Become a Partner

Every Assistance Dog is a hero… and behind every Assistance Dog are champion supporters who join together to help Aussies in need.

By partnering with us, you can make a significant positive impact on the lives of people living with disabilities.

In return, you can proudly show your staff and customers that you are community minded . It’s a great way to help build a socially responsible brand, and a happy, engaged and productive workforce.

Did you know?

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Assistance Dogs Australia relies on generous organisations to help fund our vital work. Each of our tailored partnerships are unique and meaningful. Big or small, local or national, we will provide opportunities for you to engage your staff in tangible ways and share the impact that your support is having with customers and stakeholders.

There are many and varied ways to get involved. Our Corporate Partnership team is happy to explore how we can help you put your corporate values in to action. Call us on 1800 688 364 or click here to email us.

Support Us

Sponsor a puppy

Support a super puppy on its exciting two-year journey to becoming a life-changing Assistance Dog for someone in need. Why not involve staff and customers directly by running a puppy naming competition, and holding a meet and greet with your sponsored pup? We will send you quarterly ‘pupdates’ to share with your stakeholders too.

Fundraising at work

Organising an event at work is a great way to get the team together to raise awareness and funds. Just as puppies come in all shapes and sizes, so can your fundraising activities. We have a great tool kit to help you get started.

Workplace giving

Giving your employees the opportunity to donate via payroll is a simple and cost-effective way to support our work. Research shows that 86% of employees would be more inclined to give through workplace giving knowing it’s one of the most effective ways for charities to fundraise.²

Sales donations

Consider donating a percentage of sales, or an agreed amount for each product sold during a focused campaign period. It’s a great way to demonstrate your support of our cause to the community.

Challenge events

If anyone in your workplace is up for a challenge, individually or as part of a team, why not sign-up to one of the many physical events during the year and raise funds for a good cause.

Corporate matching

Lead the way and match staff donations. 95% of staff would be more inclined to give to a charity through the workplace if their employer matched the donation.²

However you choose to get involved, we will work closely with you to meet your social responsibility goals.

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Assistance Dogs Australia receive no government funding and rely on support from donors and corporates like us to provide their life changing services. Our relationship between Hyundai Help for Kids and Assistance Dogs Australia can be best described as Collaborative. Hyundai Help for Kids support of Assistance Dogs Australia has more than doubled during the tenure of our partnership. We couldn’t be more delighted with the way our partnership has grown and developed over the years.

Ellenore Ibrahim

CSR Manager, Hyundai Motor Company Australia

Sponsoring Assistance Dogs has been a positive experience for Canon Medical due to the professionalism of Assistance Dogs Australia and knowing we are supporting the valuable work that they do. We have been fortunate, over the past five years, to sponsor three highly intelligent dogs. We have invested financially and emotionally in this partnership, and it has far exceeded our expectations. To see our dogs grow and learn through the different stages, and then finally interact with their client is amazing and heart-warming. As a company, we are proud to be associated with Assistance Dogs Australia.

Monica King

Managing Director, Canon Medical Systems ANZ Pty Limited

References:

¹ Social Responsibility: The Importance for Businesses (investopedia.com)
² Australian Charities Fund 2014, Working Australians want to give through the workplace
³ Powerful Corporate Social Responsibility Examples for Brands (reputationmanagement.com)