Fundraising starts with fun!

Are you thinking about using your time and talents to fundraise for Compassion and help give children a hope more powerful than poverty? Below are some suggestions to get you heading in the right direction—but remember, no two fundraisers are the same, so put your own personal spin on things.

Events

Whether you’re climbing Mt Kilimanjaro or baking cupcakes, every event comes with its own challenges and joys. We can help you with everything you need to get this going!

Gifts in Lieu

One of the simplest ways to raise funds is to simply ask your friends and family to donate to Compassion in lieu of a gift for your birthday, anniversary or other milestone. We can help you get it happening.

Online Fundraising

Tap into your online networks with Everyday Hero or GoFundraise! It’s easy to build some buzz for your fundraiser, be encouraged (and find volunteers to help you) and even—when the time is right—ask your friends to give.

Start fundraising for Compassion

Fundraising starts with fun!

Are you thinking about using your time and talents to fundraise for Compassion and help give children a hope more powerful than poverty? Below are some suggestions to get you heading in the right direction—but remember, no two fundraisers are the same, so put your own personal spin on things.

Events

Whether you’re climbing Mt Kilimanjaro or baking cupcakes, every event comes with its own challenges and joys. We can help you with everything you need to get this going!

Gifts in Lieu

One of the simplest ways to raise funds is to simply ask your friends and family to donate to Compassion in lieu of a gift for your birthday, anniversary or other milestone. We can help you get it happening.

Online Fundraising

Tap into your online networks with Everyday Hero or GoFundraise! It’s easy to build some buzz for your fundraiser, be encouraged (and find volunteers to help you) and even—when the time is right—ask your friends to give.

Start fundraising for Compassion

FAQs

  • Can I fundraise for a particular area of Compassion’s work?

    Yes! When you decide to fundraise for Compassion, you will be asked to fill out a form on our Fundraising page. On the form, you can specify where you would like the money you fundraise to go.

    You can fundraise for:

    • Where Most Needed
    • Mums and Babies
    • Water and Sanitation
    • Education and Training
    • Health
    • Infrastructure
    • Disaster Relief
    • Highly Vulnerable Children
    • Income Generation
    • Indigenous Project

    Get your fundraising activity started here.

  • Can I fundraise for Compassion?

    Yes! Fundraising for Compassion is a great way of raising awareness and advocating for children living in poverty, while at the same time making a real difference in children's lives. We have teamed up with online fundraisers Everyday Hero and GoFundraise to make the process easy for you. Or if you'd rather fundraise without a web presence, you certainly can. Everything you need to get started is right here. Click on the ‘Start Fundraising for Compassion’ tab.

  • What is a Compassion child development centre?

    Our Child Sponsorship Program and Critical Needs (including Mums and Babies) around the world are delivered through local child development centres.

    Each centre:

    • Meets regularly
    • Uses local church facilities
    • Provides program activities for registered and sponsored children
    • Has a committee that provides local accountability and support
    • Has a director employed by the church to manage the day-to-day activities
    • Employs staff and volunteers selected by the local church
    • Operates under Compassion International's carefully monitored standards and guidelines
    • Provides reasonable levels of safety for children relative to the realities of the surrounding community

    You can:

  • What sort of development work does Compassion do?

    Compassion primarily works with individual children through our Child Sponsorship Program. We have been involved in individual child development for about 60 years. That's how we know that working with children is a highly effective way of changing communities; because changed people inevitably change their circumstances. Compassion's holistic child development model is designed to help reduce the vulnerability of children and their families and build their resilience through year-round nutrition, health, education and income generation support. Sponsoring a child also provides them with a safety net against crisis situations, like famine and drought.

    Community development is also important, and addressing the external circumstances of poverty in a geographical area supplements our child development focus. When a tragedy strikes an area where we have child development centres, we involve ourselves in short-term relief projects as a means of stabilising the environment so that child development can continue. These community development initiatives take place through Critical Needs and include activities such as providing clean water, infrastructure and disaster relief.

    Your donations to Compassion are tax-deductible.

    You can:

  • Can I volunteer with Compassion?

    Yes! There are lots of ways to volunteer with Compassion. We are always in need of enthusiastic volunteers from the Newcastle area to help out in our Warabrook head office. Administrative assistance is also often needed in our regional offices.

    Another way to get involved with Compassion's work is to become a Compassion Advocate for children. We can help provide opportunities for you to speak up and take action on behalf of children. You might also like to consider becoming a Compassion Prayer Partner to support our ministry through intentional prayer. As a member of the Prayer Partners Network, you will receive a monthly newsletter that includes prayer points from children around the world.

    Please contact us to discuss any of these volunteer options.

    You can: