• Receiving donations from grateful patients
• Partnering with a local hospital auxiliary or charitable organisation that focuses on your hospital, program or area of service.
• External fundraising ideas with community organisations who are inspired to help your unit, department, hospital or area.

• Read the Fundraising Guidelines for staff
• Communicate any ideas or potentials with the Fundraising Coordinator via email ISLHD-Fundraising@health.nsw.gov.au
• Get approval by your manager for any activities, and be sure to report any activities using the resources and documents on the Intranet
• Familiarise yourself with our Donation section of the website, in case you are approached by someone who wants to make a gift or get involved.
• Major gifts from individuals over $1,000 or community organisations over $25,000 require a special donor reporting and thank you that expresses the use of the gift and its appropriate allocation specific to their wishes.

There are strict policies in place that guide fundraising and donations; this includes legislative requirements. Please ensure you read the NSW Health Fundraising Policy and associated guidelines. You should also contact the District’s Fundraising Coordinator for more information and advice before seeking or entering into agreements on donations. All fundraising activities must also meet strict criteria and require approval.      

DO NOT:

• Bring donation cheques to the cashier or offer to organise payments, encourage them to reach out to Fundraising for ISLHD or take payments directly to a cashier
• Begin fundraising without approval from your manager and the Media & Communications team
• Do anything outside of your job description regarding fundraising activities, after hours with approval is OK.

DO:

• Bring inspired or grateful individuals or organisations to our District Fundraiser’s attention
• Know a bit about the donations process to avoid any hiccups in future
• Read the Fundraising Framework and Guideline documents to know more if you are interested in donations and fundraising opportunities for your area.
• Bring any bequests or individuals who would like to put ISLHD in their will, directly to Finance.
• Print a copy of our common FAQ as a flyer for your breakroom, invite our District Fundraiser to your staff meeting for a Q&A, or reach out with any questions. We are here to help!
• Ask for help writing thank you’s to any large donations that come in.

• Available to answer questions on ways an individual or organisation can make a donation
• Provide a phone call to follow up with the donor to personally thank them or write a story by request
• Help you create a donor gratitude space
• Work on proposals and grants with you
• Help coordinate any special requests such as media sharing or gratitude events for major gifts
• Write a personalised thank you letter from the appropriate unit management receiving the donation
• Sending monthly report of donations received over $1,000 to your area within the hospital.