Donate
Wakulda — together, as one
Help carry Gathang forward.
Your gift directly funds community language classes, mentorship for emerging teachers, on-Country learning, and the long-term work of building our Language and Culture Centre.
Why give
Every dollar stays in community.
Gathangga Wakulda is a not-for-profit Aboriginal Corporation founded in 2024 by Gathang-speaking community members. We exist for one reason: to ensure Gathang remains a thriving, living language for generations to come.
Grants get us part of the way. Community generosity gets us the rest. Your gift means Language Educators can teach, young people can learn, and the work of language continuation can happen at the pace and scale our community deserves.
Gathangga Wakulda Aboriginal Corporation is a registered not-for-profit with DGR (Deductible Gift Recipient) status, donations of $2 or more are tax-deductible.
Make a gift
Choose how you'd like to give — you'll set your amount securely on Square.
When you continue to Square you can note where you'd like your gift directed. These are the areas it can support — or simply choose "Where it's needed most" and our Board will direct it. You can also email admin@gathang.org.au anytime.
Where it's needed most
Let our Board direct your gift to the most pressing community priority.
Community language classes
Weekly Gathang classes across the footprint — venues, teachers, materials.
Emerging teachers fund
Mentorship, training and pathways for new Gathang teachers.
Language & Culture Centre · 2032
Capital fund for our anchor project — a permanent home for language on Country.
Digital Cultural Library & Audio Archive
Recording Elders, songs, oral histories. A vital resource for generations.
Secure payment via Square — you'll choose your amount and receive an emailed receipt there.
What your gift does
A small amount goes a long way in community.
Here's what specific gifts make possible across our footprint — Birrbay, Warrimay and Guringay Country.
$25
A class kit — printed resources for one new learner. Equips a beginner
$50
An Educator's travel to teach in a community for the day. Supports an Educator
$100
A community-led language workshop in a community. Hosts a workshop
$250
A day of mentorship for an emerging Gathang teacher. Backs a teacher
$500
A young person's place at our annual Gathang Language Immersion Camp. Funds a camp place
$1,000
A full session of audio resource development for the Digital Cultural Library. Preserves a voice
Our vision is for Gathang to be a thriving, living language — spoken, heard and lived in everyday life. Your gift helps make it so.
From the Gathangga Wakulda Strategic Plan 2025 – 2030
Other ways to give
Beyond the one-off donation.
We deeply value relationships that grow over time — and gifts that take many forms.
Way 01
Philanthropic partnership
Foundations and individual philanthropists supporting multi-year language work. We'll meet, share our strategic plan, and co-design measurable outcomes together.
Talk to our CEO →Way 02
Workplace giving & payroll
Many Australian employers offer workplace giving programs. Set up a regular payroll deduction in support of Gathangga Wakulda and your employer may match it.
Get our workplace pack →Way 03
In-kind & pro-bono
Studio space, professional services, vehicles, recording equipment, land access — practical contributions go a long way. Tell us what you can offer.
Offer in-kind support →Way 04
Sponsor a programme
Sponsor a specific stream of work — a year of community classes in your town, the mobile language van, the Immersion Camp, a recording series.
Discuss sponsorship →Way 05
Bequests & legacy
Include Gathangga Wakulda in your will. A legacy gift, of any size, becomes part of the long road of language continuation we are walking together.
Speak in confidence →Way 06
Shop our store
Every purchase of books, audio, apparel and homewares from our shop is reinvested into language and culture programs across the footprint.
Visit the shop →Transparency
Accountability matters to us too.
Our values include Integrity and Sustainability — meaning the same standards we hold for our language work also apply to how we steward gifts.
We publish annual reports, hold AGMs open to members, and our financial systems are overseen by a contracted accountant alongside a community-led Board. We aim for transparency in everything we do.
Registered asAboriginal Corporation (ORIC)
Charity statusRegistered charity (ACNC) · DGR endorsed
ABN89 217 402 162
GovernanceCommunity-led Board
Financial oversightContracted accountant
ReportingAnnual report · AGM