Other ways to support us

We have a number of ongoing corporate giving projects that your company and your staff can get involved with.

Make a corporate donation

Help us to reach our target of raising €7 million in 2011 by responding now to our current Barnardos corporate appeal. There are many ways you can help us get to this target from direct financial donations to collecting bus tickets.

Payroll giving

Payroll giving encourages members of staff to give regularly through their pay cheque. It's simple - voluntary donations are deducted from your staff members' salary every week or month by the payroll department at your company. The company then forwards the proceeds to Barnardos.

Staff members decide how much they wish to donate and staff can make donations to Barnardos can go even further. Donations of €250 or over a year (that's just €21 a month or €4.85 a week) are now eligible for tax relief under the 2001 Finance Act.

Information on tax effective giving for companies (PDF document)

Payroll giving is an important source of fundraising for Barnardos and is used to support the services that we provide.

We have partnered with Payroll Giving in Action – an experienced payroll giving agency with expertise in this area, to help you develop your own payroll giving scheme. The Payroll Giving in Action team are happy to make a presentation to your key people in e.g. HR and payroll to outline the idea and later make a presentation to staff outlining the benefits of giving by payroll deduction.

For more information visit www.payrollgiving.ie or call Elaine in Barnardos on 01 7080493.

Toner cartridge recycling

All used ink-jet toner cartridges valuable! Barnardos recycles used inkjet and toner cartridges from printers to raise vital funds in support of our services for children. We are currently working in partnership with Redeem Plc. who give us a donation for every reusable cartridge collected. Contact us, or log on to www.recyclingappeal.ie/barnardos for further information.

Sweets for Life

Our partners, Sweets for Life, can provide you with a box of Barnardos sweets to sell at your reception desk or counter top. To request a box for your company, please email your details to corporate@barnardos.ie and a Sweets for Life representative will deliver them to your office.

Donate products and services

Can your business provide stock for our Barnardos shops, located nationwide? Barnardos is the first in the charity shop sector to offer a service called Brand New. Click here to find out more about this service and feel free to contact us for more information on how you could help our shops.

Dublin Bus receipt tickets

Did it ever occur to you that you could be throwing away real money - and lots of it?

As much as €750,000 a year is going into bins across the county. Barnardos has been collecting Dublin Bus tickets for many years and exchanging them for money. Collect all the change tickets you can by setting up collection boxes in your office or by organising internal collections and send them to us at Barnardos, Christchurch Square, Dublin 8.