Frequently asked questions
Participant Information
Please see answers to our most frequently asked questions below.
For more info, please contact us!
My fundraising
How do I ask for donations?
Tell everyone you know that you'll be doing The Santa Fun Run supporting those that are blind or have low vision.
Share the journey with your friends and family by posting on social media, telling your work mates, getting your club involved. Now's not the time to be shy, spread the news and as for your friends and family to sponsor you.
We have more tools and resources avaliable here on the Fundraising Resources page.
Are donations tax-deductible?
All donations $2 and over are tax deductible and a receipt is emailed to your donors whenever they make an online donation.
Receipts cannot be given when there is an exchange for goods or services, for example, event tickets, raffle tickets, bake or sausage sales.
Where does my fundraising money go?
Fundraising for Santa Fun Run directly contributes to Vision Australia’s specialist children’s services, Life Ready. This provides support and resources for childhood development and education of young Australians who are blind or have low vision. You can learn more on the Your impact page.
How do I prove I am fundraising for Vision Australia?
Shortly after you register, you’ll receive an email that includes an Authority to Fundraise for Vision Australia by participating in Santa Fun Run. You can show this email to donors, sponsors or venues if they request proof of authority for this fundraising activity. This letter applies to Santa Fun Run donations and sponsorship only. If you host your own event (such as a bake sale or morning tea), you will need to email fundraising.events@visionaustralia.org to request another letter of authority.
Are there fundraising rules I need to know?
Yes, please refer to our Fundraising Guidelines. This document outlines fundraising regulations, event planning (finances, venue, ticket sales, raffles and prizes), and keeping good records. Receiving online donations to your personal fundraising page doesn’t require any special know-how, but if you decided to organise an event or sell raffle tickets, there are regulations that need to be followed.
For instance, if you are organising your own event, expenses must not exceed 40% of your fundraising. To keep costs down you can ask for support through your network. You’ll be surprised how generous people are when you ask for discounts or prizes.
If there's anything you're unsure about, please call our fundraising team on 1300 84 74 66 or reach out via Contact Us.
How do I bank cash funds I have raised?
You have a few options to bank your funds so your fundraising can be put to good use straight away:
1. You can log in and add your fundraising to your fundraising page via your credit card. The transaction will instantly appear on your page and your fundraising total.
2. You can send a cheque to us at:
Santa Fun Run
Fundraising
Vision Australia
454 Glenferrie Road
Kooyong VIC 3144
3. You can make a direct deposit to the following account:
Account Name: Vision Australia
Bank: National Australia Bank
Account: 51-542-6465
BSB: 083-004
Reference: SFR [YOUR NAME]
Please add ‘SFR’ plus your name as a reference, and contact us to let us know the amount of money you will be banking, so that we can identify that the payment is from you and issue receipts as needed.
Can I give my donors receipts?
Yes, your online donors will automatically be sent a receipt.
Just remember that receipts cannot be given when there is an exchange for goods or services, for example, event tickets, raffle tickets, bake or sausage sales.
How long will my fundraising page stay active for?
Fundraising pages will stay active for 1 year from the campaign.
My fundraising page and dashboard
What can my fundraising page do?
Your fundraising dashboard has access to a whole range of resources, tools and downloads to help you achieve your fundraising goal.
You can:
- Set yourself a fundraising goal, add a photo and a blog.
- Update your profile, details and change your password.
- Download fundraising resources to help you achieve your goal.
- Send emails to your connections to ask for donations and track your fundraising.
- Create a team and then recruit team members, you can even send emails to your friends to join your team.
- Download posters and social media resources.
- Send personalised thank you emails.
- Accept or delete comments from your amazing donors.
How do I reset my password?
How do I update my fundraising goal?
- Log into your dashboard.
- Go to 'My Page’ and then 'Edit my page'
- Scroll down to 'Fundraising Target'
- Change your target amount
- Select 'Update details' below target.
