Would you like to support Christchurch Women's Refuge in the work we undertake with the women and children of Canterbury who have experienced domestic violence? By becoming a supporter you will help raise the necessary funds to maintain and develop our services.
Direct Monetary Donations
Regular Donations
In-Kind Donations
Payroll Giving
Bequests
Fundraise for Us
Direct Monetary Donations
You can donate by credit card by clicking the Donate button below. If you have a PaylPal account simply enter your log-in details in the panel on the right-hand side of the screen. If you don't have an account, follow the instructions on the left-hand side of the screen, where you see the credit card symbols.
if you prefer, you can make a direct online deposit to us:
Bank: Westpac
Account Name: Ch Ch Women's Refuge
Account Number: 030859 0313528 00
Please inlcude your name as reference. It's also nice if you email us with your contact details - we'd like to thank you and send you a receipt for tax purposes.
Of course, you can donate by cheque. Please send to: Christchurch Women's Refuge
PO Box 32034
Christchurch 8147
If you would like a receipt please include a return address. Keep your receipts to claim a 33% tax refund on your donation at the end of the financial year. You can even download and print a donation slip to make it easier.
Regular Donations
You can become a regular supporter of Christchurch Women's Refuge on a weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis by setting up an automatic payment from your account. Simply contact your bank and ask to set up an automatic payment to Christchurch Women's Refuge. Our details are:
Bank: Westpac
Account Name: Ch Ch Women's Refuge
Account Number: 030859 0313528 00
You can also set up an automatic payment yourself through internet banking. You choose the frequency and amount and you can alter this at any time. So that we can provide you with a receipt for tax rebate purposes at the end of the financial year (March 31), please be sure to email us your contact details.
In-Kind Donations
You can donate material goods. However, our clients' needs change and due to limited storage space we can only accept what we require at the time. We have received a large influx of clothing and houshold good donations recently, and are not accpeting any more until we thoroughly update all of our stores, at which point we will update this page. As of 6/12/2011 we are only looking for:
- New women's underwear - all sizes
- new/good quality boys' trousers size 6-7
- toilet paper
- women's light-fiction books in good quality
Please email us or call (03) 378 3843 to find out if we currently need any other items. Thankyou
Payroll Giving
If you are working and would like to make a no-fuss regular donation to us, you can ask your Payroll team to arrange Payroll Giving. From January 2010 employees will be able to nominate a regular deduction from their gross salary to be gifted to a charity of their choosing. The scheme will be administered through the online PAYE tax system, so people whose employers sign up for the scheme will receive the tax benefits of their donations each payday, rather than waiting to claim at the end of a tax year.
Payroll giving is already in place in other countries such as the UK, USA and Australia, where it has had positive results for charitable organisations. Some companies even match their employees’ donations as their own charitable gift (now 100% tax free for companies).The scheme is voluntary and employees can nominate any charity they choose. It costs employers nothing to take part.
Make a Bequest
A bequest is a gift to charity after your death. You simply include the bequest in your will by specifying that a specific dollar amount be donated to Christchurch Women's Refuge as a recipient of your estate. You should talk to your family and lawyer about any bequest you are considering, but you may also like to explore fr how best oyur ebquest can be used e.g. a particular part of our servce. Please feel free to contact us directly in the first intance
Why not may undertake fundraising for us yourselves and make donating an enjoyable activity at the same time. You could organise your own event (e.g. a fun run - ask participants for a donation or to sponsor you), take part in another pre-organised event (e.g. a half-marathon, or the City-to-Surf) and ask people to sponsor or support you, or simply use an everyday activity (like asking for donations from your party or BBQ attendees) to raise a little cash for Christchurch Women's Refuge. Every bit helps. You can do it offline or, if its a bigger event, you can do it online. Check out Fundraise Online and Give-a-Little to set up your own project pages.