Women+ for Western Health Giving Circle

The Women+ for Western Health Giving Circle has an ambitious goal: to build a community of women+ philanthropists who will pool their knowledge, resources and ideas to support and fund projects that will have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the Western Health community.

We are a diverse group of socially-minded women+ with a passion for social justice and a deep desire to help the community of the west. We come together at Pitch Night, where we network and enjoy each other’s company, hear interesting presentations, and jointly decide which vital Western Health initiative we want to help. As a member of the Women+ for Western Health Giving Circle, you will be part of shaping the projects that will ensure a future full of promise for our community.

Each person is asked to commit to a minimum donation of $1,000 annually. This can be paid as a one-off donation or $90 per month or $40 per fortnight. A small additional cost applies to pledges to cover admin costs. All donations above $2 are fully tax-deductible. This donation also covers the cost of your attendance at Pitch Night, which includes dinner.

All gifts are paid into the Women+ for Western Health Giving Circle Fund managed by the Western Health Foundation.

The contributions are pooled to support high impact Western Health initiatives. These initiatives are presented at Pitch Night by teams from across Western Health, outlining how the funding will make an impact. The donors then vote to determine which project they wish to support with this year's grant allocation, ensuring our collective gift is going toward something that we all see as important and worthy.

Pitch Night is a dinner with presentations, held 12 September 2024. As a member of the Giving Circle, your Pitch Night ticket is covered.

While the program is designed to bring together women+ in a collective giving model, this is an inclusive program, and members of all genders can join and donate. We particularly welcome women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, and those from diverse cultural backgrounds and abilities to become members of the Giving Circle. We believe diversity is representative of the community we serve and fosters the innovation our community needs.

The Giving Circle is managed by the Western Health Foundation.

Please contact our team on:

T: 03 8345 7660

E: foundation@wh.org.au

Western Health Foundation reserves the right to update and change the Terms and Conditions for the Women of Western Health Giving Circle, at any time without notice.

• Donation payments will be deducted from your nominated accounted on the day you register online according to your payment preference.
• Pledge donation payments will continue to be deducted from your nominated account until your nominated Giving Circle membership end date.

A person is eligible to vote if they hold a membership for the current financial year.

• A member may at any time request that their membership be cancelled by emailing foundation@wh.org.au with the subject line "Cancellation of Women for Western Health Membership"
• No membership donations will be refunded for any reason, even if voting has not occurred for the current membership year
• In the case that the member has opted to pay their membership by instalments, payments will cease from the date the cancellation is requested only in the case where the member has not voted in the current membership year
• If the pitch event has been held for the current financial year instalments will continue until all pledges have been donated for the current membership year

The Western Health Foundation reserves the right to revoke membership status at any point in time. If this occurs all future payments will cease from the date of notification of the membership being revoked. No membership fees will be refunded.