As a major donor, you can also personally experience the significant impact your generous contribution makes on the lives of people with low vision or blindness.

You can choose to directly support:

• One of our dog programs.
• Specific low vision or blindness training and support services for adults or children.
• Capital works.
• The purchase of equipment.
• Research like our Smart Collar Project.
• Fund a particular region of NSW or the ACT by joining the Canberra Giving Circle.
• Other meaningful Guide Dogs services and initiatives.

When you donate a Major Gift to Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, there is an option to donate to a tailored opportunity to suit your personal interests, values and goals. Donations can be one-off or planned over a series of pledged gifts to support an ongoing service or project.

As a Guide Dogs major donor, you will also receive special invitations to experience your support in action through personalised impact reports, unique experiences and opportunities to meet expert Guide Dogs services staff.

With more than 80 percent of Guide Dogs NSW/ACT’s funding coming from community donations, your Major Gift plays a vital role in making our essential services possible for people with low vision or blindness across NSW and the ACT.

To discuss Major Giving, please contact our Philanthropy Team (via the details below) to explore your options and interests, and to develop a support package that suits you.

Contacts for Major Gifts to Guide Dogs: 

Kristie Lee, Guide Dog Partner Program
Philanthropy Coordinator
klee@guidedogs.com.au 
0467 744 776 

Sophia Lacey, Major Gifts
Philanthropy Advisor
slacey@guidedogs.com.au 
0427 121 229 

It costs more than $50,000 to breed, raise and train a Guide Dog. You can become a Guide Dog Partner and exclusively name and sponsor a service dog from birth to graduation in its chosen career. This is a unique and rewarding way to experience your support for Guide Dogs in action.

With a one-off Guide Dog donation from $50,000, you can:

• Exclusively choose the name, colour and gender of your puppy.
• Enjoy private visits with your puppy and invite the family along!
• Receive personalised progress reports across the two-year journey.
• Enjoy VIP invitations to your dog’s graduation in their chosen career.
• Learn about the Client who your sponsored dog has gone on to support.

Receive a unique Guide Dog Partner keepsake celebrating your journey with your sponsored dog.

Past and current Guide Dog Partners have enjoyed naming their puppy in honour of a loved one, favourite family pet or the Labrador they always dreamt of having. Whatever you choose, becoming a Guide Dog Partner is a truly memorable experience and a very tangible way to directly help an individual or community in need.

To receive a copy of the Guide Dog Partner brochure or have a no-obligation chat, please call Kristie in our Philanthropy Team on 0467 744 776.

To learn more about Major Gifts to Guide Dogs NSW/ACT, or to discuss the program that best aligns with your interests, please contact our Philanthropy Team any time. We would be delighted to design and suggest a personalised support package, including exclusive benefits and gift options, to match your philanthropic interests, values and goals.

We appreciate that every supporter’s circumstances and preferences are different. With so many diverse and important services available through Guide Dogs, we can offer you a range of meaningful support options.

Contact: 

Kristie Lee, Guide Dog Partner Program
Philanthropy Coordinator
klee@guidedogs.com.au 
0467 744 776 

Sophia Lacey, Major Gifts
Philanthropy Advisor
slacey@guidedogs.com.au 
0427 121 229 

Alternatively, you can contact our Engagement Team on 1800 436 634.