Fundraise for Students in Need

Fundraise for futures

When you fundraise for a student, you're telling a young person they matter, and that their future is worth fighting for.

Start your fundraiser

Set up your page in a few clicks with our partner MyCause.

Choose your way

In celebration

Ask for donations instead of gifts for a birthday, wedding, graduation or milestone.

In memory

Honour someone special with a fundraiser that helps students thrive.

Host your own event

Fun runs, bake sales, trivia nights. Bring your community together.

How it works

1
Go to our MyCause page
2
Create your page
Pick your category: in celebration, in memory or an event.
3
Share your story
Send it to friends, family and colleagues and invite donations.
4
Change a student's future
Every dollar you raise helps remove a barrier for a student in need.

Why fundraise with us

Here for students since 1923
More than a century of showing up for kids who need someone in their corner.
A small, focused team
No large bureaucracy, so your support reaches students fast.
Personalised support
Helping students stay engaged in learning, build confidence and dream bigger.

Ready to start?

It takes a few minutes to set up your page, and we're here to help every step of the way.

Start your fundraiser Prefer to give directly? Donate

Questions? Email [email protected]

Support disadvantaged students in Australia and you’re doing more than giving money. You’re telling a young person that they matter. That their future is worth fighting for, even when circumstances say otherwise.

At A Start in Life, we’ve been walking alongside students facing financial disadvantage since 1923. More than a century of showing up for kids who need someone in their corner. Every donation we receive goes directly to personalised support, the kind that helps a student stay engaged in learning, build real confidence, and start to dream bigger than their circumstances allow.

We’re not a large bureaucracy. We’re a small, focused team, and that means when you make a donation in Australia, your support reaches the students who need it fastest.