Payroll Giving - for employers

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Payroll giving is a valuable and important corporate social responsibility policy tool.

When choosing charities for inclusion in a payroll giving programme, you want to ensure that your company is choosing well. According to the 2011 Reader's Digest poll, St John is New Zealand's most trusted brand. Encouraging your staff to support St John ensures that money they donate will directly assist one of New Zealand's oldest and most important charities.

Our Heritage

In 1885, St John established services in New Zealand to minimise injuries and provide rapid assistance to those injured or whose health was suddenly impacted in the workplace. It was the beginning of our flagship first-aid training, events attendance and emergency ambulance services. We continue to provide those same services more than 125 years later.

However, those services are just part of the bigger St John story. As a major charity, St John has always been at the forefront of initiating services relevant to the times and communities in which we operate.

St John started District Nursing services in many New Zealand communities. The first Blood Banks were also started by St John, and we have been a key charity involved in medical and natural disasters across New Zealand.

Our Community Services

Today, St John provides or partners in the delivery of the following charitable services:

the St John Caring Caller befriending service which provides a daily telephone call to people isolated or living alone
St John Friends in Hospitals volunteers who assist and support patients and families in non-clinical ways
St John Health Shuttles provide volunteer based transport to and from Hospitals and other medical appointments for those who otherwise would find it difficult to attend clinics
Healthline, the free 24-hour telephone enquiry line for anyone uncertain how to deal with a sudden or developing illness
Therapy Pets home and hospital visitation service bringing pets into contact with those home-bound or infirm

How your organisation can help

By encouraging your staff to support St John through payroll giving, you help your staff to give more than they might otherwise afford. For every $15 a participating staff member donates, they will only see their pay reduce by $10. This is due to the immediate 33% tax rebate applicable to charity donations via payroll giving, up to the employee's total PAYE payable.

Matching your staff's contributions can be a significant way of partnering with your staff to benefit of the wider community.

Register for Payroll Giving

To register St John as a prospective payroll beneficiary organisation, simply complete the form below and send directly to us.

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For more information about St John and how we can recognise the support we receive from your organisation, please contact the National Fundraising Manager on 0800 785 646 or email fundraising@stjohn.org.nz. We cannot deliver care that matters without your help, and it is important for us to thank you and your staff.