CHARITY PROFILE. Without funding there is no research, without research there is no cure.

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1 CHARITY PROFILE Name: National Breast Cancer Foundation ABN: Deductible Gift Recipient: Geography: YES National Breakdown of services provided by cause area indicate all that apply: % Aged care % Hospitals % Animal Welfare/Preservation % Human Rights % Arts and culture % Indigenous People 100 % Cancer % International Aid and Development % Children and Families at Risk % Major Diseases/Medical Research % Children s Illnesses and Disabilities % Mental Illness % Conservation/Environment % People with Disabilities % Drug/Alcohol/Gambling Addictions % Poverty/Homelessness/Unemployment % Education % Refugees/New immigrants % Emergency/Disaster Services % Youth at Risk % General SUMMARY PROFILE The National Breast Cancer Foundation (NBCF) is the leading community-funded organization in Australia raising money for research into the prevention and cure of breast cancer. DETAIL Why does the charity exist? Describe its vision: Without funding there is no research, without research there is no cure. Our aspiration goal is to achieve zero deaths from breast cancer by We receive no government funding and rely solely on the Australian community to fund the best breast cancer research. What does the charity do? Describe its mission, including key programs/services: In partnership with the Australian Community NBCF is leading the pursuit for new knowledge in breast cancer.

2 Since NBCF was established in 1994, over $81 million has been awarded to fund over 300 Australian-based research projects across every state and territory, to improve the health and wellbeing of those affected by breast cancer. Research programs funded by NBCF cover every aspect of breast cancer, from increasing understanding of genetics to improving ways to support women and their families. List up to three key statistics relevant to the charity s cause: 1. One in Eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. 2. By 2015, 15,409 women are projected to be diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia every year an average of 42 women every day. 3. On average, seven women die from breast cancer every day in Australia. Finding breast cancer early increases the chance of surviving the disease. All data is from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare & National Breast and Ovarian Cancer Centre Breast cancer in Australia: an overview, Cancer series no. 50. Cat no. CAN 46. Canberra: AIWH, NOTE: Breast cancer refers to primary breast cancers and does not include secondary (metastatic) breast cancers, benign tumours or non-invasive breast cancers. Describe the potential impact of workplace giving donations (if the charity directs workplace giving donations to a particular area of work, describe the work). Consider explaining this as $ handle impact statements: The funds raised from NBCF contribute tangibly to breast cancer research in Australia. The following levels of support demonstrate the difference contributions can make. $10 Will buy essential lab glassware researchers use every day to conduct experiments so they can better understand the fundamental questions of cancer, like how cancer cells divide, invade healthy cells and avoid death. $25 Will buy a researcher s lab book (their bible) which holds daily documentation of new discoveries in the lab, such as viruses that can kick start the immune system to fight off breast cancer. $50 Will provide an hour on a high resolution microscope where researchers can follow a day in the life of a live cancer cell to understand how and why cancer spreads to other parts of the body. $100 Will purify the DNA of 20 tumour tissue samples (biopsies) to identify new cancer gene mutations, which can help improve earlier detection of breast cancer. $200 Will buy a chemical compound that helps researchers study signalling pathways - a cell s internal road map that controls normal growth, but which cancer cells can easily manipulate in order to become resistant to chemotherapy.

3 $500 Will enable a researcher to purchase a quality set of pipettes (which are as essential as a set of knives are to a chef) to accurately conduct complex experiments to distinguish proteins that trigger uncontrolled cancer cell growth. $1000 Will ensure 100 samples of cancerous and normal breast tissue can be scientifically prepared for analysis, so that researchers can identify new cancer biomarkers that could predict the risk of cancer spreading, overall prognosis and/or response to therapy. $10,000 Will buy a library of 10,000 unknown chemical compounds that are tested by a robot to discover potential new combinations of chemotherapies for treating cancers like Triple Negative Breast Cancer, which is known to be more aggressive and more likely to relapse. $12,000 Will buy a laboratory incubator that provides the right conditions, temperature, humidity, oxygen and carbon dioxide for the growth of cancer cells, to enable researchers to study how inherited gene mutations like BRAC1 and 2 can change the growth of cells. $15,000 Will buy powerful microscope that can see deep into a cell s structure. Researchers investigating new therapies that aim to target only tumours and ignore healthy tissue can use the microscope to see if cancer cells are being killed from the inside out. $50,000 Will buy a cryogenic storage tank that keeps valuable cancer cells in suspended animation (at -190 C) until researchers bring them back to life to test next generation treatments they hope will halt the spread of breast cancer. $200,000 Will fund an innovative breast cancer research project to detect if and when cancer will return. After surviving breast cancer once, many women live in fear of the cancer returning and spreading to other parts of the body. A simple non-invasive blood test would be an ideal way of knowing if cancer is on the move so women can get treated early, and it s a problem researchers would love to crack. $2M will fund a lab of five researchers to find the Achilles Heel of breast cancer: a way to unleash the full potential of our own immune systems to seek and kill breast cancer cells, so that toxic treatments are no longer needed and the road to being cancer-free is quicker.

4 Describe the benefits of partnering with the charity (eg dedicated contact, bi-annual meeting, promotion on charity website, use of charity logo, invitation to site tours, recognition in charity publications, etc.) NBCF is committed to communicating with employees on how their contributions are making a difference. There is a dedicated contact at NBCF for all your workplace giving enquiries. Your company will be promoted on our website as a workplace Giving partner. We have annual Patrons awards where we recognise our Workplace Giving champions with a Corporate Commitment to Workplace Giving award. At your invitation, we encourage: Presentations to employees by NBCF staff and Breast Cancer Survivors Invitation to employees to participate in NBCF Campaigns Preparation and provision of information, case studies and testimonials for inclusion in your communications to staff and other stakeholders Describe how the charity will measure employer and employee workplace giving donation impact: All donations are allocated to the very best breast cancer researchers and their projects throughout Australia through a stringent grant assessment process and ongoing monitoring of progress against the original objectives of the research proposal. Selected highlights from NBCFfunded research are showcased each year in our annual publication Research Milestones as well as in our Annual Report. Supporters are also kept informed of the impact of their donations through regular research updates in our NBCF newsletters and on our website. Describe how the charity will communicate workplace giving donation impact to employer partners: NBCF can provide regular updates to our workplace giving employer partners by providing Regular provision of newsletters, updates and other NBCF Publications that can be forwarded to employees Are there other ways the charity can provide engagement opportunities for staff? In addition to supporting the NBCF through Work Place Giving, we will encourage and support your employee s broader involvement through: Volunteering and mentoring opportunities We would encourage your staff to sign up to Register 4 which is Australia s first online community where you can sign up to participate in breast cancer research. List current corporate partnerships (highlighting any workplace giving supporters) NBCF would like to thank the continued support from our current Workplace giving supporters Westpac Chartered Accountants Mallesons Herbert Smith Freehills BHP Billiton

5 Key financial information: Updated financial figures can be found on the National Breast Cancer Foundation s website: FY 2011 FY2010 Total revenue (from all sources) 21.74m 18.25m Revenue from Government 0 0 Revenue from fundraising m m Revenue from workplace giving 331k 326k Cost of fundraising (as a %) of total funds raised 11% 9% Net surplus / deficit before Grants 13.21m 12.96m Net surplus / deficit after Grants 5.51m 891k * ACF recognises that industry standards do not exist for measuring the costs of fundraising. If there are aspects of your fundraising that require explanation (e.g. a start-up community organisation will generally incur higher COF), please provide a commentary below. Contact details: Role: Name Direct Phone Key Contact Bridgit Allingham Bridgit.Allingham@nbcf.org.au CEO Dr Sarah Hoskings Address: Level 9/10 Barrack Street Sydney NSW 2000 Website: