Extras: Christmas charity advent calendar

For the past few years (starting in 2019) I've been donating money every day between the 1st and 24th of December as a better alternative to a Christmas Advent Calendar.

While it is not a large amount of money, it is an amount that most people would be able to afford, and I would recommend to anyone able to donate. People interested in doing their own #CharityAdventCalendar should consider how much they are able to donate based on their own circumstances. I've been donating $5/day ($120/year) as a PhD student with an annual income <$30000AUD.

This project was covered in an interview with ABC Hobart Afternoons with Helen Shield in December 2021.

So far I have donated to:

Environment and Biodiversity

• African Wildlife Foundation

• Australian Network for Plant Conservation

• Cliffcare 'aims to promote positive and mutually beneficial relationships between the Victorian climbing community and land owners / managers.'

• The Climate Council

• Conservation International

• Environmental Defence Fund

• The Field Guide to the Insects of Tasmania

• Great Southern Reef Foundation aims to 'inspire and empower society to protect and sustain Australia’s Great Southern Reef by promoting recognition, stewardship, and sustainable actions through impactful education, community engagement, and collaborative science'

• Handfish conservation project

• IUCN Redlist

• iNaturalist 'Every observation can contribute to biodiversity science, from the rarest butterfly to the most common backyard weed. We share your findings with scientific data repositories like the Global Biodiversity Information Facility to help scientists find and use your data. All you have to do is observe.'

• Invasive Species Council 'formed in 2002 to seek stronger laws, policies and programs to protect nature from harmful pests, weeds and diseases.'

• Invertebrates Australia 'Our mission is to conduct, promote, and support the science and conservation of Australian invertebrates.'

• Jane Goodall Institute of Australia

• Landcare Tasmania

• Macquarie Island Conservation Foundation

• Moths and Butterflies of New Zealand Trust whose vision is ' to ensure that Aotearoa New Zealand's ecosystems support thriving moth and butterfly populations.'

• Orianne Society 'dedicated to the conservation of reptiles, amphibians and the ecosystems they inhabit.'

• Reeflife Survey

• Sea Shepherds

• Tasmanian Land Conservancy 'not-for-profit, apolitical, science and community-based organisation that raises funds from the public to protect irreplaceable sites and rare ecosystems by buying and managing private land in Tasmania. '

• Tasmanian Wildlife Rehabilitation Council

• Tenkile Conservation Alliance

• The Tree Projects 'creating engaging information-rich content to aid in public education and the conservation of giant trees and their forests'

• Thin Green Line Foundation

• Western Sydney University: Insect Conservation Research Fund

• Wild Green Future

• Wildlife Conservation Network: Save Pangolins appeal

• WWF Australia

• Xerces Society

Companion Animals

• Brightside Farm Sanctuary

• Dogs Homes of Tasmania 'We re-unite lost dogs with their families and find new homes for unwanted dogs. We are committed to zero euthanasia of healthy, temperamentally sound dogs.'

• Edgar's Mission

• The Himalayan Mutt Project who run projects in Nepal to neuter and vaccinate dogs, build local capacity and education.

• Neonatal Kitten Rescue Hobart

• Northeast Animal Sanctuary Tasmania

• PTSD Dogs Australia 'dedicated to the rescuing, re-homing and training of suitable displaced and unwanted dogs to support and assist Australia’s First Responders (Fire, Police Ambulance) and the Australian Defence Force (A.D.F) Air Force, Army and Navy suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) both current and retired.'

• Ten Lives Cat Centre

Health and Wellbeing

• Beyond Blue

• Birthing Kit Foundation Australia 'provides birthing kits and education in clean birthing practices to women birthing at home in remote regions of the developing world.'

• The Cancer Council

• Clifford Craig Foundation

• Cerebral Palsy Alliance

• Endeavour Foundation

• Fred Hollows Foundation

• Go Gentle Australia

• The Heart Foundation

• Iodine Global Network 'a non-profit, non government organization for the sustainable elimination of iodine deficiency worldwide.'

• Kidney, Transplant and Diabetes Research Australia

• Lifeline Australia 'We are a national charity providing all Australians experiencing emotional distress with access to 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services.'

• Medicins Sans Frontiers

• Murdoch Childrens Research Institute

• National Breast Cancer Foundation

• No Limits Judo Project 'No Limits Judo offers people with diverse and special needs the opportunity to participate as productive and respected members of the Judo Australia community.'

• Rare Cancers Australia

• Sport Access Foundation

• Square Pegs Tasmania

• Stay ChatTY 'works to promote positive mental health and prevent suicide by reducing stigma and encouraging people to seek help.'

• Wicking Dementia at the University of Tasmania: Run for the Island campaign

Community and Social Justice

• Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania donations help by ' rais[ing] the funds needed to purchase important blocks of land'

• Amnesty International

• Anti-Slavery International 'work with survivors of modern slavery, partner organisations, responsible businesses, governments and our supporters to challenge and change the systems that enable modern slavery to exist, in whatever form – including human trafficking, child slavery and forced labour. '

• Australian Red Cross: Afghanistan appeal

• Australian Red Cross: Ukraine appeal

• Australian Red Cross

• Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

• Children on the Edge 'a child rights organisation that works hand-in-hand with communities to support some of the world’s most marginalised children, in some of the toughest situations.'

• Days for Girls

• Deadly Science

• The Freedom Hub 'he Freedom Hub exists to end slavery in Australia; help people who have experienced this crime recover and partner in the fight to end global slavery.'

• Free to Shine

• The Grace Tame Foundation 'to campaign for and help fund initiatives which work to prevent and respond to sexual abuse of children and others.'

• Healing Foundation

• Hobart City Mission

• Human Right Law Centre

• Indigenous Literacy Foundation

• Oxfam

• Pay the Rent Australia

• Queensland Museum Repatriation Fund

• Reconciliation Australia

• Refugee Council of Australia

• SEED Mob

• Self Help International

• Survival International

• Tasmanian Refugee Legal Service

• United for Iran 'working to advance civil liberties in Iran by advocating for human rights, supporting civil society, and engaging Iranians through technology'

• UNICEF: Afghanistan appeal

• UNICEF: Children of Gaza Crisis

• UNICEF: COVID-19 appeal

• UNICEF: Sri Lanka appeal

• UNICEF: Syria and Turkey Children's Fund

• UNICEF: Yemen appeal

• UNRWA Gaza appeal

• Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) 'The Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency (VACCA) is a state-wide Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisation (ACCO) servicing children, young people, families, and community members. The largest of its kind in Australia.'

• Welcome Dinner Project

• Women for Afghan Women

• Young Worker Centre

Culture

• Folk Alliance International (Indigenous scholarship)

• Internet Archive : LibriVox 'Since LibriVox was founded in 2005, our free, volunteer-read audiobooks have been downloaded more than 400 million times. Please help us continue making free audiobooks.'

• Kickstarter: The Tzarina's Wardrobe in The Death of Rasputin

• Kickstarter: TIDEJORDs EP "VÆSEN"

• National Trust for Scotland

• New York African Film Festival

• Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery

• Woodfordia

Other

• Country Fire Authority- Healesville Brigade

• Electronic Frontier Foundation

• Hillcrest Primary School: Support for families (2021 tragedy)

• NSW Rural Fire Service

• Science in the Pub: Women in STEMM grant

• Snopes.com 'the internet’s definitive fact-checking resource.'

• Wikipedia

• Wikileaks