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Case Studies Reveal Why 2023 Australian Workplace Giving Awards Finalists Are Best In Class

Finalists Announced

 

The annual Australian Workplace Giving Awards finalists have been announced for 2023, with entries from corporates and charities, providing the opportunity to celebrate organisations and their employees’ incredible impact on much-loved charities. Workplace Giving Australia administers the awards and helps Australians donate to charities in their workplace whilst advocating government support for corporate philanthropy. This is the 8th year the awards have been celebrated.

Click below to learn about the finalists’ programs and why the judging panel chose these corporate giving programs as best practice examples in 2023.

Best Corporate + Charity Partnership

Auto & General Australia

Optus

QBE Group

The Smith Family

Best Grants Program

Australia Post

QBE Group

REA Group

South East Water

Best Pro Bono/Volunteering Program

Macquarie Group

Norton Rose Fulbright

Origin Energy Foundation

Best Innovation

Commonwealth Bank

QBE Group

TOGA

Best Payroll Giving Program

EnergyAustralia

Macpherson Kelley

The Smith Family

Workplace Giving Program of the Year

EnergyAustralia

JB Hi-Fi

REA Group

This year’s judging panel, chaired by Associate Professor Wendy Scaife, Director of The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies and QUT Business School, all felt an increase in the quality of the applications and diversity of organisations.

Generously sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Social Services, the awards highlight workplace giving programs that enable support for causes while fostering a sense of purpose and unity within organisations.

Winners will be announced at the awards night celebration scheduled for Tuesday, October 31st, in the dual locations of Sydney and Melbourne, generously hosted by King & Wood Mallesons.