Vision, Values and Strategy
How we work
Our vision is for a vibrant, resilient and revitalised remote, rural and regional Australia.
We believe targeted, well-informed investment in people and organisations that are in and of their place will stimulate ideas that lead to actions, both big and small.
Investing in the people and organisations that are connected, who know and understand the local context, and who can mobilise and activate resources can transform a community’s view of itself, and drive its future vitality.
FRRR is committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of all staff, volunteers and communities we engage with. We have developed our COVID Safe Plan which outlines the processes and procedures we have in place.
Learn more about what makes us different, our values and our purpose and objectives.
Our model
FRRR’s model is layered, and more than money. We believe that doing these things and focusing in these areas helps to create vibrant, adaptive and sustainable remote, rural and regional communities.
We do this by using our expertise to:
Grant and Develop
With the support of our donor partners – including governments, business, philanthropy and generous individuals – we provide grants and resources that range from small to large, which support activity in seven areas:
- Building community resilience;
- Developing organisational resilience and capacity;
- Acting on environmental challenges / opportunities;
- Contributing to a culturally vibrant community;
- Supporting lifelong learning, education and / or training;
- Building economic strength and sustainability; and
- Promoting individual and community health and social wellbeing.
Leverage and Broker
We harness FRRR’s tax status, knowledge, and networks to support innovation, self-generation, and unlock more giving to address community needs. We partner with not-for-profit organisations to enable them to fundraise and seek to connect goodwill with good purpose.
Share Insights and Learnings
We connect policymakers, communities, and funders with ideas, knowledge and lived experience to influence more targeted and relevant support for communities. With more than 2,000 applications for support each year, we keep a pulse on the needs of remote, rural and regional communities.
We listen, respond and support communities to:
Seed and Strengthen
Funding and facilitating ideas and projects to fill gaps that will make a long-term difference to community.
Adapt and Evolve
Supporting communities to manage through change and disruption, and take advantage of new opportunities
Innovate and Renew
Backing communities to find new ways, try new things and to sustain momentum.
Through well-informed investment in people and organisations that are in and of their place, we believe we can stimulate ideas that lead to actions, both big and small, and drive vitality.
Sustained community-led momentum, not just outcomes
We believe that supporting these things will help to create vibrant, adaptive and sustainable remote, rural and regional communities. Building upon our learnings in the last twenty years, the specific outcomes we strive for are:
Join us to connect good will with good purpose and contribute to a vibrant, resilient and revitalised remote, rural and regional Australia.
What makes us different
We are the only national foundation specifically focused on ensuring social and economic strength in rural, regional & remote areas of Australia by aligning government, philanthropic and local community purpose and investment.
This collaborative approach is proven, allowing groups with a common purpose to come together for common goals, and to leverage their investment.
Our tax status is our superpower: as a specially listed Item 1 DGR entity (see ATO endorsement), FRRR is set up to facilitate tax deductible giving that enables funding to reach community groups and non-profits in remote, rural, and regional communities and supports FRRR to deliver capacity building, leveraging and brokering, and insights work to improve social, economic, environmental, and cultural outcomes. Thousands of not-for-profits in remote, rural, and regional Australia don’t have DGR status and are unable to access philanthropic funding, making FRRR’s tax status and role as a connector of good will with good purposes even more important. All projects we support must be charitable, promote remote, rural and regional renewal, regeneration and development, and be approved by FRRR.
FRRR is a charitable foundation whose vision is for a vibrant, resilient, and revitalised remote, rural, and regional Australia. In every action, FRRR seeks to further our vision – in our grant-making to not-for-profit organisations, conduit funding partnerships, insights, choice of investments, and choice of donor partners. FRRR acknowledges the tensions that exist in the social, economic, cultural, and environmental opportunities and threats to remote, rural, and regional communities. We act with ethical exclusions, and positive screens – and take steps to consider and articulate how each of our choices contributes to positive social, environmental, cultural, and economic change across remote, rural, and regional Australia.
Values and aspirations
We find ways forward
Supporting and making a positive contribution to all those we deal with. You’ll find us nimble and ready to act, but only after we know the big picture, and fine grain detail.
Real-world problem solving
We’re grounded and take a considered, collaborative approach, coming together to make things happen.
Finding common ground
The starting point for all we do. We are curious and community minded, connected and respectful, yet always forward-looking.
Lived experience matters
We believe the best way to lead is through listening, learning and knowing the facts. That’s why we start with evidence but trust our capabilities.
Purpose and objectives
FRRR’s purpose is to ensure the long-term vitality of remote and rural Australia.
We do this by leveraging a variety of tools and expertise in line with the objects set out in our Constitution, which allow us to:
