There are over 57,000 charities that Australians can give to.
So it’s completely understandable if you’ve found yourself in a situation where you want to give, but feel overwhelmed by the volume of choices in front of you.
How do you work out which charity to give to? Which charity best aligns with your beliefs? Which charity is going to make the most change with your donation?
This is the problem that is being addressed by Kylie Wallace and Jess Bowman of Seedling Giving. Seedling Giving is a personalised one-on-one charity matching service that matches high-performing charities with individuals and corporations.
The Seedling team of experienced philanthropic advisors get to know about people’s passions, values, and life-experiences. They then find and vet charities to perfectly align with the client’s needs and wants.
Kylie explains that this process allows people to, “feel like they can give, be confident about their giving, and give as generously as they can.”
There are many reasons why people choose to give. They could be in a situation of abundance – maybe they have received an inheritance or a sum of money. Or it could be in a time of crisis – when something unexpected happens like a bushfire or a flood. Or it simply could be an innate want to give back and to make the world a better place.
The culture of giving is an important one to uphold. When it comes to families, many of us have seen our parents washing jerseys, or working at the tuckshop, as a way to give back to the local community. Witnessing acts of generosity and giving at a young age does help to perpetuate this culture.
Religion too plays a big part in the culture of giving. So many of the values instilled through religion are to help those that are less fortunate than us. It could be by donating to the Salvation Army, or putting money in the collection plate, or donating and buying clothes from a local op shop. We, as a society, may be drifting away from religion, but we need to keep espousing the charitable values and qualities that are intrinsically tied to faith.
I worked with Seedling Giving to find a charity that best aligned with my values and passions. Seedling found me the charity Cufa. Cufa is an organisation whose mission is to facilitate the development of economic capacity through education, employment and enterprise opportunities to create value and self-reliance.
If you are looking to give, feel confident about your giving, and give as generously as you can, I implore you to contact Seedling Giving today.
Because after all, the key to living is giving.
