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SCG Funding & Support
Since its formation in January 2000, the Southern Cross Group has existed and grown due to the significant time commitment of a small but dedicated team of volunteers around the world. Most of those on the Committee have full time jobs and give up their spare time to contribute. Financial outlays have to date been met by Committee Members and the limited personal financial resources of the Group's Co-founders as they arise on an ad hoc basis.
The Group does not receive any sponsorship or grants and is not affiliated with any political party or government body. In order to be able to impartially lobby governments and institutions for change on behalf of the diverse Australian expatriate community, we believe that it is important to remain independent.
Running the SCG involves costs such as web-hosting fees, advertising in expatriate magazines, telephone and other communication charges, help desk and mailing expenses, as well as the cost of holding our events in different locations world-wide, and trips for meetings with decision-makers and journalists. As you can imagine, these costs are now quite substantial. In addition, the Group's work can only be carried out within the framework of the limited resources we have.
We do not want the SCG to be a membership fee-based organisation. Rather we would like our website and our resources and support network to be available to anyone at any time. So membership of the SCG is open to anyone who cares to sign up to our free e-mail bulletin list.
How You Can Help Financially
Donations
Online donations are possible using PayPal. You can make a PayPal donation directly from your own PayPal account, or using your credit card if you have no PayPal account. Donations can be made in Euro amounts, GBP, or in US dollars using a Visa or a Mastercard from any country.
To make a donation in Euro, click here.
To make a donation in Pounds Sterling, click here.
To make a donation in US dollars, click here.
It is also possible to make a donation other than online. If you would like to donate by sending a US$ cheque drawn on a US bank account, click here for further details. Cheques in GBP drawn on a UK bank account are also possible. For information on how to donate in other ways, contact us.
Referral Fees and Commissions
Apart from making a direct donation through PayPal, you can help us in a small and ongoing way by making any online purchases of books, CDs and other items from Amazon and accessing Amazon through the Amazon logo on our site at the left of this page. If you do this, the SCG will earn referral fees because it is a member of the Amazon Associates Program.
Advertising on the SCG Website
Recently, we have begun to accept paid advertising on our site, which is also helping to offset some of our recurring costs. If your company or organisation would like to advertise on this site, please contact Anne MacGregor. If you are interested placing a banner on our site please note that there is a size restriction. Banners should be no more than 140px wide and around 150px high. All advertising is placed on the right hand side of our pages.
How You Can Help in Other Ways
Last, but certainly not least, you can also provide non-financial support by getting personally involved in the Group as a volunteer and donating your time. Everybody has different skills to offer, and varying degrees of spare time. If you'd like to join our virtual team in some capacity, we'd be very glad to hear from you. For more information, refer to our page Volunteer Opportunities or contact Anne MacGregor.
