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Observations from FRRR staff.
Donor Spotlight: GlobalGiving
Insights: 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.
Re-imagining youth volunteering in rural, regional and remote Australia
Insights Thought leadership: 22 May 2023
People Portfolio Lead, Deb Samuels, considers how volunteer-run groups can usher in the next generation of volunteers by working with local young people.
Insights from the bush – March 2023
Insights: 2 March 2023
Our staff connect with communities daily, whether it be over the phone, via video calls or in person. While every community is different, common themes emerge from what they tell us. Here's a snapshot of what we've heard in the last few months.
Donor Spotlight: Raine & Horne Foundation
Insights: 21 September 2022
Earlier this month, The Raine and Horne Foundation announced a new partnership with FRRR. The funds will be used to support hyper-local community projects in rural Australia. In the lead up to the public announcement, FRRR’s new Partnerships Specialist, Jillian Kirwan Lee, spoke to Angus Raine about why they are supporting remote, rural and regional communities.
Donor Spotlight: Macdoch Foundation
Insights: 30 May 2022
Macdoch Foundation is the Australian philanthropic foundation of the MacLeod family, and its vision is to build the resilience of people and the planet. It’s the philanthropic arm of the Macdoch Group, an investment group with Sydney and London offices, which includes Macdoch Ventures (specialising in post-seed capital investment) and Macdoch Agriculture Group (businesses and investments that seek to contribute profitably to a low carbon and climate resilient future).
Insights from the Bush: May 2022
Insights: 30 May 2022
Our Program Portfolio Leads recently presented to the FRRR Board on some of the common issues and themes emerging in funding requests that we are receiving from community groups, and from conversations...
Progress update: March 2022
Insights: 11 March 2022
In the last quarter, we approved $5.58M in grants to support 357 projects via 13 programs. The average success rate was 43% - this was from 829 requests, seeking $11.84M. 88% of successful grants were...
Donor Spotlight: Bertalli Family Foundation
Insights: 11 March 2022
Husband and wife, Neville and Di Bertalli are committed to charitable giving that makes a real tangible difference to some of society’s most concerning issues. They established the Bertalli Family Foundation in 2010, to both increase the volume of gifting and to do it on a regular, annual basis.
Rural, regional and remote philanthropy: leadership at the intersections
Insights: 11 February 2022
The Australian Philanthropic Services and Fiona Higgins spoke with FRRR’s CEO Natalie Egleton and Chairman Tim Fairfax AC.
The Great Resignation or the Volunteer Revolution?
Insights Thought leadership: 10 February 2022
People Portfolio Lead, Alli Mudford, discusses reshaping the concept of 'The Great Resignation' as a 'volunteer revolution' in rural communities.
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