Why your gift means so much

A major donation to Raise is an investment that can help and save lives of young people as well as creating thriving communities across Australia.

With the future generation front and centre in our effort, there is also an impactful ripple effect that comes from supporting the wellbeing and future of today's teens. The mentors, the schools, and the parents connected to these young people also experience a range of positive outcomes that benefit their lives and everyone around them – the impact you make runs deep into the community and lasts for a lifetime. Equipping young people for the future, your impact is long lasting and hopefully is also passed on to the generations to come.

We measure, report, and track our impact for young people and across the community, so we’ll be able to share with you first-hand how you are making a difference.

 

Types of gifts

Individual, couple or family

Trust or foundation

Private Ancillary Fund

Gifts in wills or bequests

 

Individual, couple or family

Trust or foundation

 

Private Ancillary Fund

Gifts in wills or bequests

 

The Graf family

"The Graf family believes it is important to help those in need, especially our youth and young children. We support a number of organisations in this area, but are especially proud of Raise and the work that they do.

We believe Raise is an organisation with strong governance, efficient practices and passionate people that allows them to drive effective outcomes, positively impacting and possibly saving, the lives of thousands of young adults. The Graf family is proud to be able to support Raise to achieve its goal of expanding their programs and helping all who need early intervention, evidence-based mentoring across Australia."

In gratitude to the Graf Family

The Graf family has supported Raise since 2017 through their family foundation and have provided invaluable stability for our organisation in several ways. Their generous support has meant that we have been able to match more than 145 young people with a Raise mentor.  Their support each year has meant that we can reliably plan to reach more young people.

More than just their financial support, members of the family have acted as valuable mentors to our staff, guiding them on how to develop better relationships, and through participation in our Fundraising Advisory Council, giving advice to our Board of Directors on private philanthropy and fundraising. This kind of partnership means the world to us and helps us make a greater impact on so many young people.

With your help we can provide a buffer against stress, anxiety and suicide ideation

As demonstrated in our impact outcomes, mentoring sees improvements in young people’s hope for the future – hope is a buffer against stress, anxiety and suicide ideation.

Through mentoring young people develop trust in adults, improve communications and can ask for help. Developing resilience through our program improves young people’s ability to push through stress, and increases their confidence and coping skills. 

Improving relationships with peers and teachers, young people in our program gain a sense of school belonging making them more engaged and likely to achieve academic confidence, leading to better grades and attendance.

 

Overcoming anxiety - a parent's story

Being the youngest, my child was always trying to keep up and has struggled so much with their anxiety. They resisted help because it’s ‘not cool’ and has stigma attached. As a result they acted out. We struggled to get them to school most mornings and they’d get very angry. We couldn’t get help anywhere. Then they started the Raise program. 

I wasn’t sure the mentor would be able to engage them because we hadn’t been able to and I knew my child was not going to make it easy. 

They immediately felt connected to their mentor and we saw big changes very quickly in their behaviour. It was much easier to get them to school and we didn’t have a fight every morning. They gained more confidence and were able to deal with their anxiety much better. My child told me “it’s been amazing. I don’t get scared anymore. I know  if I make a mistake it will be alright and I can sort it out.”  

I would 100% recommend this program.  It’s a really supportive environment to develop confidence and life skills and learn how to deal with uncomfortable situations,  getting through in a positive way. I can’t tell you the positive impact this has had on our family. 

My child finished the program saying “this is the year I’m going to get back into study and not be the kid the teachers hate.” 

 - Parent of year 8 Raise mentee. 

Due to our stringent Youth Safety Framework we do not identify the young people who have been through Raise programs or their Family. 

Major gifts make a major impact

We are ever grateful for the philanthropic contributions that our donors make towards the work we do. Gifts large and small go such a long way in an organisation like Raise.

 

If you want to bank transfer, please use the details below:

Account: Westpac Bank
Account Number: 278 223
BSB: 032 097
Payment reference: Your full name

To receive a receipt for donations via bank transfer, please email donations@raise.org.au
with your contact details and quote the payment reference.

 

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The policy covers the type of information we collect and how it may be used, how to access or update your personal information and how to contact us if you have any questions.  

 

Make a lifetime of impact

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