FAQs

• Will the recipient of a Gifts of Compassion e-card receive marketing materials from Compassion?

  Providing Compassion with your gift recipient’s email address does not opt them into receiving marketing materials from Compassion.

• Can I tell you when to send the Gifts of Compassion e-card?

  Yes. You can choose to send the email immediately or select the date and time you would like the email to be sent to the recipient.

• What is a Gifts of Compassion e-card?

  An e-card is a digital version of our print Gifts of Compassion cards, sent by our system to your recipient’s email address. The recipient will also have the option to download the card.

• What is a Gift of Compassion?

  Gifts of Compassion are real goods and services given to children and families in Compassion child development centres around the world when you purchase an item from the Gifts of Compassion catalogue. For every Gift of Compassion you order, you will receive a gift card to personalise for your friends and loved ones.

  Funds raised from the Gifts of Compassion catalogue are used to support Compassion's Critical Needs, which remove obstacles to children's development and implement preventative action. These interventions include providing safe water, disaster relief, emergency medical care, vocational training, infrastructure, and much more: all issues that need to be addressed for a child to be released from poverty.

  Compassion Australia uses Gifts of Compassion funds to meet the project needs represented in the catalogue.

  You can:

  • Give a Gift of Compassion
  • Contact us to request more copies of the Gifts of Compassion catalogue to distribute at your church or workplace
• Can I send my sponsored child a Gift of Compassion?

  No. Gifts of Compassion are different to the gifts you can send your sponsored child. Funds from the purchase of Gifts of Compassion are pooled to support a range of Critical Needs that benefit many children and families and can't be directed to an individual child.

  However, you can choose to send a gift specifically for your sponsored child by giving a child gift, family gift and/or birthday gift. One hundred per cent of these gifts will directly benefit your sponsored child and their family.

  You can:

  • Give a Gift of Compassion
  • Learn more about Gifts of Compassion - Give your sponsored child a gift
  • Contact us to find out more