ACF Club
A community-first membership model being developed to connect supporters, participating causes and local businesses while creating more sustainable fundraising.
Fundraising supports the charitable purpose. It is not the purpose itself.
ACF Club is an ACFP program designed to help community organisations build recurring support while giving members practical local value.
Under ACFP's agency model, 65% of each eligible paid membership fee is held by ACFP as collection agent for the member's nominated participating cause. That amount is separately recorded as payable to the nominated cause and is remitted in accordance with the cause participation agreement and ACF Club program terms.
Eligible paid membership means a successfully settled ACF Club membership payment to which a participating cause nomination applies, after any refund, reversal, chargeback or other exclusion specified in the program terms.
- Clear allocation rules
- Participating cause choice
- Member value through community offers
- Local business participation
- Auditable records and governance controls
Cause funds are kept distinct from ACFP's retained share.
The agency model is designed so the nominated cause's share is identifiable from the time an eligible payment is settled and is not available for ACFP's own use while it is held for that cause.
Held for the nominated cause
ACFP holds this portion as collection agent for the nominated participating cause, records it separately as payable to that cause, and remits it under the applicable participation agreement and program terms.
Retained by ACFP
This is ACFP's retained program portion and supports platform operation, administration, compliance and ACFP charitable programs. Separate terms apply to any prize-based activity that is legally authorised.
This page describes ACFP's intended operating model. The contractual and accounting treatment is applied in accordance with the final participation agreements, program terms and applicable accounting standards.
A model designed around participation.
Members
Support a participating cause and access member benefits as the program grows.
Causes
Build a recurring support base with less reliance on one-off fundraising events.
Businesses
Participate locally by providing useful offers and strengthening community connections.
Why the separation matters
ACFP’s charitable purpose is the advancement of health and health education. Fundraising activities exist to help sustain that work and support eligible participating organisations; they do not redefine the charity as a commercial membership or prize business.
The separate Australian Community Fundraising website is being refreshed before it is linked prominently from this charity site.