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Growing community foundations for a fairer Australia.

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Policy and Advocacy

How can the Community Charity Guidelines support your community?

Member Update

A shared future for Mparntwe Alice Springs

CFAustralia Update

Historic DGR reform for community foundations now in effect

After 20 years of sector-wide advocacy, DGR reform ushers in a new era for Australian communities and their foundations.

Member Update

Jeff Yost visits Australia from the Nebraska Community Foundation

Member Update

East Gippslanders invest in their community

Member Update

Measuring What Matters

CFAustralia Update

Dylan Smith appointed to Senior Director, Foundation and Field Development

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News & Analysis

New community foundation for Australia's LGBTQIA+ communities

The Community Foundations Australia network welcomes a new, national community foundation for Australia’s LGBTQIA+ communities

Canberra celebration for historic reform - a story for all Australian communities

The community foundation network and Canberra officials celebrate historic reform

Policy and Advocacy

How can the Community Charity Guidelines support your community?

Across Australia, communities are looking for ways to govern their own resources, participate in their development, and chart their own futures. The new Community Charity Guidelines make it simpler for Australian communities to set up their own foundation. Y

CFAustralia Update

Historic DGR reform for community foundations now in effect

After 20 years of sector-wide advocacy, DGR reform ushers in a new era for Australian communities and their foundations.

CFAustralia Update

CFAus welcomes new Board Directors, Annabel Cussen and Sarah Hardy

CFAus appoints Annabel Cussen and Sarah Hardy as newest Board Directors

CFAustralia Update

Dylan Smith appointed to Senior Director, Foundation and Field Development

Community Foundations Australia is pleased to announce the appointment of Dylan Smith as Senior Director, Foundation and Field Development.

CFAustralia Update

Rosie Funder steps into a new role!

We're delighted to welcome Rosie Funder into her new role as Director, Communities and Members.

Member Update

Jeff Yost visits Australia from the Nebraska Community Foundation

This past month we've had the pleasure of hosting international guest, Jeff Yost, who has dedicated 25 years of his career to developing asset-based approaches to community development at the Nebraska Community Foundation.

Member Update

Erin Dolan receives Churchill fellowship to investigate affordable housing

Member Update

Measuring What Matters

Ben Rodgers (EO of Inner North Community Foundation) and Nina Fitzsimons (Community Impact Manager at the Ballarat Foundation) join a 3-day ‘Measuring What Matters’ meeting led by the Global Fund for Community Foundations.

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What we do

Community Foundations Australia connects and supports community-led philanthropic organisations so that the field can operate more effectively and efficiently, and create lasting social change in communities.

Our mission is to catalyse collaboration, participation and innovation within the community philanthropy movement to create a fairer, more sustainable Australia.

We work with the whole field–community groups, community foundations and other forms of community-led philanthropy, partners and government–to advocate for community governance models, and to empower local communities to determine their own futures.

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Acknowledgement of Country

Community Foundations Australia acknowledges the traditional custodians of the country where Community Foundations Australia and its Community Foundation members operate. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.