LET’S SHAPE A BETTER WORLD, TOGETHER.
Every day our lives are punctuated by decisions. Some will be momentous, remembered for decades, others will go unnoticed. But all these choices matter. Taken as a whole they shape our lives, contribute to the rhythms of the world, and ultimately become our history, and our future.
For 30 years The Ethics Centre has worked to bring ethics to the centre of everyday life; bringing people from all walks of life together to open minds, build tolerance, embed ethics in their decisions and actions, and tackle tough conversations in respectful debate.
As an independent not-for-profit, we rely on your donations to enable us to plan an expansive future that will realise our ultimate vision – the better world we’d all like to live in. Every gift makes a difference.
WAYS TO DONATE
There are a number of ways you can support our work, and deepen your impact. To make a secure gift now, please click the ‘MAKE A DONATION’ button below, or contact rosemary.smithson@ethics.org.au. The Ethics Centre is registered with the Australian Taxation Office as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR). All donations over $2 are tax deductible.
Donations
Donations help expand our ongoing projects; are channelled into pilots and research; can be the final injection needed to bring a new ethics training program to life. Donate what you can, when you can with a one off or regular contribution.
Catalysts
Catalysts sustain us by giving $5,000 each year. You’ll have immediate impact on our capacity to deliver more programs to larger and more diverse audiences, spreading ethical decision making tools and skills to those that need it most.
Bequests
Contribute to a more ethical world for future generations by making a gift to The Ethics Centre in your will. With a notified bequest, you’ll help ensure we can make significant additions to our education, advice and advocacy programs into the future.
Major Gifts
Transformational gifts are investments in issues and ideas. As a major donor you’ll enable game-changing projects and initiatives that will reposition ethics in society. Your major gift will create a distinct and tangible opportunity to alter the future. To discuss this further please contact Rosemary via the contact details above.
WHY WE GIVE
“I’ve grown as an individual through The Ethics Centre’s programs and my support ensures others can continue to benefit through their work as well.”
“The Ethics Centre is that independent voice, the impartial challenger, a critical friend, a commentator engaging people in debates asking “What is the society that we want to live in?”
“If you dig deeply you see their work has a huge multiplier effect – influencing the behaviour of individuals, and then collectively, of corporations and of government.”
WHAT YOUR DONATION WILL SUPPORT
Our programs and services tackle the important ethical issues we face today, and the challenges that lie ahead. There is much more to do. Ethics needs further funding to address the important issues already encountered, those in waiting, and those still to be identified by humanity. Please consider supporting our work, and our vision for a world with ethics at the centre.
GROUND BREAKING RESEARCH
We have a proven record of developing new thinking into, and solutions for, the ethical challenges that lie ahead. We’re only held back by the lack of resources to do more.
ONLINE TOOLS
Our innovative online tools, many of which require further development funds, could help us reach critical mass, and develop critical thinking and decision making skills across society.
FREE SUPPORT
Too many people are unaware of our free counselling helpline, Ethi-call. Help us build awareness to guide people through their toughest challenges.
DIFFICULT CONVERSATIONS
Our events, like the Festival of Dangerous Ideas and IQ2, facilitate community discussion about society’s biggest issues. Your support can help us extend these programs to new audiences.
GOOD DECISION MAKING
Primary Ethics now teaches over 40,000 children in NSW primary schools. Help us extend ethics and critical thinking skills to older children in secondary schools Australia-wide.
ETHICS IN CURRENT AFFAIRS
Quality independent opinion and analysis is so important in an era of fake news and echo chambers. Help us build society’s capacity to go deeper on the issues that divide us.
ETHICS AT THE CENTRE OF BEING HUMAN
BRINGING ETHICS TO THE CENTRE OF EVERYDAY LIFE
PROVEN TRACK RECORD
We’ve helped people and organisations tackle ethical challenges or set the foundations to confront them when they come, for almost 30 years. We work with companies of all sizes, governments and the military, schools and universities, community groups and nonprofits, to spark positive social change, advance the position of ethics and guide people at all levels of society to act ethically.
INDEPENDENT
As a self-funded non-profit, we’ll never compromise our independence. We don’t receive significant funding from any government or corporation, so we’re not dancing to anyone else’s tune. We won’t shy away from hard truths or uncomfortable topics. And we’ll never trade doing what’s right, for what’s easy – or profitable – even if it pits us against public opinion.
CONVENING POWER
Our independence affords us valuable convening power – the ability to bring diverse or opposing groups together to discuss sensitive issues, resolve shared challenges or commit to higher standards of integrity. Major social impact initiatives like Primary Ethics and The Banking and Finance Oath, have been built on the back of this collaboration.
LOCAL & GLOBAL
As a small, agile nonprofit with an appetite for innovation and a passion for a better world, we offer our support where it’s most needed. From counselling clients globally through our helpline, recharging important conversations through events both in Australia and overseas, to advising leaders in some of the world’s largest companies, our work continues to mobilise to where the greatest need lies.
WORKING ACROSS SOCIETY
Complex ethical problems don’t discriminate between everyday people and our leaders or public figures. They can be individual and private, or widespread and systemic, involving groups, organisations or whole communities. We help people from all walks of life – from senior leaders to school kids – make their way through the ethical challenges we face today.
FUTURE FOCUSED
Rapid advances in technology are creating entirely new ethical frontiers to be concerned about. In this age of disruption, we have an even greater need for courage, leadership, agility and critical thinking. That’s why a key part of what we do involves exploring, understanding and challenging what the future holds.
THANKS TO YOU IT IS POSSIBLE
VISIONARIES
Our sincere thanks to these individuals who have supported our vision to realise a better future for all by collectively contributing to the Visionaries Fund.
Tony Castagna
Peter Joseph AM
David Standon
Stephen Fitzgerald AO
Michael Pain
Michelle Tredenick
David Gonski AC
Dan and Jackie Phillips
Stephen Tucker
MAJOR DONORS
Thank you to the individuals and organisations who have supported our work over the last 12 months with donations of $10,000 or more.
These donations support initiatives such as Ethi-call, our public programs, youth initiatives and advocacy.