News - Donor newsletter
A quarterly update for FRRR's generous donor partners on our donor partners on our work, and shares insights
Donor News – August 2020
Donor newsletter: 18 August 2020
In this edition, FRRR launches our 20th anniversary celebrations, and we share details of more than $6 million in grants awarded. We also highlight how your bushfire donations are making a difference, and chat to R.M.Williams Outback Magazine editor, Mark Muller.
Donor spotlight: Mark Muller, Editor-in-Chief, R.M.Williams Publishing Pty Ltd
Donor newsletter: 13 August 2020
At the height of the bushfire crisis this past summer, R.M.Williams announced a long-term partnership with FRRR. In a recent interview, Editor-in-Chief of R.M.Williams OUTBACK magazine Mark Muller explained that the partnership came about because the company was seeking a practical, independent and respected pathway for R.M.Williams to give back across the country. He said that it was FRRR's connections and insights, as well as rigorous governance processes, that led R.M.Williams to partner with FRRR. “The grant recipients are organisations and endeavours that we wouldn't necessarily know about ourselves, but are a vital part of the underlying warp and weft of what makes communities strong.”
Donor News – April 2020
Donor newsletter: 15 April 2020
Update from the CEO - responding to COVID-19The spirit of giving shines through the crisis - bushfiresInsights from the bushGranting updateGrant in Action: Guyra Show SocietyDonor Spotlight: Wilson Asset...
Donor partner profile: Wilson Asset Management
Donor newsletter: 7 April 2020
Wilson Asset Management (WAM) partnered with FRRR for the first time in September 2019, after seeing the extent of the impact of the prolonged drought and bushfires on rural, regional and remote communities. WAM agreed to match donations from their network, up to $500,000 - resulting in more than $1M being donated to FRRR’s Disaster Resilience and Recovery Fund. CEO Kate Thorley shared what motivated the business to donate, and how the partnership evolved.
Donor News – December 2019
Donor newsletter: 15 December 2019
From Natalie's Desk... A new record of $11.6M awarded via 677 grantsLaunching FRRR's 2018/19 Annual ReviewIMPACT: Legend and the LocalsINSIGHTS: The long game of disaster recoveryPartnering opportunity:...
FRRR and TFFF – an enduring partnership
Donor newsletter: 27 September 2019
The Tim Fairfax Family Foundation has been an ardent supporter of FRRR since it first partnered with us on the Rural Education Program in 2003. Seventeen years later, we sat down to have a chat with Sam Jorgenson, TFFF's Executive Officer, to get her insights on what it's like to partner with FRRR to support rural, regional and remote communities.
Donor News – September 2019
Donor newsletter: 15 September 2019
From Natalie's desk... An update from the grants given in the last quarter, plus meetings at Parliament HouseInsights from the bush...Renewed focus on disaster resilience and recoveryGranting updateDonor...
Donor News – June 2019
Donor newsletter: 15 June 2019
From Natalie's Desk - The Two of Us and WATCH: Paint it and they will come - silos driving economic revivalInsights from the bush...Help us celebrate our 20th anniversaryGranting updateDonor Spotlight:...
Donor News – March 2019
Donor newsletter: 18 March 2019
From Natalie's Desk - disaster support and relaunching our small grants programSustained funding supports disaster recovery - 10 years on from Victorian bushfiresInsights from the team, our grant-making,...
Donor News – November 2018
Donor newsletter: 15 November 2018
From Natalie's desk...Your support makes a difference - Bowen PCYC's youth employment projectGranting updateFuture focus: streamlining our grant programsCommunity driven philanthropy in actionMallacoota...
We acknowledge and extend our deep respect and appreciation to the Dja Dja Wurrung People, the Traditional Owners of the land on which our Foundation is located in Bendigo, and to the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which our programs are assessed and delivered. We pay respect to their ancient and continuing cultures, their connections to the land, seas and skies, and to the Elders, past, present and emerging.