Support Us
Make a donation
Your donation can help prevent, treat, manage and perhaps even one day find a cure for this condition.
To make a donation click here
Special occasion donations
You can make a donation as a tribute at any time.
You may wish to celebrate a special occasion such as a birthday, anniversary or wedding with a donation gift registry at Arthritis Australia.
To arrange, simply contact us on 1800 111 101 or email
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You will receive a letter from us advising amount raised from your occasion. All gifts over $2.00 will receive a letter of thanks and a tax-deductible receipt.
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Start fundraising for Arthritis Australia in just a few minutes
There are two online partner sites to help you with your fundraising project, Everyday Hero and GoFundraise. Choose either and set up your own fundraising pages in just minutes!
Why support Arthritis Australia?
Arthritis Australia is the peak arthritis organisation in Australia and is supported by Affiliate offices in every state and territory. It works on behalf of the 3.85 million people living with arthritis.
Arthritis Australia provides:
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support and information to people with arthritis as well as their families and friends
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promotes awareness of the challenges facing people with arthritis across the community and to leaders in business, industry, and government
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funds research into potential causes and possible cures as well as better ways to live with arthritis
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aims to keep health professionals such as physiotherapists, occupational therapists, and community nurses informed
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Your donation can help in the following ways:
Approximately $30- Provides 30 people with basic information about arthritis and how to manage it, via our online information sheets.
Approximately $50 - Allows up to 60 people to receive our ‘10 Steps for living well with arthritis' booklet, putting them on the path to managing their arthritis.
Approximately $200 - Provides 200 people recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis a disease specific booklet to help them better understand, manage and take control of their condition.
Approximately $500 - Educates at least 1000 non-English speaking people by providing bi-lingual information sheets in five different languages.
Approximately $1000 - Goes towards funding Australian researchers to continue their search into finding a cure for arthritis.
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Why use Go Fundraise or Everyday Hero?
Both of these fundraising sites make it easy to raise funds by allowing you to set up your own webpage for free. They take care of all the paper work and automatically issue tax receipts to everyone who makes a donation. This means you can spend your time focusing on your event versus administration.
Online fundraising helps Arthritis Australia to significantly reduce our administration costs. This means the funds raised by you and your supporters go directly to helping us improve the quality of life for people with arthritis.
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Tell your own story
We encourage all our fundraisers to tell the world why they are fundraising for Arthritis Australia; this allows people to connect with your story and encourages them to support you on your fundraising journey. Both sites can be linked to social media like Facebook and Twitter, as well as allowing you to post images and videos on your fundraising page.
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Creating your own fundraising event
You can go directly to GoFundraise or Everyday Hero websites and follow their simple steps to create your own fundraising event. The following information is provided to help guide you through the process; you may wish to print this page before you go to their website.
GoFundraise
Step 1: To create your own event, go to Event > Add your event to GoFundraise
Step 2: Register your fundraise event with the relevant contact details
Step3: Select Arthritis Australia as your charity
Step 4: Upload a description of your event in your personal profile area (You can also upload images and video)
Step 5: Invite your friends, family, and colleagues to support you. Use Facebook and Twitter to keep them up to date.
Everyday Hero
Step 1: Visit our Everyday Hero page at http://www.everydayhero.com.au/charity/view?charity=822 and click ‘build fundraising page’ button
Step 2: Select the type of fundraising page you wish to create. We suggest you fundraise as an individual.
Step 3: You can choose to create your own event (for a specific day) or create a page for another reason (for a period of time).
Step 4: You can now stylise and customise your fundraising journey by:
· setting your fundraising target ($)
· uploading up to five images or videos
· creating blog posts about your fundraising efforts
Step 5: Share with your family and friends through email and social media sites including Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, or by posting a widget to your personal blog or website.
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Fundraising for an existing event like a walk or fun run:
You can go directly to GoFundraise or Everyday Hero websitesand follow their instructions to fundraise for an existing event. The following information is provided to help guide you through the process; you may wish to print this page before you go to their website.
GoFundraise
Arthritis Australia page: http://www.gofundraise.com.au/beneficiary/ArthritisAustralia
Step 1: Register for free by clicking the ‘start fundraising’ button on our page OR visit http://www.gofundraise.com.au/events/nominate
Step 2: Select an existing event you wish to participate in.
Step 3: Select Arthritis Australia as the charity you wish to support.
Step 4: Customise your message and set a fundraising target
Step 5: Invite your friends, family, and colleagues to support you. Use facebook and twitter to keep them up to date.
For fundraising tips visit: http://www.gofundraise.com.au/fundraising-tips
Everyday Hero
Step 1: Find an event on the Everyday Hero’s website, such as the city2surf.
Step 2: Select Arthritis Australia as the charity you are fundraising for.
Step 3: Register for the event or use your existing login. We suggest you fundraise as an individual.
Step 4: You can now stylise and customise your fundraising journey by:
· setting your fundraising target ($)
· uploading up to 5 images or videos
· creating blog posts about your fundraising efforts.
Step 5: Share with your family and friends through email and social media sites including Facebook, Myspace and Twitter, or by posting a widget to your personal blog or website.
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Need help?
If you are have difficulty setting up your account or fundraising pages contact:
GoFundraise 1 300 889 272 Everyday Hero 1 300 798 768
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Become a member
There are many benefits to being a member of the Arthritis Australia. To find out more about membership in your state, visit your state and territory website by selecting the weblinks below:
Australian Capital Territory
www.arthritisact.org.au
New South Wales
www.arthritisnsw.org.au
Queensland
www.arthritis.org.au
South Australia
www.arthritissa.org.au
Tasmania
www.arthritistasmania.org.au
Victoria
www.arthritisvic.org.au
Western Australia
www.arthritiswa.org.au
Northern Territory
www.aont.org.au
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Become a sponsor
Arthritis Australia offers corporate partners unlimited opportunities to work together to reach the one in five Australians - and their families, friends and business colleagues - with arthritis.
For more information, please contact:
Arthritis Australia Level 2/255 Broadway Glebe NSW 2037 or PO Box 550 Broadway NSW 2007
Phone: 1800 111 101
Email:
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Become a volunteer
Volunteers are the heart of our organisation and make our services possible. Without our volunteers, we would not be able to provide thousands of Australians with our wide range of information, education and support services. Our volunteers are valued! To find out more about becoming a volunteer in your state, visit your state and territory website bellow:
Australian Capital Territory
www.arthritisact.org.au
New South Wales
www.arthritisnsw.org.au
Queensland
www.arthritis.org.au
South Australia
www.arthritissa.org.au
Tasmania
www.arthritistasmania.com.au
Victoria
www.arthritisvic.org.au
Western Australia
www.arthritiswa.org.au
Northern Territory
www.aont.org.au
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Make a bequest
Thank you for thinking of Arthritis Australia and being part of the eventual cure for Arthritis!
If you would like to discuss the possibility of leaving a bequest to Arthritis Australia, in strict confidence, or require additional information, please contact the CEO Ainslie Cahill on (02) 9518 4441 or email
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Every bequest helps us to continue to expand our services into new and exciting areas. Every bequest helps us show people with arthritis that they do not have to live in pain. Every bequest is welcome and greatly appreciated.
Research holds the key to more effective treatments of arthritis. By remembering Arthritis Australia in your Will, you can play an important role in finding a cure for these debilitating diseases.
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Invest in arthritis research
The total cost of arthritis to the Australian economy was estimated to be $23.9 billion by Access Economics in 2007. The average cost of arthritis per person per year is $6200; 61% of arthritis costs are borne by the individuals themselves.
Arthritis is not yet curable but with early and proper diagnosis as well as a customised management plan, it can be controlled.
Treatment for rheumatoid arthritis has improved markedly as understanding of the disease process improves. With early aggressive therapy using the new designer agents, remission can be achieved in over 50% of patients.
If you would like to read the full information sheet about health research and you, please click here or if you would like to know more about how you can make a donation towards arthritis research email
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Research holds the key to more effective treatments of arthritis.
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Reviewed and updated August 2012
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