Community power in New Zealand: The time has come to build a movement
Over two days at the Community Foundations of Aotearoa New Zealand conference, a phrase was repeated again and again: 'Our time has come.' Here, Georgia Mathews, Co-CEO, Community Foundations Australia, who delivered the closing address, shares her reflections on a network at an inflection point.
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Learnings from five Canadian community foundations: opportunities and challenges of scale
As part of the Canadian study tour attended by Australian community philanthropy leaders, Genevieve Jacobs, CEO of Hands Across Canberra, visited five community foundations in Ontario, British Columbia and Prince Edward Island. Here, she kindly shares a summary of her reflections on spending time with some of our more established international friends.
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Victoria Forum reflections: ‘Strengthening the soil from which future transformation can emerge’
A group of 11 leaders from Australian Indigenous Led-Funds and the community philanthropy network travelled to Canada to attend the Victoria Forum and meet with leaders in the field there.
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How one community foundation doubled its assets by 'hyperfocusing' on building relationships
In this engaging webinar, Adam Hicks from the Saskatchewan Community Foundation in Canada shares the story of a remarkable transformation. In only four years, the foundation has grown from $90m to $185m in assets while expanding granting capacity to more than $7m annually to 300 charities – all of which he attributes to 'hyperfocusing' on relationship-building.
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How Northern Rivers’ shared learnings accelerated Mumbulla’s new women’s giving circle
In its first year, the Bega Valley Women’s Giving Circle, under Mumbulla Community Foundation, has brought together 45 local women and raised $45,000 for the community. That strong start was helped by something at the heart of the movement: the willingness to share experience, ideas and lessons - in this case by the Northern Rivers Community Foundation.
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Ballarat Civility Exchange: What are the elements of social infrastructure?
What is strongest in times of crisis, capable of extraordinary human achievement and yet invisible to the eye? The question may sound like a riddle, and in many ways it is. Ballarat Community Foundation, with two other pilots, is exploring this question by unpacking the elements of social infrastructure and civility that help communities to connect and thrive.
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EOI invitation: Join the Field Catalyst Fund Stewardship Committee
As part of the growing momentum of community philanthropy in Australia, we are pleased to invite Expressions of Interest from across the ecosystem to join the pilot Field Catalyst Fund Stewardship Committee. It's an unmissable opportunity to develop a deep understanding of how the field catalyst and resource transfer models work.
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CFAustralia Update
Community Foundations Australia is hiring!
Community Foundations Australia is excited to be recruiting two new important roles. The Director, Foundation and Field Development provides strategic leadership for CFAus' work to strengthen community philanthropy, while the Community Funds for Gender Equity Alliance Lead will steward this fast-developing alliance of collective action.
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‘We’re going to Broome people!’ Save the date for the National Community Foundations Forum 2027
Community Foundations Australia is delighted to announce we will be heading to Rubibi (Broome) in Western Australia for the National Community Foundations Forum in September 2027. We are excited and grateful to be hosted on Country by Aarnja Limited (Aarnja).
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Spinifex Foundation SA launches calling on philanthropy to 'show up in places that make you uncomfortable'
The official launch of Spinifex Foundation SA was a celebration years in the making, but for CEO Warren Miller, it also marked an important step in strengthening Indigenous-led impact across Australia.
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