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Enter the Awards

Entries open between July and August each year.
Presentation Event is held in November.

Why enter the Awards

The Workplace Giving Excellence Awards recognise the most outstanding Workplace Giving programs and performers in Australia. Awards not only motivate and instill pride in your employees, they inspire stakeholders and create an overall sense of achievement across your organisation.

Judging

The judging panel is made up of industry thought leaders and champions of workplace giving. The chair of the judging panel assists with the formation of the award categories and judging criteria.

Judging Panel

Professor Kristy Muir

Chair of Judging Panel: CEO,
Centre for Social Impact

Judy Barraclough

Head of Strategy & Philanthropy,
The Smith Family

Carolyn Curtis

CEO,
The Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI)

Sarah Davies

CEO,
Philanthropy Australia

Carolyn Hewson

Director,
BHP Ltd, BHP Plc & Stockland Corporation

Dr Tim Reddel

Group Manager, Policy Office,
Department of Social Services

Adrienne Picone

CEO,
Volunteering Australia (VA)

Award Categories

Best Overall Program

Employers with staff that make donations to charity direct from their pay and have added the most value to workplace giving.

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Best Launch or Refresh:
Employer

Employers of all sizes with staff that make donations to charity direct from their pay and have launched / refreshed its WPG program in the previous 18-months.

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NEW AWARD
Best Pro-Bono / Workplace Volunteering

Employers with staff who engage in pro-bono / workplace volunteering giving back to the community through time and skills.

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NEW AWARD
Most Unique Innovation

Any organisation (employer, charity, supplier or other) that has crafted and delivered a workplace giving innovation that transforms workplace giving.

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Most Innovative Charity / Employer Partnership

Jointly awarded to a charity and employer that have run a successful and creative campaign together. Proudly sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Social Services.

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NEW AWARD
Best Launch or Refresh:
Charity

Charities that have launched a new workplace giving offering to employers or refreshed an existing one in the previous 18-months.

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Best Public Sector Program

Government or public sector employer that has developed an effective and innovative program where staff make donations to charity direct from their pay.

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