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25.01.2022 There are so many outstanding initiatives demonstrating the constructive, collaborative and compassionate ways that community philanthropy works. Do you know of one in your community? Nominations are now open for the Community Philanthropy Award 2020, as part of this year's Australian Philanthropy Awards. Get the details here: philanthropy.org.au/awar/community-philanthropy-award-2020/... Thanks to Philanthropy Australia and to our award sponsors Australian Communities Foundation, FRRR and Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation for their support in celebrating the achievements of community philanthropy and its practitioners.

25.01.2022 The community spirit is alive and well in Goolwa and across the Fleurieu Peninsula we're still revelling in it! Thanks to The Times, Victor Harbor for a great write up on last week's National Community Foundations Forum 2019. Thanks again to our partners and sponsors for the support, we couldn't have done it without you.... Until the next one!

25.01.2022 After a record-breaking year of giving, Natalie Egleton, CEO at FRRR, reflects on the most effective pathways to community resilience: More than ever, I am convinced that locally-led solutions that capitalise on and leverage momentum and commonalities of experiences and approaches across regions are the only ways to level the playing field for those in rural, regional and remote Australia." Congratulations to the team at Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal on all their work this year.

25.01.2022 We're seeing all sorts of creative responses to the crisis, including this virtual food drive from Western Colorado Community Foundation. What inspired initiatives are you seeing where you live? We'd love to hear what's happening in your neck of the woods! Learn more about the virtual food drive: wc-cf.org/news/virtual-canned-food-drive/

24.01.2022 We invite you to nominate a project in your local area for the inaugural Community Philanthropy Award 2020. The award recognises community-led, place-based initiatives creating positive change for Australians; this could be the 'funding' organisation or the 'doing' organisation. Nominations are open until 28 August and award winners will be announced in November. ... #communityphilanthropy #communityimpact #localimpact

24.01.2022 The folks at the The Xfactor Collective - Social Impact Community are running a free support and advice program in May. RESET 2020 will cover broad range of topics including strategy, culture & change, fundraising, donor engagement, technology & more. Register for the program: xfactorcollective.com/reset-2020

24.01.2022 We're counting down the days until NCFF'19 in Goolwa, South Australia. This year, let's explore a future where we're #BetterTogether, where collaboration and solidarity thrive. Community foundations practitioners, business and community leaders, philanthropists, NFPs and changemakers from Australia and abroad are all welcome. Can't wait to have the gang back together! ... Register on Humanitix before 30 September for discounted ticket prices. See more

23.01.2022 Community foundations are uniquely placed to bring people, ideas and resources together, these are key ingredients in the recipe for collective impact. "Collective impact is specifically focused on systems change... It acknowledges that large scale social problems are complex... collective impact sharpens a communitys collective vision so previously hidden solutions and resources emerge." We are looking forward to learning and discussing the approaches that Australia's community foundations use to achieve this at the Better Together 2019: National Community Foundations Conference this October.

23.01.2022 Genevieve Timmons is a household name in our sector, having pioneered numerous philanthropic strategies that have shaped the way we work today. Our congratulations go out to Genevieve, a champion of savvy and strategic giving, and deserving winner of The University of Melbourne's Leadership Award as part of the 2020 Arts Alumni Awards. "My first encounters with philanthropy were actually when I was very young, growing up in a family of five kids in a country town where we we...re the beneficiaries of the generosity of other people." Read the full story below. #communityfoundations #philanthropy #leadership

23.01.2022 Great pre-reading ahead of Better Together 2019: National Community Foundations Forum next week, from the Centre for Public Impact. Australia's community foundations are experts at investing in long-term programs to build community capacity and address entrenched disadvantage. In Goolwa, we're going to learn how to make our work even more impactful!

23.01.2022 Our Community Foundations members are working with local knowledge and local partners to help Australians weather the pandemic and the crises that came before it. "This is drought, bushfires and then COVID. Some of our communities are in traumaand so many parts of the community are in different stages of coping," Northern Rivers Community Foundation Executive Officer, Emily Berry tells Philanthropy Australia. Find your nearest Community Foundation here: australiancommunityphilanthropy.org.au/mapping-australian-c

23.01.2022 The Mirboo North & District Community Foundation is helping to build a modern and spacious medical clinic and allied health facility to give the residents of Mirboo North and surrounds continued access to GP bulk billing and health services for decades to come. What's more, doctors and health professionals will not be paying rents to landlords; instead the rent will be paid back into the Community Foundation, benefiting the community in the long run. What a great investment! #communityfoundations #localcommunity #memberspotlight

21.01.2022 Today is #handsup4cbr Giving Day! Be part of Canberra's biggest fundraising day of the year, act now and give as little or as much as you can at www.canberraday.org.au All funds raised will go to local community organisations supporting people in Canberra doing it tough. Congratulations to Hands Across Canberra on launching this great initiative.

19.01.2022 All community foundation colleagues in #regionalAustralia are encouraged to fill out this survey and draw attention to the issue of #DGRstatus. Share your stories and let's push for change! Survey closes on Friday 13 March. surveymonkey.com/r/RegionalAustraliaSurvey ... The House of Representatives Select Committee on Regional Australia is leading the inquiry, which has already received over 600 responses.

19.01.2022 We're excited to have Sarah Wickham from Philanthropy Australia joining us in Goolwa for NCFF'19. Let's remember to ask her how these predictions have fared so far in 2019! Grab your ticket here (note, ticket prices go up as of Monday 7 October): https://bit.ly/2mxrh1W

18.01.2022 Community foundations are using the Sustainable Development Goals to connect their local efforts to a broader and ambitious global agenda to improve the world around us. Thanks to Community Foundations of Canada for this toolkit that shares real-life examples and practical steps to support all community foundations to embrace the SDG framework.

17.01.2022 The Community Philanthropy Award recognises impact achieved through place-based, community-led philanthropy. This Award is for philanthropic initiatives that address a local communitys current or emerging priority issue to create positive change and community empowerment. Nominate now: philanthropy.org.au/awar/community-philanthropy-award-2020/

17.01.2022 Recovery from the crises of 2020 looks different for all of us. In Melbourne, a new taskforce is helping to revive the economy with plans to creatively retrofit empty office tower floors, more outdoor cultural programming and supercharged urban farming. What does #BuildBackBetter look like in your community? We'd love to hear what innovative responses are springing up in your area!

16.01.2022 We are excited to be part of the Australian Philanthropy Awards 2020 as partners of the Community Philanthropy Award. The awards will be presented at a special virtual ceremony on 17 November at 3pm AEDT. Register below! Thanks to all that made a nomination this year, we look forward to recognising the positive change being achieved by place-based, community-led philanthropy.... Special thanks to our Award sponsors FRRR, Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation and Australian Communities Foundation. #AusPhil20 Philanthropy Australia

16.01.2022 From where we'd rather be today... This time last year we were arriving in Goolwa, South Australia, for our National Community Foundations Forum. These scenes from our descent into Adelaide are making us pretty nostalgic for air travel. When was the last time you were on a plane? We look forward to catching up with the community philanthropy network in 2021 when it is safe and we can visit our interstate friends!... Take care, The ACP team Shout out to Fleurieu Community Foundation, our NCFF 2019 hosts!

14.01.2022 As we look forward to our time in Goolwa later this month for Better Together 2019: National Community Foundations Forum, we remember a local legend, David Unaipon, born on the banks of Lake Alexandrina, whose face you might recall from our $50 note! David was the first published Aboriginal author and was named the 'Australian Leonardo da Vinci' for developing the centrifugal motor, a multi-radial wheel and a mechanical propulsion device.

12.01.2022 In the remote parts of the Northern Territory are the homelands of the Peppimenarti and Nganmarriyanga communities. Food security is paramount in these parts, which are inaccessible for five months every year due to annual flooding. As part of the Strengthening Rural Communities program, FRRR support has helped to enhance the availability of fresh fruit in the region by providing some 200 trees, which will also create welcoming and cool streets for those that call this beautiful but remote part of Australia home. Another wonderful example of community empowerment through community philanthropy. Read the full story here: frrr.org.au/cb_pages/news/SRC_West_Daly.php

12.01.2022 People drive prosperity... some of the most exciting change in Australia is happening in the smallest areas. This speaks to the heart of community foundations people coming together to contribute to the place they call home. Thanks to the Australian Communities Foundation for inviting Community Foundations from around the country to share local projects. ... Eyre Peninsula Community Foundation Fleurieu Community Foundation Northern Rivers Community Foundation Red Earth Community Foundation Bass Coast Community Foundation Glenorchy Community Fund Denmark Community Foundation - WA Inc. Into Our Hands Foundation Foundation Barossa Inner North Community Foundation

11.01.2022 Community-led philanthropy isn't often in the spotlight, so we're looking forward to giving it some well-deserved attention this year. Nominations close on 28 August, and yes, you can nominate your own organisation! https://www.philanthropy.org.au//community-philanthropy-a/

08.01.2022 Get your entries in for the National Community Foundations Showcase by this Friday, 18 October. Submit your entry at https://bit.ly/2mN6OGN Regardless of the size or location of your community, how long you have been operating, or how much you have in funds under management, we want to hear your stories and showcase your amazing work in all its diversity! Guidelines can be found here: https://bit.ly/2MCoGwL

07.01.2022 Fantastic to see our friends at the Fremantle Foundation acknowledged for their swift and thoughtful action in response to the bushfire crisis. Community collaboration led to the establishment of the Freo Fire Fund (set up as a named fund of the Fremantle Foundation). Thanks to the generosity and compassion of the Fremantle community, the Freo Fire Fund has raised almost $30,000 in just a few weeks. Well done to all involved! More info here: fremantlefoundation.org.au/freo-fire-fund/

07.01.2022 The Community Philanthropy Award is a new category in the Australian Philanthropy Awards Program, and it recognises impact achieved through place-based, community-led philanthropy. This Award is for philanthropic initiatives that address a local communitys current or emerging priority issue to create positive change and community empowerment. Nomination forms can be found here: philanthropy.org.au/awar/community-philanthropy-award-2020/

07.01.2022 Nine incredible stories from community foundations around Australia that showcase how fundraising and grantmaking with a place-based lens is building resilience, improving sustainability and establishing positive community partnerships.

07.01.2022 "This statue is a reminder of the collective strength a community can have to affect change." We're simply stoked to have AFLW player Erin Phillips, the winner of many AFLW accolades, joining us in Goolwa for Better Together 2019: National Community Foundations Conference. Erin and fellow player Tayla Harris have been an important part of a long-overdue movement that's demanded greater inclusivity in sports and has been driven by community voices!

06.01.2022 Charities and nonprofits are facing sudden spikes in demand for assistance at a time when giving is stretched and access to volunteers is curtailed by physical distancing measures. We invite all Community Foundations and other community philanthropy practitioners to share how you are supporting your communities dealing with the impact of COVID-19. Please use this link to contribute your information: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RKMV5WT

05.01.2022 We're having a great time in Goolwa: enjoying enriching conversations, meeting like-minded people and hearing all about their passions and plans for their local community! #BetterTogether2019

05.01.2022 We are thrilled to recognise and celebrate the unique strengths of place-based, community-led philanthropy with the new Community Philanthropy Award 2020. Among Australia's Community Foundations and the wider social change network, there are many outstanding initiatives that demonstrate the constructive, collaborative and compassionate ways that community philanthropy works. In partnership with Philanthropy Australia and our award sponsors Australian Communities Foundation, FRRR and Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation, we invite you to make your nominations up until Friday 14 August.

05.01.2022 Catastrophic fires have ravaged Australia from coast to coast. We must band together to support the recovery of affected communities and to demand #climateaction from our government. Please consider supporting the organisations fighting the fires and working tirelessly to help those affected, consult the Australian Bushfire Directory for more. As many Australians prepare to rebuild their entire lives, please remember to look after one another, stay informed and stay safe. Solidarity and kindness are invaluable during this time of unspeakable loss.

04.01.2022 There are 2.65 million carers in Australia who provide unpaid care and support to family members and friends. Under pandemic conditions, the job of caring has become an even more difficult one. So let’s recognise, celebrate and support carers this National Carers Week #WhyWeCare You can help to paint an authentic picture of caring in Australia by sharing your caring story with the community: carersweek.com.au/your-stories/tell-us-why-you-care... Carers Australia #NationalCarersWeek2020 #Carers2020

03.01.2022 Congratulations to Hands Across Canberra on a marvellous result yesterday! Funds will help over 250 local charities and organisations access much-needed funds for the essential work they do, such as helping the *1 in 200 people who are homeless* (second highest rate in Australia) and providing support services to the *1 in 4 young people facing mental health problems* Find out more at canberraday.org.au #handsup4cbr

03.01.2022 The program for Better Together 2019: National Community Foundations Forum is out NOW! Featuring football star Erin Phillips, community foundation leaders from around Australia, plus a handful of legal and data experts! Make sure you get your tickets before 6 October, prices go up after the weekend! Grab yours now: https://bit.ly/2mxrh1W Thanks to our host, the Fleurieu Community Foundation; and thanks to our sponsors and partners: The Wyatt Trust, Lord Mayor's Charitable Fou...ndation, Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal, Bank Australia, Fay Fuller Foundation and Grant Toolbox. As well as Philanthropy Australia and Pro Bono Australia for their generous support! Download a copy of the program at https://bit.ly/2mNpyWx

02.01.2022 The unexpected joys of working from home are different for all of us. For Alli from FRRR, it means snuggling these little ducklings. What are the little things you've been appreciating while working from home? Stay safe everyone! #communityfoundation #workingfromhome

01.01.2022 Community philanthropy plays a vital role in responding to emergencies and disasters, from fires and floods to the current pandemic. We lean on and learn from each other during these times, so we've compiled a range of resources to help our community philanthropy members, friends and partners in their ongoing efforts to help our communities.

01.01.2022 This year at Better Together 2019: National Community Foundations Forum we'll hear from Erin Phillips, Olympic, Commonwealth Games and World Championship medallist in Basketball and two times premiership captain in AFL. We invite you to join the conversation about what it takes to build a successful team, community or movement with Erin and Matt Jenkins, CEO, The Ballarat Foundation on Tuesday 29th October. Erin is an outstanding South Australian who will share her story and reflect on social inclusion, respect and the importance of team work all essential in community philanthropy, and ways in which we can each help build fairer communities. Thanks to our hosts Fleurieu Community Foundation!