Educating Future Custodians with Karrkad Kanjdji Trust
Education underpins individual, family and community development with benefits to health, social mobility, employment, economic growth and equality. It is a basic human right that also has cascading positive impacts on mitigating climate change and nature loss. As a wealthy nation with compulsory education, every child in Australia should have access to quality, full time teaching.
Targeting Entrenched Disadvantage Roundtable
Improved collaboration among government, philanthropy, and communities is crucial for creating lasting positive changes for children and families.
Walking alongside – revisited
In 2023, with more than 5 years of experience and learnings from the Partnership and implementation in nine diverse communities, Our Place has developed Walking alongside – revisited as the next chapter in their Walking Alongside series.
Listening to Understand
The seeds of this story were planted in 2021 when we observed that communities were engaged in inspiring systems change work yet so few of their stories were being heard. We wanted to understand why and support them to tell their stories more effectively.
It’s Up to Us – Climate Funders Handbook
For ten years we’ve been partnering with communities with long-term plans to improve social, cultural, and economic outcomes for children and families. Over this time the impact of climate change has become a clear and present danger to the success of any gains towards equity and justice.
Joint statement from philanthropic funders for Yes campaign
We are saddened by the result of the Referendum, and our hearts and gratitude go out to the inspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who led this campaign for many years, and to the First Nations people, families and communities who are deeply impacted by this result.
Garma Brilliance
Amongst a stringy-bark forest atop an escarpment overlooking the Gulf of Carpentaria, Gulkula is home to the annual Garma Festival. This Gumatj ceremonial Bunggul (dance) site in northeast Arnhem Land, hosts thousands of people from across the country to experience the excellence of Yolngu culture.
Healing the Heart of the Macleay
When Dunghutti woman Jo Kelly speaks about her work, it becomes evident that her decades of experience as a fierce advocate, compassionate leader and community connecter have profoundly shaped her approach today.
Social Justice is Climate Justice
In May 2023 we embarked on a strategy that was explicit in its embrace of climate action. We had found, through decades of partnership with communities across Australia, that the wellbeing of people and place are inextricably bound, and that social justice is climate justice.
Collaboration Transforming Youth Engagement
To create and sustain positive change we need to investigate not just what isn’t working but what is and that’s why in March the Bourke community services came together to celebrate and explore what was at the heart of their school holiday success.
