The Seahorse Issue 44 October 2022

MESSAGE FROM THE CEO

Comings and goings

The past few months have seen quite a few changes to staff at the Foundation.

LouiseArkles, Senior Program Manager – Environment, has taken a year's study leave to complete a Master of Conservation Leadership at Cambridge University The Ian Potter Foundation is fully supportive and is pleased to be assisting Louise to undertake this exciting professional development opportunity. While Louise is away, Elena Mogilevski, an experienced philanthropic program manager and senior philanthropic consultant, will assist the Foundation in a part-time capacity to manage all current grants in the Environment program area.

We have also welcomed five new staff members since May These appointments include Caroline Henwood as Research & Evaluation Manager and Louise Joel asArts Program Manager, replacing recently departed staff members.

XimenaAvalos Mendez (Research & Evaluation Officer) and Paula Cruz Manrique (Program Officer) have also joined the team in two newly created roles to further support the work of managing and evaluating our grantmaking.

Another recent recruit is Rohan Martyres in the new role of Major Grants Development Manager. Rohan will lead the Foundation's efforts to develop new Flagship Grants that will focus on important issues within and across the Foundation's existing funding pillars. Read more about these new Flagship Grants below

Finally, I have recently announced my decision to resign from my position as Chief Executive Officer ofThe Ian Potter Foundation, The GeorgeAlexander Foundation and The Ian Potter Cultural Trust. My tenure will cease on or around 31 January 2023, depending on the timing of the incoming CEO's appointment.

This was a very tough decision for me, motivated by the combination of some personal circumstances that require increased flexibility in my professional work arrangements, but also my belief that after seven years in the role it is a good time to hand over responsibility for the Foundation to an energised incoming CEO who will continue to strive for sustained impact of the Foundation's philanthropy. I take comfort in the fact that the well-established team at IPF and GAF is of the highest calibre and capable of continuing to support the Board through this period of transition.

As I expressed to my Chairman Mr Charles GoodeAC, I have enjoyed immensely the opportunity to learn from him and the IPF Board members during my time as CEO. I have particularly valued the support I have felt from Charles in his role as Chairman of the Foundation.

Being the Chief Executive Officer ofThe Ian Potter Foundation has afforded me many opportunities. It introduced me to the world of philanthropy and opened my eyes to the wonderful work of so many individuals and organisations. For that, I will be ever grateful. I look forward to continuing to engage in conversations within philanthropy, in some capacity, and hope to remain professionally engaged in this wonderful sector

Craig Connelly

ANNNOUNCEMENT Flagship Grants

The Ian Potter Foundation is pleased to announce the creation of a new, dedicated stream of work – Flagship Grants, as part of its existing major grants program.

Through these new initiatives, the Foundation anticipates investing substantial funds over an extended period to support ambitious efforts to deliver transformative impact on pressing and entrenched issues of real significance facing the nation.

We will not issue 'open calls' through grant rounds for Flagship Grants. Instead, we will proactively identify issues and partners and co-develop the most appropriate ways to deliver lasting impact. We will do this in line with our funding principles and in genuine collaboration with other philanthropic organisations, the NFP sector and prospective partners appropriate to the issues.

The Board ofThe Ian Potter Foundation recently appointed Rohan Martyres to the newly created Major Grants Development Manager role to meet this aim.As a senior team member at the Foundation, Rohan will lead the development of new Flagship Grants.

Parents and their preschool-aged children attend over 7500 Playgroups around Australia, helping young children to develop essential social skills prior to starting school. Image: Playgroup Australia.

In the Foundation's latest funding round, the Board awarded 34 grants totalling $15,990,344.

These included $7,222,000 to seven Environment grants, ten Community Wellbeing grants (totalling $3,513,000), four grants in the Early Childhood Development program ($2,495,000), plus a further three grants ($1,615,000) funded by TheAlec Prentice Sewell Gift

In the Arts program, a grant of $720,000 was awarded to Takso, an adaptive evaluation tool that aims to enhance the evaluation capacity of the cultural sector, and $215,344 was distributed toThe Ian Potter Cultural Trust to fund grants for individual artists.

Atotal of $210,000 was also awarded in Impact Enhancement grants to support a range of existing partner projects.

Launch of Viv's Place receives national coverage

Launch Housing, in partnership with Uniting Vic.Tas, generous donors and the Victorian Government, welcomed its first families to their new home, Viv’s Place, inAugust this year

AnAustralian-first, Viv’s Place is based on a highly successful model in Broadway, New York, which has created supported communities in such apartment blocks over 30 years and supported thousands of people out of homelessness by giving them a permanent home and other assistance.

Viv’s Place was initially anchored by donations from theAustralian Nursing and Midwifery Federation, Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation and Shine on Foundation, followed by Gandel Foundation andThe Ian Potter Foundation, as well as a host of other generous donors.

This innovative project has received wide media coverage, including an article in the Australian Financial Review (19 September 2022).

Sir James Gobbo

Anam Cara House (a palliative care facility) in Geelong recently advised the Board of Governors that it wished to recognise the advocacy and support received from former board member, the late Sir James GobboAC CVO QC,

The Southern View area atAnam Cara House will be named "Sir James Gobbo AC CVO QC Southern View", situated with views to the east to Point Nepean, to the south to farmland and vineyards and to the sunset in the west.

PROGRAM AREAS & FUNDING ROUNDS

The Foundation's Environment program will not be open for grant applications until 2024. This is due to our Senior Program Manager – Environment, LouiseArkles, taking up extended study leave to attend Cambridge University to complete a Master of Conservation Leadership.

While Louise is away, Elena Mogilevski, an experienced philanthropic program manager and senior philanthropic consultant, will assist the Foundation in a part-time capacity to manage all current grants in the Environment program area.

Welcome Workshop for new grantees

Dates for the next grantee Welcome Workshops have been set. All new grantees should have received an email inviting their staff to attend one of three workshops:

Sydney: Thursday 27 October – NSW-based organisations

Melbourne:Thursday 3 November Victoria-based organisations

Virtual: Tuesday 8 November – other states

If you have recently been awarded a grant but have not received an invite to one of the above workshops, please contact XimenaAvalos Mendez

AWARDS

By design

IPF website receives design awards

The new IPF website has recently received two design awards:

Good DesignAward in the Digital category

Better Future Melbourne DesignAward in the Digital - Community category

We'd like to thank the team at Soul + Wolf for all their creativity, problem-solving and hard work in building our new website. Our website users thank you too!

Grantee news White Box Enterprises

Alandmark $3.8M trial has commenced exploring the effectiveness of jobsfocused social enterprises in delivering long-term employment outcomes for people living with a disability

White Box Enterprises, in partnership with the Department of Social Services, will

Alison Covington AM, CEO and Managing Director of Good360.

Grantee news

Good360 has the goods

Congratulations to Good360Australia founder and managing directorAlison Covington on being appointed anAM in the 2022 Queen's Birthday Honours list for significant service to social welfare and sustainability programs.

We also congratulate Good360 on being a finalist in Best Community Initiative –Community ServiceAward in the Online RetailerAwards 2022.

deliver the three-year trial that will see social enterprises paid directly by the Australian Government for their verified employment outcomes through an innovative payment-by-outcomes model.

The trial announcement comes after Social Services Minister Rishworth’s announcement inAugust to overhaul the Disability Employment Services (DES) program, with more than half of the 104 DES providers nationally being notified that some or all of their services will end due to poor performance.

Grantee news UWA's Art of Good Mental Health

To increase community awareness of the impact of recreational arts on mental health, the GoodArts, Good Mental Health Project has been developed.

This cross-sector, multi-university project, led by the University of WesternAustralia, is currently calling for input from the general public in the development of a campaign, courses and programs.

Community feedback can be provided via the consultation survey until 28 October 2002, helping to guide the project.

People can also nominate to get involved in focus groups and receive updates by going to the UWAGoodArts Good Mental Health website or via our Twitter or

Short highlights video of SEWF22

The Social Enterprise World Forum 2022 (SEWF) was recently held in Brisbane. Hosted by White Box Enterprises, this hybrid in-person/virtual event was a roaring success with:

2,770 participants

93 countries represented 70 sessions

20% of speakers under 30 years old

Over 70% were first-time SEWF speakers

Over 60% of speakers identified as women or girls

SEWF is the flagship event for the global social enterprise community, providing space for purpose-led people, policymakers, philanthropists, intermediaries and entrepreneurs to

connect, learn and be inspired.

The Foundation is proud to have supported of this successful event!

New Staff Introducing...

New Staff Introducing...

Caroline Henwood – Research & Evaluation Manager Caroline Henwood joined the Foundation inAugust 2022. She is a strategy development and evaluation expert committed to supporting organisations to deliver on their objectives.

XimenaAvalos Mendez – Research & Evaluation Officer

XimenaAvalos Mendez joined the Foundation in May 2022 and will work with the Research & Evaluation and Major Grants team.

Louise Joel –Arts Program Manager Louise Joel joined the Foundation in July 2022 in the role of Program Manager responsible for the Vibrant funding pillar, including the Foundation'sArts program area andThe Ian Potter Cultural Trust.

Paula Cruz Manrique – Program Officer

Paula stepped into the role of Program Officer in June 2022, taking responsibility for supporting the Foundation's program management team.

Rohan Martyres – Major Grants Development Manager

Rohan Martyres joined the Foundation in July 2022. In this new role, he supports cross-sector partnerships and develops Flagship Grants to help tackle some of the most pressing issues facingAustralians to create a substantially more fair, healthy, sustainable, and vibrantAustralia.

Rohan has 15 years of experience in facilitating cross-sector collaborations for social and health equity. He has worked with the World Economic Forum in Australia, led an international conflict resolution field team in Nepal, and managed a social impact investment fund and consultancy in London.

Learn

more about each of our new staff members on our website.