FUNDRAISING POLICY

The following details have been taken directly from the Terms and Conditions.

32. It is a condition for the UNCLE TOBYS^® Big Splash Swimathon that any person participating under the age of 18, has permission from their parent or guardian to participate. Their parent or guardian will need to have read and understood the terms and conditions, acknowledging their child’s participation and their approval.

33. Funds raised from the UNCLE TOBYS^® Big Splash Swimathon will help to reduce child drowning, along with locally nominated charitable activities.

34. An administration fee of 4.5% will be deducted from gross proceeds to determine the net proceeds that will be distributed as per clauses 35 and 36.

35. The 50% allocated to the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia will be for the Royal Life Saving Swim and Survive Drowning Prevention Strategy which will focus on four vital activities:

1) Awareness – Raise parental awareness of the importance of swimming and water safety education to children’s long term health and safety.
2) Access - Ensure that children don’t miss out because of their background. Key targets are children living in at risk communities including indigenous, culturally and linguistically diverse, rural and remote communities. 
3) Pathways - Provide scholarships for enthusiastic people to become swimming and water safety instructors to eliminate instructor supply as a barrier to swimming and water safety education. 
4) Research - Initiate research targeting children aged 3 – 10 years old drowning in Australia and the issues affecting drowning in adolescents and young adulthood.

35. The 50% allocated to locally nominated activities, will be decided by each Group upon registration. Each group will have the ability to nominate their not-for-profit or charitable activity, based upon the following three options: 

1) Royal Life Saving Swim and Survive Drowning Prevention Strategy doubling the funds raised and impact
2) Not-for-profit organisation as part of a local fundraising cause e.g primary school fundraising for new library books for the school library; swim club fundraising for new manikins and equipment for the pool lifesaving team.
3) Registered Charity. 

Note: for groups who are not a registered charity or not-for-profit organisation e.g. Aquatic Centres, Swim Schools, Corporate and Business Organisations, you are not legally entitled to direct funds back into your business. You will need to nominate for these fundraising proceeds to go to either a not-for-profit or a Registered Charity. If you have any questions regarding this process please contact the Royal Life Saving Society - Australia as per the Contact details listed on this website. 

36. Within three weeks of completing your UNCLE TOBYS^® Big Splash Swimathon event, all funds raised by the group and its participants will need to be provided to the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia. The funds raised from your UNCLE TOBYS^® Big Splash Swimathon will be allocated to the nominated qualifying local cause eight weeks from the completion of the Big Splash Event.

37. Where Registered Groups represent a not-for-profit organisation and nominate this as their local fundraising activity, the Group Administrator will be required to supply the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia with their ABN, Account Name, BSB and Account Number for funds to be transferred post their Group’s Big Splash Event. Upon funds being transferred the Group Administrator will receive an electronic copy of the payment receipt for their records.

38. Where Registered Groups nominate a Registered Charity as their local fundraising activity, the Royal Life Saving Society – Australia will contact this Registered Charity to obtain their ABN, Account Name, BSB and Account Number for funds to be transferred post the Group’s Big Splash Event. The Royal Life Saving Society – Australia will confirm the Registered Charity’s details with the Group Administrator prior to the funds being transferred to ensure accuracy. Upon confirmation the Group Administrator will receive an electronic copy of the payment receipt to the Registered Charity for their records.

39. The Royal Life Saving Society – Australia makes no representations or warranties in relation to the appropriate use of fundraising by recipient not-for-profit or registered charities raised by use of the UNCLE TOBYS^® Big Splash Swimathon or the services provided. Recipient organisations make no representations or warranties in relation to the specific use of funds raised except in circumstances where the recipient organisation has expressly stated that funds raised will be applied to a particular project or appeal.