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A quarterly update for FRRR’s generous donor partners, sharing insights and the impact of our work, thanks to their support.

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Partner Update – March 2024

Donor newsletter: 13 March 2024

In this quarter's update for FRRR's partners and supporters, we've featured one community's innovative solution to overcome a lack of access to basic healthcare services, and you'll find a Q&A with Debra Morgan, CEO of Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, who joined with FRRR and the Sidney Myer Fund to develop the Bushfire Recovery Fund.

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Motherland: No rural mum left behind

Community stories Donor newsletter: 13 March 2024

Founded by Stephanie Trethewey, the 2022 AgriFutures National Rural Woman of the Year, Motherland Australia’s mission is to eliminate the crippling social isolation many rural mums face by connecting them to a supportive online community and offering a mothers group program that every rural mum can access, regardless of her location.

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Supporter Spotlight: Helen Macpherson Smith Trust

Donor newsletter: 13 March 2024

We are pleased to bring you a Q&A featuring Debra Morgan, CEO of Helen Macpherson Smith Trust. The partnership between the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) and the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust (HMST) highlights the value of grassroots-focused capacity building in community development.

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Donor News – December 2023

Donor newsletter: 14 December 2023

In this quarter's update for FRRR's partners and supporters, we've featured an East Gippsland project that provides a clever resource for community recovery, and you'll find an interesting conversation with a new supporter in the climate solutions space, Hand Heart Pocket - which is the charitable arm of the Queensland Freemasons.

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Supporter Spotlight: Hand Heart Pocket

Donor newsletter: 13 December 2023

Jillian Kirwan-Lee, FRRR Partnerships Specialist, recently chatted with Sara Parrott, CEO Hand Heart Pocket, to talk about their partnership and driving climate solutions at a community level.

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Donor News – September 2023

Donor newsletter: 29 September 2023

In this quarter's update for FRRR's partners and supporters, we're looking at how fundraising accounts, community foundations and small grants can enable grassroots groups to tackle local priorities.

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Community Foundation launched in Alice Springs

Community stories Donor newsletter: 15 September 2023

A new community foundation - Mparntwe Alice Springs Community Foundation's (MASCF) - has been established in Alice Springs to build capabilities, connections and encourage positive community conversations and action.

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Insights from the bush

Donor newsletter Insights: 15 September 2023

The FRRR team share their insights and the key themes observed while working with communities in remote, rutal and regional Australia during Q4 of 2022/23.

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Donor News – May 2023

Donor newsletter: 30 May 2023

In this quarter’s update for FRRR’s partners and supporters, we’re focussing on the big difference that small grants make. Read about a very impactful tractor funded in South Australia’s Flinders Ranges, how you can support RRR communities now, and for the long-term, synergies between FRRR and our partner GlobalGiving’s funding philosophy and insights from the team.

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Chase Williams from GlobalGiving

Donor Spotlight: GlobalGiving

Donor newsletter: 30 May 2023

Jillian Kirwan-Lee, FRRR Partnerships Specialist, recently chatted with Chase Williams, Senior Project Manager from GlobalGiving's disaster response team, about the incredible work they are doing across the globe.

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