Sydney Community Foundation in Paddington, New South Wales | Community organisation

Sydney Community Foundation

Locality: Paddington, New South Wales

Phone: +61 2 8030 7050

Address: 52 Victoria Street 2021 Paddington, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.sydneycommunityfoundation.org.au

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25.01.2022 Join Impact100 Sydney this Thursday 13th of August to find out who out of their Top 4 Finalist receives the $100,000 grant for this year! During their free online event you will watch as the 4 finalists pitch their respective organisation, followed by the voting process which will determine the winner for 2020! Congratulations and good luck to:... Top Blokes Foundation Daystar Foundation StreetWork Stepping Stone House To register and find out more click here: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/impact100-sydney-2020-grant See more

25.01.2022 Thank you for those who were able to vote and to all our supporters for being on this journey. A fantastic win today for Sydney Womens Fund.

24.01.2022 Mobile devices are lifelines, especially now. The COVID-19 crisis is highlighting just how essential it is for individuals, families and school-aged children to stay connected. Mobile connections help people seeking asylum continue working with @Asylum Seekers Centre on their health, job search and study during the pandemic. Be Kind Sydney Covid-19 Appeal will support the Asylum Seekers Centre with an immediate relief grant to make sure families can access help and their kids connect with local schools and continue their education. You can support vital programs helping those with no where else to turn. Donate to: www.sydneycommunityfoundation.org.au/bks/donate

23.01.2022 A great way to wrap up the week - James Valentine on ABC 702 shared a little more about the Impact100 Sydney model and the 2020 grant awardee - Stepping Stone House.Tune in at 1:15 mins. https://www.abc.net.au//pro/afternoons/afternoons/12537064 Impact100 Sydney is a sub-fund of Sydney Community Foundation.

23.01.2022 Weve released a statement from our CEO on our response to Covid-19. Were staying with our donors and communities. Please keep in touch and lets get through this together.

22.01.2022 Great share by our friends at Asylum Seekers Centre getting all the health words and safe practice info out to the community.

21.01.2022 Have you voted yet? Sarah Mross from Dandelion Support Network has been nominated as a local hero! Dandelion are celebrating a milestone of helping 10,000 families since they began. Were thrilled to have supported their vital work with $20,000 #bidforgood grants thanks to our partnership with Sydney Airport and Sydney Community Foundation. Dandelion provide baby and childrens clothes to Mums and families in need, and now you can help our local heros too. Check out your local Westfield and vote! Many of the grassroots charity leaders we support are nominated. Winners receive $10,000 to support their local cause. Vote at Westfield Miranda

20.01.2022 Today on World Kindness Day, we want to thank the kindness of all our supporters who have helped us launch, share and raise money into the Sydney Community Foundation 'Be Kind Sydney' charity. These funds are already making a difference in our local communities for people in greatest need and who have been particularly impacted by the economic effects of Covid. Thank you! If you would like to be kind today, please visit www.bekindsydney.org.au and make a donation. ... #worldkindnessday #bekindsydney #sydneywomensfund

20.01.2022 Sunglasses, Shoes & Accessories on sale till 8pm tonight! Ray ban, Armani, Dolce & Gabbana sunglasses with opening offers at $1. Still time to Bid for Good! Money raised from this online Sydney Airport Lost Property Auction will support local Sydney charities. Visit www.pickles.com.au #lostpropertyauction #yardsale #bidforgood

20.01.2022 Our friends at @gingerandsmart feature this week in an AFR article for #fashionweek how sustainability is woven into their business. Weve seen first hand through our Sydney Womens Fund partnership these past few years their thoughtfulness in how they use sustainable materials in their design, to how they lift up women in our community through our #Strongandkind project. Purpose flows through their work. Like these beautiful FLORAL CHARTS FACE MASK | crafted from upcycled ...sustainably sourced silk viscose jacquard that is washable, adjustable and reusable. Each mask includes two disposable filters that can be inserted between the two layers of fabric. The PM 2.5 replaceable cloth filters work as a daily protection by filtering particles with a diameter of 2.5 micrometres or less. 25% of the RRP of the masks will be donated to our @sydneywomensfund and they are also gifting masks to the Royal Womens Hospital for women having babies during these times... to read more head to their website to order. Like them, you too can create opportunities for women and girls of Sydney by donating to our Be Kind Sydney Covid-19 Appeal. Available online now. Stay Safe XX

19.01.2022 Keira's Contribution is a new a sub-fund of Sydney Community Foundation, and will support and contribute to research relating to newborn infections and support bereaved families. Our hearts are with parents Victoria and Danny in their journey and we join with them in thanking their supporters who have already made contributions to their important work in memory of Keira. https://www.smh.com.au//baby-kiera-only-lived-five-hours-b

19.01.2022 Droughts, bushfires, now Covid-19, Our Community Pantry is front-line supporting families of NSW. Feeding more families than ever before, their Bargo shop is closed for safety instead offering drive through pickups. Boots open, empty bags are removed for cleaning, and new hampers full of nourishing food put back in. So critical is the service in the still drought recovering Goulburn area, the local council had a special mandate to ensure they could continue delivering to o...ver 200 families. Deliveries made to the Macarthur region on the outskirts of Sydney have almost doubled. Their older volunteers now in isolation, its a tiny team making sure locals have the food they need to survive. Their new Pay It Forward Pensioner Pack $50 including delivery, looking after their older local folk. Another community treasure were hoping to support this year - #BeKindSydney #SydneyWomensFund #food #feedme See more

19.01.2022 Congratulations Impact100 Sydney making their 2020 - $100,000 - grant to Stepping Stone House!! After a thrilling vote at the Grant Event, Impact100 Sydney is excited to announce that Stepping Stone House is the 4th official recipient of a life-changing $100,000 grant to their organisation. Congratulations to the Finalists - StreetWork-Turn Young Lives Around, Daystar Foundation, and Top Blokes Foundation on their excellent presentations at the event. As always, its a ch...allenging choice with such worth causes. An incredible result by the Impact100 Sydney committee and all the generous members of this active community. If you missed the live-stream of the 2020 Grant Event, a YouTube link will be announced shortly. In the meantime you can find more photos on our website at www.impact100sydney.org.au #Impact100 #Sydney #Charity #Community #Philanthropy

19.01.2022 Sydney Community Foundations Be Kind Sydney Covid-19 Appeal was able to support Project Youth providing critical support and keeping young people connected with education and employment opportunities. Delighted to see their Cafe Y open to community again and nourishing potential. https://www.theleader.com.au///cafe-y-nourishes-potential/

18.01.2022 Exciting news for Impact100 Sydney, a sub-fund of Sydney Communtiy Foundation as the top 4 finalists for 2020 have been annouced! Congratulation to: Top Blokes Foundation... Stepping Stone House Daystar Foundation StreetWork-Turn Young Lives Around There is still time to join!

14.01.2022 Final hours to Bid for Good! Today Handbags, Wallets, BackPacks and Clothing under the virtual hammer. See whats for sale (link below). Remember all proceeds go to charity thanks to the Sydney Airport and @Sydney Community Foundation Bid for Good partnership. https://www.pickles.com.au//-/listi/listSaleItems/2005236

14.01.2022 In some good news, the Dorothy Hoddinott AO Refugee Scholarship Fund continues to support asylum seekers finish their further tertiary education. As universities move online, recently this fund made a payment to cover the costs of tuition for a young student to finish their degree in building and construction management. Skills that will be in much need post #covid19. Thank you Dorothy for your continued support of those in need in our community, and to all our donors for their commitment to helping our fellow Sydneysiders.

13.01.2022 Shocking findings in report released today by our Keeping Women Out of Prison Coalition (KWOOP), established by Sydney Community Foundation & Sydney Womens Fund. This important independent research has found "the number of women in prison was due to 66% increase in the proportion of women on remand, not a rise in crime." June Oscar AO Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner of Australian Human Rights Commission delivered the keynote address at la...st years KWOOP & SCF annual breakfast at Parliament House, today reiterating "Urgent Action" is needed. The KWOOP Coalition is a sub-fund of Sydney Community Foundation & Sydney Womens Fund and is a vital part of its advocacy for women and families. We hope this research will encourage government to support more community based diversionary programs to keep women connected with their families as they are supported back on track. Thank you to all the members of the coalition, led by Rosalind Strong AM for their continued dedicated and commitment to improving the lives of women and their families impacted by the justice system. Learn more: https://www.sydneycommunityfoundation.org.au//kwoop-keepi/

13.01.2022 "We need to have higher aspirations than going back to normal." Our thoughts are with our community foundation counterparts around the world responding to the now in their neighbourhoods, while preparing for the future as well. With the current acute focus on the home front, community foundations are rising to the challenge of ensuring equity as the short and long-term economic impacts of coronavirus evolve. Community Foundations are a global movement recognising that there are incredible leaders within every neighbourhood who work tirelessly to help people suffering, but may not have the resources to test new ideas they know would make a difference. Together, we provide funding and encouragement for them to respond to the unique needs in their community and grow their support for those in their care.

12.01.2022 If youve been thinking how you can support the #blacklivesmatter movement, we invite you to make a donation to our Keeping Women Out of Prison (KWOOP) sub-fund. Please donate to improve justice for our Indigenous sisters. We have our own dark story here in Australias justice system. Recent research commissioned by KWOOP revealed that in NSW Indigenous women are over-represented in the sentenced population with a 49% increase since 2013 compared to a 6% increase among non-In...digenous women. The increase in women is largely due to an increase in women held in remand, not an increase in crime. This means that Indigenous women are being arrested, held in remand, then serving short sentences for crimes that could be addressed with community based diversionary programs, keeping families together and reducing the impacts on children by allowing them to stay at home. KWOOP is seeking change through advocacy given Indigenous women are likely to be held longer on remand (58 days) compared to total women (47 days) when the length of sentence is on average 131 days (less than 5 months) for all women sentenced and almost 42 days shorter for Indigenous women at 89 days (less than 3 months). KWOOP advocacy is driving systemic change needed in our NSW justice system but funds are needed to support this work. Please donate to support here: https://www.sydneycommunityfoundation.org.au//kwoop-keepi/

11.01.2022 From our charity partner hub in Warwick Farm Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections. #Bekindsydney

11.01.2022 Tune in James Valentine on ABC Radio today for a 1.45pm interview on Be Kind Sydney with our CEO Jane Jose and also hear from our local leader and charity partner Paula share live from Goulburn as she delivers food to local families in need. https://radio.abc.net.au/stations/local_sydney/live You can support her work and vital local charities by donating to www.sydneycommunityfoundation.org.au/bks/donate/

11.01.2022 Sydney Community Foundation is launching our Be Kind Sydney Covid-19 Appeal. The impacts will be felt for some time to come and this fund will help us provide relief to charities working with those most in need in our community. To donate visit: www.sydneycommunityfoundation.org.au/bks

10.01.2022 Thank you generous Sydneysiders donating to support the Be Kind Sydney Covid-19 Appeal. These funds will help support local Sydney charities there for people in need. Our first round of funding of $181,200 to 20 charities heads out the door this week, but more is needed. Please give if you can at www.sydneycommunityfoundation.org.au/bks/donate.

08.01.2022 Countdown is on for Impact100 Sydney a sub-fund of Sydney Community Foundation. In 2 weeks they will announce their Top 4 Finalists for 2020! Theres still time to join...

08.01.2022 This is such a boost, not just to the young Mums, but to the whole community as a whole, says Trudy. It will cheer everyone up during a very grim time. A big thanks from us all to The Sydney Community Foundation were going to make this go a long way. Delighted our Be Kind Sydney Covid-19 Appeal can support Malabar Midwives run by Royal Hospital for Women Foundation

07.01.2022 Mark Twain wrote that: Nothing that grieves us can be called little: by the eternal laws of proportion a childs loss of a doll and a kings loss of a crown are events of the same size. A beautiful piece reassuring us while all our challenges are relative, its ok to acknowledge your own so you can make space for kindness with others. STARTTS run three Be Kind Sydney priority programs for young people and elder refugees in Greater Sydney.

07.01.2022 Welcome Sophie McCarthy to the Sydney Community Foundation Board. Sophie is a long-standing member of our Sydney Womens Fund Advisory Council. Here introducing friends to Sydney Womens Fund, hosting a lunch for Saluting Sydney Women 2020 At Home. Together, these wonderful humans gave $8,000 which will support our local charity partners assisting women experiencing family violence. Thank you!. Please get in touch if youd like to host a small SalutingSydneyWomen 2020 At Home meal with friends and colleagues. We have a limited number of gifts available from our major sponsor Dermalogica to welcome your guests to Sydney Womens Fund.

06.01.2022 Congratulations to the Christopher Procter Fund, awarding this years Australian Institute of Architects, NSW Chapter Prize for Urban Design and City Making Research Proposal. https://www.architecture.com.au//christopher-procter-prize Winner, Kah Mun Tham’s proposal seeks to delve into the future proofing of social space to achieve equity and inclusiveness across urban and suburban landscapes. It struck a chord with the jury in its recognition of existing issues in metropoli...tan Sydney and its optimism in seeking to identify applications of relevance to a future Sydney. This award is made thanks to Christopher Procter Fund, a sub-fund of Sydney Community Foundation awarding prize https://www.architecture.com.au//nsw/christopher-procter-p With thanks to prize supporters Ethos Urban, Sydney Community Foundation and jurors: Kathlyn Loseby FRAIA (Chair) Bridget Smyth Stefan Meissner Bill Tsakalos Australian Institute of Architects, NSW Chapter

05.01.2022 Today is #GivingTuesday. What started in the US has now become a global movement in generosity. Were thinking of our colleagues at New Yorks Brooklyn Community Foundation who, like us, are striving to raise $1 million to help their local community. They are mourning so many and need to support those who are suffering. It may be easy for many of us to think Sydney is doing well fighting the virus, but our most recent survey of charities tells us too many people are still st...ruggling in Sydney. You can help by donating your morning coffee budget and be kind to a stranger. Hop on the link to give $5.00 to the Be Kind Sydney Covid 19 Appeal or $50.00 if you can! www.sydneycommunityfoundation.org.au/bks/donate Thank you to those who have given so generously already and our charities and front line essential workers. Together, were building stronger Sydney communities.

04.01.2022 Were delighted to be able to support the expansion of the work of @The Pink Elephant Support Network #CircleofSupport program through our Be Kind Sydney Appeal so their resources can reach more women in need. Many women and families feel they must cope alone after a pregnancy loss or miscarriage. Please share this resource within your networks so those in need might draw strength from their compassion and kindness.

04.01.2022 Meet the Impact100 Founder thanks to Impact100 Sydney. January 30th. Bookings now open and selling fast.

03.01.2022 Before coronavirus, the @JSKFund, a sub-fund of Sydney Community Foundation committed extra funds to support Bushfire affected communities through the OzGreen Youth program. Despite the shift in crisis these funds are much needed still in communities and a great demonstration of how this family fund is supporting causes they care about and communities in need.

03.01.2022 Mona Mahamed at Bankstown Community Support Services Incorporated Village Pantry is one of our place-based program changemakers. To help this local community directly impacted by Covid-19 please read on. CSS Village is working tirelessly to secure food and other supplies for those in need. We are seeking tax deductible donations to assist. Your donation will pay for food, delivery costs and ensuring safety equipment is available for volunteers dedicating their time to give he...lp where it is needed most. DONATE - https://www.sydneycommunityfoundation.org.au//bankstown-h/ We will continue to bring you stories of hope and our efforts to raise funds for our 2020 Inspiring Your Giving programs outlined below. Some are continuing to be run remotely, though many are now on hold. They will be needed more than ever when the crisis abates. In the meantime, we are also seeking donations to provide immediate support our charity partners and their front line responses. Please Be Kind Sydney and donate now to support innovative local change makers.

01.01.2022 "Almost a third of all women released from prison will become homeless." Fast forward to 2:37:30 to hear Dr Mindy Sotiri, one of the authors of the report providing a snapshot of Women in Prison in NSW, research commissioned by the Keeping Women Out of Prison Coalition (KWOOP) on ABC Radio on the Statewide Drive. Learn more about KWOOP Advocacy and read the report here: https://www.sydneycommunityfoundation.org.au//kwoop-keepi/