worries.
        Just checked with them - it appears guys are working on acquiring DGR, but not there yet.
        Hope next time will have it.

        "Royal Flying Doctor Service" voted

  • +1

    Doing my part!

  • +2

    White Ribbon
    https://www.whiteribbon.org.au/

    Stop violence against women :)

  • +1
    Suggested McGrath Foundation

    McGrath Foundation

    I know that they do a great job for women with breast cancer.

  • +1

    Here's an additional $10. I'll be happy whichever organisation gets the money as they all do great work.

  • +1

    Great charity - does a lot of work with homeless around australia - some great volunteers too.

  • +1

    voted

  • +1

    Thank you for the generosity.

  • +1

    McGrath Foundation would be great!

  • +1

    This is great! I voted for World Vision Australia because children are our future.

  • +1

    Another $10 right here.

  • +1

    Fred Hollows foundation is really solid!

  • +1

    Thanks!

  • +1

    Keep up the good work guys.

  • +1

    R U OK?

  • +1
    Suggested The Smith Family

    Suggesting the Smith family.

    What better way to reduce poverty than helping children to better themselves to increase their quality of life?

  • +1
    Suggested CanTeen

    https://www.canteen.org.au/

  • +2

    $10 for WWF

  • +1

    Good work!

  • +2

    Congrats OzB for another year of success, and kudos for giving back to the community!

  • +1

    Adding $10

  • +1

    $10 for R U OK. Great work!!

  • +1

    add $10 for me!

  • +1

    So many to choose from but +1 Charlie Teo Foundation

    Thanks

  • +1

    Cheers!

  • +1
    Suggested The Children's Hospital at Westmead

    Donate to The Children's Hospital at Westmead please thanks!

    • +1 - thanks OzBargain

  • +2

    Take this $10 to the winning charities thanks

  • +1

    I just wanted to get on this thread and say thanks for donating $10.

  • +1

    GW OZZYB

  • +1

    Thank you.

  • +2
    Suggested Royal Flying Doctor Service

    Great work! Just out of curiosity does the money come from OZB profits?

    Quick note about Royal Flying Doctor Service - created by the amazing John Flynn - A true legend of Australia and immortalized in our $20 bill. RFDS helps people in remote areas get medical treatment and also helps in vaccinations etc. I'm surprised this is not included as RFDS was one of highest rated charities (can't find the link) when I was searching to donate for a charity few months ago

    • +6

      does the money come from OZB profits?

      Yes. Also from vigorous savings at the head quarter to try not to impulse-buy all the front page items.

  • +1

    Great Work!!

  • +1
    Suggested OrangeSky Australia

    Suggesting OrangeSky is added to the list. Great, fairly new, initiative connecting with & supporting the homeless.

    Orange Sky Australia is the world’s first free mobile laundry service for people experiencing homeless, with an aim to improve hygiene standards and restore dignity to people doing it tough. Most importantly, in the one hour it takes to wash and dry someone's clothes, Orange Sky volunteers engage in non-judgemental conversation, helping to positively connect communities all around Australia.

  • +1

    5s for $10.

  • +2

    RSPCA is just wonderful

  • +1

    $10 for Médecins Sans Frontières

  • +1

    Great work once again

  • +1

    $$$

  • +1
    Suggested A+ Abbey Solo Foundation

    https://www.abbeysolofoundation.org

    Supporting families in times when children are in hospital and the family needs to stay together.

    "Already we can see that families would be helped if they could find accommodation at a reasonable distance from the hospital. They may also be helped with such things as MYKI cards, entertainment for other children in the family and various specific needs. We will do what we can so that families may stay together, and be close to the child who is the patient, during this difficult time. Resources will come from donations and events held to raise money."

  • +1

    Keep up the great work Ozbargain!

  • +1

    Great idea. Here's another $10 :)

  • +1

    This is so fantastic - I had trouble choosing but went with altruism
    Thanks Scotty

  • +1

    Nice one

  • +1

    all seriousness Australian Red Cross

  • +1

    Thanks for all the great effort.

  • +2

    Now we have almost 50 charities on the list and I think that's probably enough. I'll stop taking any more suggestion for now, but you can still vote and comment on this post.

  • +1

    So many great causes! Thank you for your efforts! +$10

  • +1

    This is so cool. Thanks for doing this.

  • +1

    $10 extra for Kids with cancer Australia

  • +1

    Nice one, Ozbargain!

  • +1

    Keep up the great work!

  • +1

    +$10

  • +1

    Great idea for helping the wider community! well done.

  • +1

    +10 for rspca

  • +1

    Great stuff OZB, my $10 to Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia please.

  • +1

    No comment

  • +1

    Cancer Council gets my vote!

  • +1

    10 dollars for Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Thank you ozbargain.

  • +1

    Great initiative again for the festive season.

  • +1

    Cancer council. Thank you

  • +1

    voted

  • +1

    My $10 please. Thank you.

  • +1

    $10

  • +1

    +$10 - thanks ozB!

  • +1

    $10!

  • +1

    Love this and the way you go about it.

  • +1

    Another incredibly generous initiative makes we proud to be part of this group.

  • +1

    +10

  • +1

    Good stuff!

  • +1

    +10

  • +1

    10 World Vision

  • +1

    Great idea and much thanks to the Ozbargain team for this initiative!

  • +1

    OzHarvest provides great bang for your buck. 2 meals delivered for every $1 donated.

    That seems pretty darn effective to me.

  • +1

    good work folks, this is wonderful :D

  • +1

    What a giveback. Keep it up mate.

  • +1

    +$10! Thanks, keep up the awesome work.

  • +1

    +10

  • +1

    Great initiative!

  • +1

    Awesome cause, heres $10.

  • +1

    Finally making an account on Ozbargain. +$10 to Beyond Blue

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