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.

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