GIVE500 2024
We will be announcing the Give500 2024 Winner at our Pitch and Vote Night – Thursday 21 November.
Join Give500 Collective Giving Campaign
Give500 is Border Trust’s collective giving campaign, making philanthropy accessible and supporting life changing community programs across the Border region.
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the Give500 Collective Giving Campain
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How it works – Donors to the Give500 Campaign
Local community members, families, groups and businesses are invited to become a Give500 donor by donating $500 to the Give500 program. One $500 donation = One Vote.
Donated funds are pooled, with the size and value of the annual Give500 grant pool determined by the number of donations made.
Donations are open from November to 30 June each year. Sixty per cent of funds raised are allocated to support community initiatives. The remaining forty per cent is held in a Give500 Named Sub-Fund to support foundation sustainability, additional charitable granting and build a perpetual fund for ongoing community benefit.
The Give500 Named Sub-Fund is a Sub-Fund within Border Trust. Donations are tax-deductible.
With thanks to Albury Business Connect for their support and sponsorship of GIVE500
Applicants to the Give500 Grant Program
Border Trust invites grant applications from not-for-profit and community organisations for projects seeking to address areas of need in our local communities.
Give500 Collective Giving Grant Program is open from 1-31 July each year. Visit our Give500 Grant Page for more information on how to apply and on our Information Sessions.
Applications to the Give500 Grant are shortlisted to three outstanding projects by the Give500 Committee, with the successful grant recipients voted for by Give500 donors at the annual Pitch Night held in November.
Deciding the winning project
All donors are invited to attend the Give500 Pitch Night, where they’ll view a video from each finalist, listen to a short pitch from each of the three finalists about their project and then vote for their preferred project (one $500 donation = 1 vote). The winner and runners up are announced on the night. The winner receives the largest grant and a smaller amount is awarded to two runners up.
Give500 2023 – The Carevan Foundation Pitch Video
Give500 2023 – Our Native Garden Nursery Pitch Video
Give500 2023 – Tots2Teens Albury Wodonga Pitch Video
