The Australian Workplace Giving Awards celebrate outstanding workplace giving programs across the country. Now in their ninth year, the Awards highlight working Australians’ roles and efforts as they harness their companies’ power to support and build our communities. Leading organisations across the business, charity, and philanthropy sectors generously support the Awards.
Awards Timeline
2024 Award Finalists
Congratulations to the following finalists:
Best Corporate and Charity Partnership • HalfCut Limited and Ben & Jerry's • Lifeline Australia and nib • QBE Insurance and Leading Cities, Australian Red Cross
Best Grants Program • Australia Post • Endeavour Energy • QBE Insurance • Westpac Group Foundations
Best Innovation • ANZ • SEEK • UNICEF Australia
Best Payroll Giving Program • Macpherson Kelley • Pacific Equity Partners • SEEK
Best Volunteering Program • Ernst & Young, Australia (EY) • Intrepid Travel • Origin Energy Foundation
Workplace Giving Champion Of The Year • ANZ - Kathleen Jagger • Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand - Pamela Lee • Griffith University - Ruth McPhail • SEEK - Andy Maxey
Workplace Giving Program Of The Year • Give Where You Live Foundation • JB Hi-Fi • QBE Insurance • Westpac Group
Awards Ceremony & Evening Program
The 2024 winners will be announced at a celebration ceremony held in Sydney on Wednesday, 20th November, generously hosted by Westpac Group, and we are privileged to have Brigid Glanville as MC for the evening.
The option to register your interest to attend and the evening program is coming soon.
The Hon Amanda Rishworth MP, Minister for Social Services
“The annual Workplace Giving Awards recognise the significant contribution workplaces make to the charitable sector and inspire more Australians to embrace this altruistic form of giving.”
Meet the Independent Judging Panel
Simon J. Robinson, Judging Chair & Director, Business for Societal Impact (B4SI)
Adam Swirski, Associate Partner, Bain & Company
Arabella Gibson, Chief Executive Officer, Gidget Foundation Australia
Janet Liu, Head of Social Impact and Community Partnerships, ANZ
Jessica Mendoza-Roth, Founder and CEO, Social Impact Hub
Jo Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Siddle Family Foundation
Krystian Seibert, Executive Director - Policy, Government Relations and Research, Philanthropy Australia
Lisa Allan, FFIA and GAICD, Head of Fundraising, The Smith Family
Mark Pearce, Chief Executive Officer, Volunteering Australia
Pero Stojanovski, Deputy Chief Economist, Business Council of Australia
Rachel Riordan, Group Workplace Giving Manager, JB Hi-Fi
Saskia Ilott, Social Impact Manager, King & Wood Mallesons
“JB Hi-Fi is incredibly proud to have our Helping Hands program recognised as winner of this year’s 2023 Workplace Giving Program of the Year category. These Awards are a fantastic way to celebrate our magnificent team for giving generously to Helping Hands and have helped JB donate more than $33m to our charity partners. We believe in workplace giving as a powerful way to contribute to our charity partners.”
Brianne Keogh, Social Impact Manager, ANZ
"ANZ was thrilled to be jointly awarded The Best Employer Grants Program in 2022 for our longest running community grants program – the ANZ Community Foundation. It was such a great night and we enjoyed hearing about everyone’s innovative giving programs. "
Eliza Warren, Charity Administrator, Petspiration Group (The Petstock Group)
"The Awards do an amazing job in highlighting the incredible work companies are doing behind the scenes across Australia. It’s amazing to be able to see the impact these programs are having and gain inspiration for your own company. While it’s an absolute honor to have won an award, it’s even more of an honor to be able to learn and grow alongside huge national companies that make such an important impact in the lives of both the customers who support them and the charities they help."
Lisa Allan, Head of Fundraising, The Smith Family
“It is an honour to have won an Award - it's a great recognition of the commitment, dedication and generosity of our team members, and their commitment to leading by example for all of our corporate partners. Workplace giving is an important and straight-forward way for our employees to support causes which are close to their hearts”
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