The role of business and organisations in philanthropy

We believe all businesses should make a positive impact in the community while providing value to clients.

In the 2015-16 financial year, Australian businesses donated $17.5 billion through a combination of donations, partnerships and sponsorships. The immediate benefits, like improving the lives of those directly affected by adversity, are well known but there are countless community welfare and social benefits when businesses step up and give more.

That said, countless organisations and causes go unfunded each year, and other charities are at funding capacity. These funding shortfalls mean those most in need often go without – and communities don’t get to share in the common good in helping others out. These issues are a priority for CCI, and through CCI Giving we decided we had to create more positive outcomes.

Giving back is part of our plan

We’re building our organisation around a greater mission. As part of our strategic plan to align our commitment, values, and strategy we’re revisiting what is important to us. We’re using our passion to drive innovation and give more meaning to CCI.

We’re ushering in a new era of cultural change, an era of change on a great scale. CCI Giving is our way of acknowledging that giving is social, so we’re introducing matching programs to encourage a shared sense of accomplishment. We acknowledge that giving is hard to do on your own, so through CCI Giving we’re another source of information and support for those doing good. We want to do our part in empowering social services, research, education, health, culture and recreation, so we’re making sure that giving is part of our everyday culture.

We realise that by sharing the common good with likeminded people, we motivate others to take it seriously. Giving, volunteering, and listening brings more meaning to life, and helps CCI staff and our community see the organisation as an extension of ourselves. We hope that our underlying values, integrity, respect, hope, and dignity make our community proud.

This is a chance to use faith to help create change 

We’re here to empower other organisations. We also know that small donations have the power to change lives, so we’re hopeful that through CCI Giving, and the positive impact we’re making on a greater scale, that we can change whole communities.

Want to know more about CCI Giving? See our Mission and Values.