Giving circles

Giving circles

Forming a giving circle is a great way of supporting RMIT’s students and researchers.

At RMIT University, you can form a ‘giving circle’ to create maximum impact with your donation in an area of your choosing. 

A giving circle brings together a group of people with shared values to collectively discuss and decide where to make a pooled gift. 

Creating a giving circle is a powerful and meaningful way to transform lives through collective generosity. By joining forces with others, you can make education accessible to students who might otherwise miss out, or you can support vital research.  

All donations to RMIT are acknowledged in accordance with donor wishes. You might hear about the impact of your gift in several ways, such as personal letters, events, newsletters, and our annual Impact Report. 

We will also work with you to develop other ways of appropriately recognising your gifts. 

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Here are some examples of how giving circles can work:

  1. Brenda and her friends decide to support a scholarship for disadvantaged students. Five people each give $2,000 and together they provide a $10,000 scholarship to one of the many students who apply for scholarships at RMIT. 
  2. A group of manufacturing companies decide to support supply chain and logistics management students and come together as a giving circle to provide scholarships. 
  3. Ali would like to establish a giving circle but needs help identifying like-minded people to join. He contacts RMIT Giving and we arrange for him to join an existing circle. 
  4. A group of industry partners pool together to support research. For example, the Safety and Health Innovation Network (SHINe) fund operates as a giving circle, supported by industry member donations. SHINe brings together industry leaders and experienced academics who are committed to driving innovation and improvements in safety, health and wellbeing research in Australia’s construction industry.  

To register your interest or for more information please email us at giving@rmit.edu.au

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