Let’s Make Recurring Giving the Norm in Australia

At Invest2Donate, we’re a not-for-profit organisation on a mission to make giving easier, more effective, and more rewarding — for donors and charities alike.

Right now, the most powerful form of giving is also the least used: recurring giving.
The reason? Its remarkable benefits — for donors, charities, and the entire sector — simply aren’t widely known.

We’re here to change that.

Why Recurring Giving Matters

For Donors

  • – More impact – Regular gifts reduce fundraising costs, so more of your donation reaches the cause.
  • – Less hassle –  know you’re making a lasting difference every month, with less time spent on repeated asks.
  • – Full control – Change, pause, or stop your gift anytime.

For Charities

  • – Predictable income – Stable funding helps charities plan ahead and sustain vital programs.
  • – Lower costs, greater impact – Less time spent fundraising means more resources for mission delivery.

For Australia

  • – Recurring donors give up to 6× more each year than one-off, spontaneous donors (Giving Australia Report, 2016).

  • – A shared, sector-wide campaign is far more efficient than each charity acting alone.

  • – It helps achieve the Government’s goal to double charitable giving by 2030.

Our Role

We plan to build a national movement — Making Recurring Giving the Norm in Australia — to raise awareness of these benefits and help every charity invite supporters to give in a way that makes a bigger, lasting difference.

By uniting charities behind one clear message, we can transform how Australia gives — creating stronger charities, more confident donors, and greater community impact.

How You Can Take the Next Step

If you already support a charity you love, you can start your recurring giving journey today.
Just look for their email or website link and set up a regular monthly donation — big or small, it all adds up to lasting impact.

Together, we can make recurring giving the new normal in Australia.

Want to learn more?…contact us here info@invest2donate.org.au

 

 

 

 

Details of Invest2Donate’s board and corporate structure are set out below:

Invest2Donate is a public company limited by guarantee.

It is a registered charity established to operate as a non-profit for the purpose of improving the Giving Environment for donors and charities.

The Directors and Members of Invest2Donate are:

John Joseph Wakim
Founding Director and CEO

John started his career in law, but it was in financial advising that he made his biggest impact.

In a 25 year career with one of Australia’s major financial services success stories, ipac, John was one of its most successful Certified Financial Planners, and a Director of ipac.

INVEST2DONATE is where John’s considerable financial planning expertise crossover with his desire to build a sustainable not-for-profit, that makes it easy for donors to access a new and better way of giving. And one that can deliver leveraged benefits to the community.

Ronald Sean Rahilly
Director

Sean is an experienced senior executive with 20 years’ experience in managing risks, controls and governance in investment banking, equities derivatives and wealth management. His focus has been on delivering practical and workable solutions to business partners to minimise inherent operational and reputational risks.

Sean started his career at Price Waterhouse in Sydney and London. He then worked for HSBC in Sydney and then for Hambros Australia Ltd, Hambros’ local subsidiary. After Societe Generale acquired Hambros, Sean became the Asian Head of Compliance for the Investment Banking Division of Societe Generale, spending his later years in the Hong Kong office before returning to Australia in 2013.

Michael John Swinsburg
Director

With a diverse 25 year career across financial services and executive search, Michael brings a wealth of experience from management roles within major Global and Australian financial services firms from 1984 through to establishing and leading his own executive search practice in 1997.

As Managing Partner of global executive search firm, Alexander Hughes International, Michael runs an Asia Pac firm across financial services, natural resources and energy together with his north Asian colleagues based Hong Kong and Shanghai.

Prior to that, Michael worked with leading financial services groups Macquarie Investment Management Ltd, Prudential Fund Managers and Citigroup, where he led State and national sales teams servicing the financial advisory channel, and developed and marketed a range of retail and institutional investment funds across a broad range of asset classes.