Background

Situation – The digital revolution has changed currency forever. Unfortunately, carrying less coins in our pockets has unintended consequences. In Australia, many charities rely on coin donations, as do the most disadvantaged among us. Brief – As a society, we need to reconsider how we use the coins we do have. Objectives – • Change the perception of the power of the world’s oldest form of currency. • Inspire all Australian’s to donate to those who need it most. • Create new stream of donations for causes, charities and those in need. Project scale and volume - Nationwide.

Describe the creative idea (40% of vote)

Donation Dollar is designed to remind us to give, not only in times of crisis, but all year round. It’s an official circulating coin, which can be spent like any other $1 coin, but when donated, helps make an on-going impact on the lives of Australians in need, and creates a generosity loop that lasts generations. One coin minted for every single Australian, creating over 25 million individual, daily reminders to give and placing over 25 million individual billboards in the hands of every Australian. If every Australian donated just one Donation Dollar each month, we’d raise an additional $300Million for charity each year, and $9Billion over the coin’s lifecycle. Donation Dollar is not only the first of its kind in the world, it's the first time a coin has been designed with a call-to-action to illicit a direct response, inspiring the holder to give to those in need.

Describe the execution (40% of vote)

The Donation Dollar is not only the first Australian $1 coin to feature a colour but also the first to feature an interactive design, with the green centre designed to wear down the more the coin is donated, revealing golden ripples emanating from the centre of the coin – a symbol of the ongoing impact the coin is making in the lives of those in need. Launched on International Day of Charity 2020, across PR, TV, Press, OOH, Online, Social and with one coin minted for every single Australian, creating over 25 million individual billboards in the hands of every Australian. The coins were released into circulation via the existing distribution system, spreading the 25 million coins across the entire nation, for all Australian’s to find in their change, and to inspire them to donate to their chosen cause, charity or someone in need.

List the results (20% of vote)

Long-term outcomes - With the average lifespan of an Australian coin being 30 years, the Donation Dollar will remain in circulation for decades to come, being donated over and over again on a continuous loop of generosity. If every Australian donated just one Donation Dollar each month, we’d raise an additional $300 million for charity each year, and $9 billion over the coin’s lifecycle. Results/Success – Donation Dollar has been embraced by the Australian public, inspiring them to reconsider the coins in their change and their potential power for good. • 88.9%+ of Australian population reached • 99.9% positive sentiment • Within the first 2 months, 53% of Donation Dollars found were donated. Scalability - Based on this innovative approach to reimagining the role physical currency plays in society and its potential for good, Donation Dollar has gained the interest of other countries, looking to adopt the idea themselves.