Local giving with powerful results
Local customers back local businesses that back their community. Partnering with us builds visibility, trust and loyalty, while giving your team a genuine sense of purpose.
Your brand appears across our
marketing, events and materials,
reaching customers who care
about supporting local business
Employees feel prouder working
for a business that genuinely
gives back to the community
they live in.
We look closely at Cardinia’s needs, and distribute funds where impact will be greatest.
We keep focus on what Cardinia needs, today and for generations to come.
$1000 + GST
As a Partner, you’re publicly backing local giving in Cardinia, and that matters. Your name stands alongside a growing community of local businesses and individuals working to support genuine local need. It’s a simple way to show your customers and community exactly where you stand.
Every Partner adds to the story, and your business can be part of it.
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As a Supporting Partner, your business does more than back us. You actively help raise funds for local causes. Hosting a fundraiser on
our behalf gives your team a genuine, hands-on way to give back, while your business gains recognition as a proactive, engaged
supporter of the Cardinia community.
Supporting partners receive:
It’s more than a one-off donation. It’s your business actively creating change, and getting recognised for it.
$5000 + GST
Becoming a Foundation Partner puts your business’s brand front and centre. Your logo features prominently across our materials and is
seen by the local community crucial to your business. You’ll also join a network of like-minded local businesses and leaders, opening
doors to genuine connections that extend well beyond your partnership with us.
Foundation partners receive:
Your business, visibly backing Cardinia and genuinely connected to the community you serve.
$10,000 + GST
Cornerstone Partners invest at our highest tier, and receive our most significant recognition in return. Your business is featured in our
Member Spotlight, sharing your story with the wider Cardinia community, alongside a tailored partnership experience designed around
your business’s own goals, whether that’s events, volunteering, or something entirely your own.
As a Cornerstone Partner, you will receive:
The most significant way your business can genuinely give back to Cardinia.
Real people, real businesses, genuinely invested in Cardinia’s future. Their support helps us reach further, and create real change for the community we share.
Ray White
Supporting Partner
I think my mum always used to teach me that if you're in a position to get a give back, and you should better give back. I do volunteer work for some homeless shelters, but time is not something I necessarily have. So if I have the means to better contribute in other ways, whether it's time or financially, then I should be able to do it. [Cardinia Community Foundation] gives to so many people across the board and it stays in our shire too...And the great thing about [the] organisation is that you can see where it goes and you know that's having a genuine impact for people that you might be meeting down the shops the next day.
Partnership levels start from $1,000 for a Partner, up to $10,000 or more for a Cornerstone Partner. Each tier offers a different level of recognition and involvement.
No. Because partners receive recognition and promotional benefits in return, a partnership isn’t treated as a tax-deductible donation. Instead, we’ll issue your business a tax invoice, and many businesses claim their partnership as a sponsorship or advertising expense. We recommend checking with your accountant about how it applies to your business.
Partnerships typically run for 12 months, with the option to renew and continue your support each year.
Foundation Partners and above receive genuine logo placement across our materials, not just a name mention, giving your business real visual recognition
As a Supporting Partner, your business hosts its own fundraiser on behalf of the Foundation, such as an event or campaign, with funds raised going directly to support
local grants.
Yes. A partnership is an ongoing, recognised relationship with the Foundation, including public recognition and involvement, rather than a one-off contribution.
See the difference local partnerships have made, and
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