FAQs

Does Charitable Choice 'give back'?

Yes!  Our youngest daughter has needed the help of the fantastic team at The Children's Hospital - Westmead.  After witnessing their hard work and seeing how much they need additional resources and support, The Charitable Choice will donate 5% of sales of all directory listings sold on the website, each year, to them.

What is The Charitable Choice?

The Charitable Choice is an online directory of products and services that give back to a cause. We aim to provide you with information that will help you make charitable purchasing decisions and consume for a cause. Use the easy search functions on the home page and search page to help you find your favourite brands and the causes they are supporting.

What is a Cause?

This site recognises a cause as a charity or non profit organisation. All causes are invited to register their profile detailing their aims and objectives. The profiles all include a website link so you can go direct to their website for more information.

What is a Brand in the context of The Charitable Choice?

All brands, products and services listed on this site give back to a cause. Items can range from fresh food and grocery items through to electrical appliances, pet care, cosmetics, clothing and more. Services constitute insurance and banking services, trade services, business solutions and more.

How do the brands ‘give back’ to a cause?

Corporate Australia gives back in many ways including by donation, pro bono work, workplace giving, sponsorship, volunteering and more.

The brands listed on this site generally have a transactional arrangement in place with a Cause. A Brand can ‘give back’ in a number of ways including: a specific dollar amount per item purchased; a percentage of total profit on a product range; a contribution from the sale of an item to an overall donation. Giving back is not limited to a financial contribution. In some cases, when you purchase a specific item a Brand may provide a gift, in kind support or a contribution of another kind. For example, for every online purchase of X, we will plant a tree through the XYZ program.

How frequently are the products and services updated?

We make every effort to keep the information on this site as up to date as possible. We are always reviewing the details of the directory to ensure you have the most accurate information.

How genuine is the information?

Every effort is made to ensure the pledges detailed on this website are genuine. We are in regular contact with the Causes and Organisations with listings on the site and direct a substantial amount of energy is directed to this area so we may deliver a timely and credible directory.

Who does this site benefit?

There are three key beneficiaries of the site.

As consumers we have a greater social awareness and environmental conscience and this site helps us to feel good about our purchases and allows us to contribute to numerous Causes through our day to day charitable purchases. The Charitable Choice is the only site that collates the information on what products and services ‘give back’. The result is a directory helping us to buy brands that give back.

We connect brands and causes in the one place. This helps to raise awareness of the Cause and highlight the corporate support of their organisation. It also acknowledges the social responsibility of the Brands for their contribution to the Cause.

Cause Categories Explained

You can search for your favourite cause using the categories provided. Causes can be listed in up to two categories. Use the descriptions below to help guide you in your category choices.

Cause Category	Keywords
Animal welfare	rescue, rehabilitation, education
Arts & Culture	museums, galleries, cultural events, festivals
Babies & Pregnancy	premature support services, childhood disease, education, preventative health
Cancer	all variations of cancer including treatment and support services, medical research and education
Children	domestic and international related to health, lifestyle, activity, positivity, support for kids and families, childhood disease, education, preventative health
Climate Change	education, awareness, actively contributing to change reversal
Community Services	hostels, respite services, drug and alcohol assistance, community nursing, support services, drought assistance, first aid
Conservation & Environment	endangered flora and fauna, resource sustainability, biosecurity
Crisis Support	grief counselling, domestic violence services, emergency housing, homeless aid, street kitchens, support services, hotlines, websites
Disability	congenital or acquired through illness or injury both cognitive and physical
Disease	all diseases not specifically listed in these categories
Education	literacy program, universities, colleges, research projects
Senior Support	home nursing, meal delivery, dementia support services, retirement and nursing villages
General Support	support services not specifically related to any other category
Health & Wellbeing	sporting, adventure, education, nutritional advice
Heart Disease & Stroke	research, treatment, rehabilitation, support services, educational
Hospital	specific hospital units (eg neonatal unit), grounds projects (eg children’s playground), foundations, palliative care
Humanitarian effort	natural disaster, refugee, relief, aid, medical services
International	organisations with international agenda’s including humanitarian services, preventative health care and education
Medical Research	medical research activity not specifically covered by a category.
Men	causes related to health, lifestyle, activity, medical research, male specific illness or disease, targeted support services, education
Mental Health	support services, medical research, foundations
Rehabilitation	physical and cognitive recovery assistance
Women	causes related to health, lifestyle, activity, medical research, female specific illness or disease, targeted support services, education

Can I purchase products or donate to my Cause through this site?

This is an information resource designed to raise awareness of the Charitable Choice’s available to consumers. It does not collect donations on behalf of a Cause or provide for online purchase of products or services listed on this site. For donating to a Cause, we encourage you follow the link from their profile here, for their preferred donation methods. For purchasing, simply contact the organisation directly.

Does consuming for a cause really help that much?

Absolutely, here is an example of how much support you could give in a year when buying for a cause.

Product	Cause	Amount
Eggs	McGrath Foundation (1 doz/2weeks)	$5.20
NSW Greenslip	Cause of your choice	$5.00
Soft Toy	UNICEF	$2.00
2010 Calendar	Prostate Cancer Foundation	$19.95
Sunscreen	National Breast Cancer Foundation	$0.10
Christmas CD	The Salvation Army	$19.95
White Dress	Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation	$159.95
Jelly Beans	RSPCA	$2.00
You have contributed to 7 causes totalling		$214.15

How do I get involved?

You can support The Charitable Choice in many ways. You can subscribe to the website and newsletter and follow us on Twitter and Facebook. You can email us to let us know of new products or services supporting a cause. Share our information with your friends.

How do I get my product or service listed?

If you would like to register your Brand on the site, you will find more information here.

How do I get my Cause listed?

If you would like to register your Cause, you will find more information here.