Donate
The Victorian Pride Centre Donor Program
Show your support on a once-off, ad-hoc or regular annual basis, it’s up to you.
Our donor program is designed to fit around your level of ability or desire to support the Victorian Pride Centre. By joining our donor program, you will be investing in the future of our LGBTIQ community as well as guaranteeing your place amongst those individuals who will ensure the future of the Victorian Pride Centre.
Any donation of $500 or more can be made on a tax-deductible basis, contact our Fundraising Director at donate@pridecentre.org.au
“The Pride Centre will be a place that will belong to all of us. Becoming a donor will help make it possible for the whole community to come together to share ideas, collaborate and celebrate our diversity. It will be a legacy for future generations. Make a gift and let’s help each other be a stronger community.”
Lisa Watts, Executive Director, The Conversation
Where will my money go?
By supporting the Victorian Pride Centre you are creating a safe, permanent home for people, families and communities as well as the LGBTIQ organisations that support and celebrate them. Your donation however big or small, will go directly to:
- Construction of the landmark building.
- Building the facilities required by resident LGBTIQ community organisations.
- Creating inviting and exciting spaces for us all to enjoy.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to preserve the history of our community and secure its future. Your support will create incredible opportunities to tens of thousands of community members each year. Together, we can stand proud knowing that we are making a difference.
Patrons Program
To be launched in 2019/20, the Patrons Program will be your opportunity to contribute to the ongoing prosperity of the Victorian Pride Centre at a very special individual level. As a Pride Centre Patron you will be recognised as an inner-circle supporter of the Pride Centre and you will proudly carry with you the knowledge that you are making a valuable difference to the lives of many members of the LGBTQI community. Foundation Members will be entitled to Gold Patron status as a discounted cost.
To learn more about our Patrons Program, contact patrons@pridecentre.org.au
“Melbourne will soon get a Pride Centre that will make us all proud. More than just validation, this new centre will support our community in so many nurturing and nourishing ways. I’m so excited and so proud that our government and community have had the foresight and cleverness to get this happening. Let’s all get behind this brilliant Centre.”
Adam Elliott, Academy Award Winning Animation Director
Wills and Bequests
To leave a Gift to the Victorian Pride Centre in your Will is one of the most important ways you can support the Pride Centre to continue to operate for the LGBTI Community in the future in Melbourne and Victoria. If you would like to include the Pride Centre in your Will and would like to discuss the recommended wording, or wish to discuss the matter in general, please email us on bequests@pridecentre.org.au.
“Donating to the Victorian Pride Centre provides a wonderful opportunity to contribute to creating LGBTIQ history in Australia. The VPC is an Australian first, a dedicated meeting place, host to vital community organisations and a showcase for LGBTIQ talent and diversity.”
Dr Ruth McNair, Chair, Gay and Lesbian Foundation of Australia (GALFA)
You may wish to contact a Legal Practitioner directly. A Legal Practitioner will be able to advise you on what type of provision in your Will suits you, such as:
- a Cash Bequest (fixed amount)
- a percentage of your Estate
- an item of value
- a Life Insurance Policy
- a Life Interest in property or other assets for a period of time
- the Residuary (remainder) of your Estate after others have been provided for
- the whole of your Estate.
We suggest you may contact for advice:
Malcolm Campbell
Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in Wills & Estates
Nicholas O’Donohue & Co Lawyers
Level 29, 140 William Street Melbourne Victoria 3000
malcolm.campbell@nodco.com.au
(03) 9607 8126
www.nodco.com.au
Jennifer Jackson
Senior Lawyer Estate Planning
Moores
Level 1, 5 Burwood Road Hawthorn Victoria 3122
Jackson@moores.com.au
(03) 9843 2153
www.moores.com.au
OR
Contact the Law Institute of Victoria and find a lawyer from the list of Accredited Specialists in Wills & Estates
https://www.liv.asn.au/For-the-Community/Find-a-Lawyer-Directories
Invest in the Pride Centre
Foundation Supporter and Unit Trust
This is your opportunity to be a Foundation Supporter and invest in the Victorian Pride Centre. Your investment will provide critical financial support to the development of the Pride Centre right now, when we need it, and in addition to your social outcome return, your investment will be converted to a right to share in the value of the building.
In addition to your financial investment, your commitment will set you apart amongst the ranks of the LGBTQI community. If you choose, your generous support will be memorialised in perpetuity and allow you access to a special coterie of likeminded, passionate and equally devoted supporters of our community as well as VIP access to special events and community leaders.
To find out more, ask for our Information Memorandum by contacting the Fundraising Director at founders@pridecentre.org.au
“For me, becoming a Foundation Supporter means 20 years of connection to what I believe will become the loved home of our community – a place for my passionate capital to be invested. It’s nice to think that the more I patronise the Centre, the more successful it becomes, and the more my investment can grow.”
Stuart Kollmorgen, Monash University