Click on ‘donate’ on the left-hand side of the black bar at the top of the screen.

You can search using the filters on the left-hand side or you can click on the search box and type in the charity name, e.g. ‘The Smith Family’.

Once you’ve made your selection, click on ‘donate now’

You will be taken to screen that allows you to donate a nominated amount of money to that charity or you can scroll down to find a specific ‘project’ you can support.

If you want to donate a certain amount, type in the amount in the ‘Your donation Your Amount field, click on ‘Payroll’ to have the donation taken out of your pay and then for once off payments just click on ‘Confirm Add to Payroll’ or for regular donations, click the box that says ‘Donate every paycycle’. You will receive a confirmation on the screen saying: ‘donation added successfully to your payroll’.

If you’d like to donate to a specific ‘project’ click on the ‘donate now’ button by that project and you’ll get the same screen as the above, type in the amount, click ‘payroll’ and whether you want to do a once off or every paycycle donation.

There are hundreds of worthwhile charities on the Power to Give platform. Your decision to support one charity over another is usually based on your interest in the cause. Some useful questions to ask yourself include:

• What am I passionate about?
• What do I feel most strongly about?
• What is the problem I’d like to fix?
• Who are the people I want to help?

You can change your donation as often as you like. However, please be aware that changes must be made before the cut-off date for each pay cycle, otherwise your changes will be implemented in the next pay period. The cut-off dates are displayed in your ‘Donations’ and ‘Upcoming Donations’ in My Account.

To visit ‘My Account’, simply click on your name in the top right-hand corner. It’s easy to change or delete the amounts you are donating each pay:

On the left-hand side, select ‘Donations’

Then click on ‘upcoming donations’

Click on ‘Manage’ on the right-hand side of the donation

Either click on ‘Delete this donation’

Or click on ‘support more causes’ blue box top of screen or ‘donate’ on black bar across the screen on the left to make more donations.

If you’d like to cancel a donation, please visit ‘My Account’, simply click on your name in the top right-hand corner. The time remaining to make changes before your next pay cycle cut-off date is displayed there. Changes will need to be made before that date.

To delete a donation:

On the left-hand side, select ‘Donations’

Then click on ‘upcoming donations’

Click on ‘Manage’ on the right-hand side of the donation

Click on ‘Delete this donation’

Donations cannot retrospectively be cancelled once sent to, or processed through, payroll.

If you want to stop your charity donations while you are on leave, you will need to cancel them on the Power to Give platform. Please be aware that changes must be made before the cut-off date for each pay cycle, otherwise your changes will be implemented in the next pay period. The cut-off dates are displayed in My Account. To visit ‘My Account’, simply click on your name in the top right-hand corner and click on ‘My Account’.

To delete a donation:

On the left-hand side, select ‘Donations’

Then click on ‘upcoming donations’

Click on ‘Manage’ on the right-hand side of the donation

Click on ‘Delete this donation’

Please be aware that changes must be made before the cut-off date for each pay cycle, otherwise your changes will be implemented in the next pay period.

Please note any employee who doesn’t cancel their donations, will be automatically removed from the program when their employment ceases at AGL. You can still continue your donations by contacting the charities directly or via www.goodcompany.com.au.

Charities must meet certain criteria to join the program including Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) Item 1. You can check to see if a charity has DGR item 1 by doing a search here. If they meet the criteria, and you would like to donate to them, email the details through to GoodCompany.

The Power to Give platform keeps a history of your donations. Simply click on your name in the top right-hand corner and select ‘My Account’

Click on ‘Donations’ in the left-hand navigation menu.

Click on ‘Donation History’ in the left-hand navigation menu.

Donations will also feature on your payment summary at the end of each financial year.

Please refer to these frequently asked questions in the first instance. If you cannot solve your problem there, please email either Energy for Life or GoodCompany.

Karma Currency Foundation and GoodCompany undertake due diligence for each charity listed on the Power to Give platform including their Deductible Gift Recipient. It’s always a good idea however, to research your charities to ensure that you are comfortable with how they spend the funds.

Your donation is anonymous if you chose to ‘opt out’ of communications from the charity. To approve/deny the charities you support having access to your details, you need to:

Simply click on your name in the top right-hand corner and select ‘My Account’

Click on ‘settings’ in the left-hand menu

Click on ‘communication settings’ and scroll to ‘charity partners’ – ‘charity communication’ and click on the button saying: ‘be contacted directly from the charities you support’.

No, because your donation has been made from payroll deductions, you have effectively already received a tax refund at the time of your donation. You will not receive a receipt for your donation. Donations will be included on your AGL payment summary at the end of each financial year and you should claim a tax deduction in your tax return. You can also view the history of your donations in My Account.

If your pay doesn’t fully cover your donations, there will be no amount deducted in that pay cycle.

You will receive notification if your project has been removed from the Power to Give platform. At this point, you will have the opportunity to change or remove your donation. If you do not change or remove your donation, it will be automatically redirected to that charity’s general donation fund.

You will receive notification if your charity has been removed from the Power to Give Platform. At this point, you will have the opportunity to change to another charity listed on the Power to Give platform or remove your donation. If you do not change or remove your donation, it will be automatically redirected to The Smith Family. Please email the Energy for Life team for more information.

If your charity is not listed and they meet the Deductable Gift Recipient (DGR) Item 1 criteria (you can check to see if a charity has DGR item 1 status by doing a search here), email the details through to GoodCompany.

There is an annual fee of $300 for a charity to register with the Karma Currency Foundation.

Depending on the pay cycle, your donation will take approximately 21 working days.

No, there is no minimum donation.

No, however your pay needs to be able to cover the donation amount. AGL will match donations up to $5,000 per person per financial year for employee giving and $1,000 per fundraising page per financial year for fundraisers.

There are two giving options:

• Give once: Make a single donation to the charity or project of your choice through a once off payroll deduction.
• Donate regularly: Donate to the same charity or project through payroll deductions each pay cycle. You can choose to give to more than one charity.

Employee giving only allows for payroll deductions, NOT credit card donations.

You do not pay any administration costs for using the Power to Give platform. AGL’s Energy for Life has a formal partnership with Goodcompany which sees us pay an administrative fee on behalf of our employees who donate.