OzBargain 2017 Christmas Donations - $28,600 to Charities of Your Choice

scotty on 11/12/2017 - 12:03
Last edited 18/12/2017 - 22:30 by 1 other user

Update — poll is now closed. Thanks for all who have voted & comments. At the closing of the poll, we have 860 unique commenters in this thread so the final amount to be donated to the charities is $28,600. Top 5 charities from users' votes are:

  1. beyondblue
  2. Cancer Council
  3. RSPCA Australia
  4. R U OK?
  5. Médecins Sans Frontières Australia

Which would receive a donation of $5,720 each. I'll get that done this week.

If you have been a member of OzBargain for a while you'll remember that we have been doing biannual charity donations at around June (EoFY) and December (Christmas). For this Christmas, OzBargain will be donating $20,000 to 5 charities of your choices. Moreover, for every unique commenter in this thread, we will be donating an extra $10.

This is how the community can participate:

  1. Check whether your favourite charity has already been suggested (under Poll Options). If it has, vote it up! Otherwise you can suggest it by posting a top-level comment (i.e. not replying existing comments). Update: We now have almost 50 charities listed here. I think it's a big enough list and I'll pause the suggestion but you can still vote.

    Suggest a poll option

    If you are suggesting a charity, please provide a link & 1 or 2 sentence telling us what the charity does. It would greatly help other OzBargainers making decisions.

  2. Even if your preferred charity has been suggested, leave a comment and let us know! Remember every unique commenter on this thread will add an extra $10 to the donation.

  3. The poll will run for 7 days. After the poll expires, votes will be revealed and the top 5 charities will be sharing the pool of donation of AUD $20,000 + $10 x number of unique commenters. For example if 500 OzBargainers commented in this thread, we'll donate $25,000 to the chosen charities at $5,000 each.

    I am also putting a cap of maximum 1,000 commenters (just in case), making the cap of the donation at $30,000. If we can reach that level the donation will be shared with top 6 charities from the poll.

Which charity should I suggest?

  • It must be a registered charity eligible for DGR (deductible gift recipient). That would unfortunately make NPOs like Wikipedia & Sea Shepherd ineligible.

  • As we are OzBargain, it would be great if the charity is Australia based or benefits Australians.

  • There are many worthy charities. However as it's for Christmas this year, let's prioritise on charities working on social welfare. While we complained about spending way too much on impulse buys, there are many who don't have regular to access food & shelter, let along online shopping.

To get started, I have included top 10 most voted charities from last year's poll. Suggestion & commenting starts today (11 Dec) and will close at 12PM on Monday 18 Dec. I will then work out the total amount of donation we will send to the charities, and hopefully get all the donations made by Christmas 2017.

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Comments

  • djones145 on 13/12/2017 - 09:39
    +1

    Kids with cancer!

  • danb on 13/12/2017 - 09:43
    +1

    $10

  • Sedmold on 13/12/2017 - 09:48
    +1

    $10 more

  • meharly on 13/12/2017 - 10:05
    +1

    Fred Hollows for me. The fact that some people can't afford a $25 operation to see is so sad.

  • Rochie on 13/12/2017 - 10:14
    +1

    Love your work guys.

  • Nomic on 13/12/2017 - 10:20
    +1

    William Wilberforce Foundation are a good mob

  • superm86 on 13/12/2017 - 10:32
    +1

    $10 to cancer council

  • TailsK on 13/12/2017 - 10:48
    +1

    Great to see again. :)

  • GreenRomeo on 13/12/2017 - 10:55
    +1

    +1 for Prostate Cancer Foundation Australia

  • pilotg2 on 13/12/2017 - 11:09
    +1

    $10 for the Cancer Council.

  • TheElderLegend on 13/12/2017 - 11:09
    +1

    Cheers Scotty, what a wonderful idea!

  • pantsparty on 13/12/2017 - 11:22
    +2

    $10 for RSPCA please!

  • Reelableink9 on 13/12/2017 - 11:32
    +1

    Living Good, a charity from giveWell.

  • Xclr8r on 13/12/2017 - 11:32
    +1

    $10 to William Wilberforce Foundation!

  • liquid4g on 13/12/2017 - 11:37
    +1

    Good to see the community giving back! Thank you

  • Lumens on 13/12/2017 - 11:40
    +1

    MSF for me

  • Wampus on 13/12/2017 - 11:54
    +1

    Thanks again Scotty and everyone at OzB… my fav internet community

  • ardavid on 13/12/2017 - 11:57
    +1

    $10 - yay

  • ItsMeAgro on 13/12/2017 - 12:22
    +2

    $10 for Alzheimer's Australia

  • Meliorist on 13/12/2017 - 12:51
    +1

    Thanks Scotty and co.

  • Ughhh on 13/12/2017 - 12:55
    +1

    Rspca

  • imolared on 13/12/2017 - 13:00
    +1

    $10 for Beyond Blue

  • hank14 on 13/12/2017 - 13:03
    +1

    fantastic

  • kaberto on 13/12/2017 - 13:04
    +1

    $10 for Autism Spectrum Australia

  • jjacob on 13/12/2017 - 13:05
    +1

    My $10 goes to Kids With Cancer Foundation Australia

  • Jikx on 13/12/2017 - 13:13
    +1

    The underappreciated prostate!

  • [Deactivated] on 13/12/2017 - 13:15
    +1

    Great to see this!

  • downhillmtbr on 13/12/2017 - 13:23
    +1

    BeyondBlue deserves everything they can :)

  • Strange1 on 13/12/2017 - 13:41
    +1

    Great initiative!

  • clownfish on 13/12/2017 - 13:41
    +1

    $10 for RSPCA please!

  • lyl on 13/12/2017 - 13:42
    +1

    Awesome stuff Scotty

  • mmkardart on 13/12/2017 - 13:48
    +1

    Go OzB Power!

  • Economicist on 13/12/2017 - 13:53
    +1

    $10 for Australia Red Cross. Great work Scotty & Co. Keep it up!

  • deb3103 on 13/12/2017 - 13:54
    +1

    thanks , Cancer council for me

  • BubbLeT on 13/12/2017 - 14:05
    +1

    Good going Scotty.

  • Make it so on 13/12/2017 - 14:07
    +1

    Great initiative by a great business, keep it up!

  • beeawwb on 13/12/2017 - 14:08
    +4

    $10 comment for Black Dog Institute - I wouldn't be here without them.

  • DaveDee on 13/12/2017 - 14:08
    +2

    Beyond Blue for me!

  • AdamFury on 13/12/2017 - 14:12
    +1

    Can't go past The Salvation Army!

  • BadHorse on 13/12/2017 - 14:17
    +1

    $10 for WWF - the environment needs all the help it can get so future generations can enjoy it too

  • nath sanchez on 13/12/2017 - 14:23
    +1

    Awesome work OzBargain! Have a great Christmas.

  • l2p10 on 13/12/2017 - 14:28
    +1

    Thanks, great initiative! Merry Christmas!

  • Xenawarriorprincess on 13/12/2017 - 14:41
    +1

    Well done guys! My $10 comment is here :)
    If you start taking suggestions for charities again, I'd recommend vets for compassion (full disclosure I do volunteer for them) they do a lot of work with bushfire affected animals which I think works for the aussie point :)
    "As we are OzBargain, it would be great if the charity is Australia based or benefits Australians."

  • thefatpanda on 13/12/2017 - 14:45
    +1

    $10!

  • Japius on 13/12/2017 - 15:27
    +2

    $10 for beyond blue to continue their great work

  • jenki on 13/12/2017 - 15:45
    +1

    Another $10. Thanks Ozbargain.

  • twodollah on 13/12/2017 - 15:53
    +1

    $10!!

  • nothommus on 13/12/2017 - 16:16
    +1

    This is what puts this site ahead of so many others!

  • chazfg on 13/12/2017 - 16:22
    +1

    Lets have millions of unique Ozbargainers put their comments in.
    Don't go broke, scotty!

    • scotty on 13/12/2017 - 16:50
      +4

      That's exactly the reason I put a cap there to maximum 1000 commenters / $10,000 extra donation so I won't go broke.

  • xhanatos on 13/12/2017 - 16:37
    +1

    Thanks Ozbargain!

    Happy Holidays everyone!

  • neil on 13/12/2017 - 16:37
    +2

    R U OK? as I think this probably fits best within OzBargain.

    • cashless on 13/12/2017 - 16:43
      +4

      I think that most Ozbargain members would identify with R U Broke?

  • Alzori on 13/12/2017 - 17:09
    +1

    Nice work Scotty (: thank you for letting us be a part of it all.

  • Tuftsdude on 13/12/2017 - 17:09
    +1

    Great job guys.

  • rheem on 13/12/2017 - 17:14
    +1

    10

  • [Deactivated] on 13/12/2017 - 17:14
    +1

    Meals on Wheels

  • DollarD on 13/12/2017 - 17:32
    +2

    $10 for The Fred Hollows Foundation

  • tatermysalad on 13/12/2017 - 17:40
    +2

    $10 for RSPCA! Great work guys

  • 76F on 13/12/2017 - 17:43
    +1

    $10

  • ozshark on 13/12/2017 - 17:53
    +1

    Thanks again for donating. Awesome idea & great to see.

  • plasmapuff on 13/12/2017 - 17:55
    +1

    Great contribution from Ozbargain.

  • overlord on 13/12/2017 - 17:59
    +1

    I vote for the coming OZB Foundation fund

  • skaman on 13/12/2017 - 18:18
    +1

    Médecins Sans Frontières for me. Nothing worse than being ill.

  • tommylikeaboss on 13/12/2017 - 18:20
    +1

    Nice

  • Gladioli on 13/12/2017 - 18:20
    +1

    $10 for His Harvest

  • Procyon on 13/12/2017 - 18:21
    +1

    Yay for more donations!

  • jyeung80 on 13/12/2017 - 18:31
    +1

    +$10

  • bleachy_dude on 13/12/2017 - 19:17
    +1

    This is great!

  • chudson on 13/12/2017 - 19:25
    +1

    Nice one.

  • michaelc33 on 13/12/2017 - 19:31
    +1

    This is what makes ozbargain even better

  • rarelyscene on 13/12/2017 - 19:32
    +1

    Thank you!

  • Nuggets on 13/12/2017 - 19:34
    +1

    $10 to World Vision!

  • paulus c on 13/12/2017 - 19:41
    +1

    So many fantastic charities, and a great initiative.
    Out of interest, how is ozbargain funded? Via marketing?

    • scotty on 13/12/2017 - 22:19
      +2

      Banner ads + affiliate commission for those who aren't logged in. If you are a logged in user of OzBargain, you might see neither.

  • gjk on 13/12/2017 - 19:47
    +1

    Got to love this community.

  • CaptainTrentos on 13/12/2017 - 19:47
    +2

    I'll have to give my vote to the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Being a student pilot I have an enormous appreciation for the work they do here in WA and throughout the country.

  • fossilfuel on 13/12/2017 - 19:50
    +1

    +$10, thanks Ozbargain!

    I would like to recommend Lifeline for the list. It's run by volunteers who dedicate their time to keep at 24/7 service running for Australians who are contemplating suicide. Not only do they deal with suicide, Lifeline telephone support workers are also trained to provide brief psychological support for financial, domestic, school, workplace issues etc. If you don't feel mentally right, you can always call them up and someone will be there to listen and support you.

    In Sydney, they also run book fairs every few months to keep their services going. I've grabbed a couple of textbooks before in good condition for $5 each. They have another $2 book fair coming up in Feb 2018 or so. All run by volunteers, mainly retirees who want to give back to the community.

    Truly wonderful service and amazing people behind the scenes.

  • Bellpop on 13/12/2017 - 19:52
    +1

    Deal of the year

  • jordanlaa on 13/12/2017 - 19:53
    +1

    Commenting for the 10

  • kevkay on 13/12/2017 - 19:59
    +1

    $10.00 more!

  • stewartedin on 13/12/2017 - 20:03
    +1

    Well done - great effort!

  • SnoozeAndLose on 13/12/2017 - 20:05
    +1

    $10 ro cancer council

  • NWLikeShopping on 13/12/2017 - 20:16
    +1

    Cancer Council for my $10.

  • Fergs on 13/12/2017 - 20:18
    +1

    $10 for CanTeen, a wonderful organisation living up to its mission to support, develop and empower young people living with cancer.

  • rzrz on 13/12/2017 - 20:21
    +1

    $10 thanks OzBargain!

  • [Deactivated] on 13/12/2017 - 20:29
    +2

    Nice work scotty, keep it up! :)

  • Price Hike on 13/12/2017 - 20:30
    +1

    RSPCA

  • shanakatak on 13/12/2017 - 20:30
    +1

    $10 for prostate cancer research 😊

  • belongsinforums on 13/12/2017 - 20:42
    +1

    The volunteers at Orange Sky give people living in homelessness a voice and necessary hygiene services. The founders started it up by themselves and are always seeking donations to increase their services across Australia.

  • chartan on 13/12/2017 - 20:49
    +1

    awesome work

  • tycoonz on 13/12/2017 - 20:50
    +1

    Having a child with Autism, Autism Spectrum Australia gets my vote

  • 0xadam on 13/12/2017 - 20:55
    +1

    Such a good thing to do :)

  • Triple J on 13/12/2017 - 20:58
    +1

    Happy Festivus!

  • zqipz on 13/12/2017 - 21:04
    +1

    Kids Cancer :)

  • eris on 13/12/2017 - 21:20
    +1

    $10 for OzHarvest. If you have a couple of dollars to spare donate to the Mullumbimby Neighbourhood Centre food recovery/ community meals program. They provide free healthy and nutritious lunches to the homeless and other people in need, as well as delivered meals to vulnerable people in the wider community. It is completely run on recovered and donated food and volunteer labour. So any donations go straight to the people who need it. They provide thousands of meals to individuals and families in need over a pretty wide area of northern NSW and I'm amazed how much they are able to achieve on so little resources. So every dollar helps.

  • cashews on 13/12/2017 - 21:21
    +1

    Thanks for doing this ozbargain.

  • [Deactivated] on 13/12/2017 - 21:21
    +1

    $10 for Médecins Sans Frontières

  • battler on 13/12/2017 - 21:27
    +1

    upvote for this deal.

  • tooten69 on 13/12/2017 - 21:29
    +1

    $10 :)

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