Shared Benefits

Shared Benefits

The investment of time and money required to run an independent foundation can be significant. Not all organisations have community expertise in house, nor the systems to support a business giving program. WACF was created to provide communities and businesses with a shared approach to creating smart giving programs.

Being able to take advantage of existing infrastructure and expertise can deliver a number of benefits to both your business, its people and the community in which you operate. These benefits include:

• Remove internal administrative burden and cost
• Strategic approach to giving program
• Results easily quantifiable for media and shareholders
• Retain and develop brand reputation
• Independence of grant making removes pressure from staff
• Governance and leadership of WACF
• Increased access to community expertise and knowledge
• Leverage WACF reputation with key stakeholders
• Proactive approach to identifying beneficiaries in communities of interest
• Protection and preservation of capital
• Involve staff through Advisory Committee
• Tax benefits