If you have a unique fundraising idea, you can become a fundraising hero by building a personalised online fundraising page.
Using an online fundraising page, you can receive donations from your family, friends and colleagues by simply sending aunique link, and sharing why your cause is important to you.
Contact us to discuss your unique fundraising idea and setting up an online page.If you have an upcoming birthday, wedding, or anniversary to celebrate, you can ask your friends and family to donate to a cause that you care about in lieu of gifts.
You can create an online fundraising page to track your fundraising, and make it easy to receive donations. You can customise your page and write a personal story to share why this cause is important to you.
If you wish to fundraise in celebration, you can donate here, create an online fundraising page, or contact us for more information.
Make a gift or create a fundraiser in memory of a loved one. This is a special way to commemorate a loved one, while supporting a deeply personal cause. You may choose to invite guests at a funeral to donate in lieu of flowers, as a tribute to your loved one, or as a way of supporting a cause that mattered deeply to them.
If you wish to donate or fundraise in memory of a loved one, you can donate here, create a fundraising page, or contact us for more information.Join a community event and choose raise funds for St John of God Foundation. Community events are the perfect way to generate support, get friends and family involved and have a great time whilst fundraising for a good cause.
COVID-19 update
Some community events have been reinvented, postponed, or cancelled by organisers in line with COVID-19 recommendations and restrictions. Where events that have been moved to an online format, you can still participate and fundraise for causes that are important to you.
Please refer to the information provided by community event organisers in regards to how their event will take place.
Before you start fundraising for St John of God Foundation, please read the Community Fundraising Terms and complete an Application to Fundraise form.
As with all fundraising initiatives, there are legal conditions that must be met before we can authorise you to fundraise on our behalf.
You’ll need to receive fundraising approval from St John of God Foundation before you start fundraising or promoting your event.
Please contact us with any questions about your fundraising ideas.
Thank you for your support.
There are plenty of ways to get involved and make a difference.
Whether you’re an individual, family, or community group, your fundraising efforts can make a difference to the lives of people in need.
By fundraising for us, you are helping St John of God Foundation support revolutionary medical research, state-of-the-art facilities and equipment, and transformational person-centred care, carried out by St John of God Health Care to improve health outcomes in our community.
Before you start fundraising for St John of God Foundation, please read the Community Fundraising Terms, and complete an Application to Fundraise form.
Thank you to our generous philanthropic supporters who contributed over $1.7 million in FY 2020-21. This is how your donations were allocated following your wishes.
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Read about how a generous legacy gift from a grateful patient will support the important work our researchers are carrying out to better diagnose and treat a range of cancers.
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Generous St John of God Foundation supporters share their personal motivations for giving.
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In response to your generous support towards our 2021 Tax Appeal, raising funds to purchase additional Cuddle Beds, caregiver Karan Lane expresses her sincere gratitude.
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Thanks to the wonderful support shown by the St John of God Geelong Hospital community, the Special Care Nursery will soon receive their very first Transcutaneous Bilirubinometer (TcB) device to support advanced diagnosis and treatment of neonatal jaundice.
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Helen Parry was surprised to coincidentally discover she had breast cancer in 2020. Thankfully, she was able to access advanced radiation treatment thanks to philanthropic support.
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Grateful patient Andrew Withers wanted to give back something meaningful to say thank you to caregivers for the exceptional care he and his wife have received at St John of God Geelong Hospital.
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We were deeply saddened to say goodbye over this past year to some incredibly compassionate and inspiring people who were significant philanthropic leaders in our community.
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St John of God Bunbury Hospital has become the first regional hospital to introduce a new procedure and technology that ensures more accurate identification and diagnosis of prostate cancer for men in the South West of Western Australia.
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Clinical trials play an essential role in the discovery of new medicines, offering eligible patients access to new treatment options beyond the standard care.
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Following the birth of their daughter Violet, who spent six days in the hospital's Special Care Nursery, Laura and James were so grateful for the care they received that they wanted to give back in a way that was meaningful to them.
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Regional breast cancer patients can now access treatment with state-of-the-art Magseed technology thanks to generous donor support.
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The state-of-the-art Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) technology, acquired by the hospital in 2020, is the gift that keeps on giving.
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Generous donations provide vital support in funding important medical research that can create hope, improve patient care, and contribute to the global fight against cancer.
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New cardiac equipment at St John of God Bunbury Hospital is supporting patients in the South West of Western Australia to access to state-of-the-art heart care, closer to home.
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In March 2010, 38-year-old Sean Mahony received the devastating news that he had stage four bowel cancer which had spread to his liver.
Sean celebrates 10 years of survival
Philanthropic giving often comes from a desire to enhance the wellbeing of others. This was certainly the case for generous donors, Siegfried and Gudrun Westerfeld.
Why I became a donor
St John of God Health Care caregiver Jennie raised over $2,800 in support of cancer research
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Cuddle Beds allow loved ones to be physically close and lay together, deepening connection and providing comfort.
Leading the way in compassionate care
Fully funded by generous donations to St John of God Foundation, the Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT) equipment is now supporting advanced treatment options for breast cancer patients at St John of God Subiaco Hospital.
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Otherwise fit and healthy Valerie Davis was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2018 after being tested for a cough that wouldn't go away.
Immunotherapy treatment gives Valerie and incredible outcome
Your support over the past 25 years has provided over $40 million to support advanced healthcare for our communities.
25 years of your support
Three new state-of-the-art ultrasound machines have been purchased for St John of God Berwick, Geelong, and Mount Lawley hospitals to support personalised maternity care for mums-to-be.
State-of-the-art equipment, thanks to your support
When Annette Guthrie, a much-loved Patient Care Assistant (PCA) at St John of God Murdoch Hosptial, sadly passed away at 55 with recurring lymphoma, her family kept her spirit alive by helping others.
Generous Guthrie study bursary supports better patient care are Murdoch Hospital
"It was a miracle of miracles. Thanks to the wonderful care I received, I am still alive today." - Tony.
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Joong was diagnosed with renal cell cancer in 2013 at age 35 when his spine collapsed. Finding Footprints Day Centre was a blessing.
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A new technology, funded by St John of God Foundation donors, provided 29-year-old Emma English personalised cancer care which helped save her life.
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Footprints Day Centre provides practical and emotional support to patients and their families in their time of greatest need.
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