Messages from our Charity Partners

UnLtd and its partners have become family to MMAD. We believe it takes a village to raise a child, and in UnLtd, we have found the strongest, most powerful, biggest-hearted and far-reaching support network for our beautiful kids. Our partnership allows us to focus on what we do best: being a creative and vital helping hand that lifts young people from the lowest, darkest places, and rises them into opportunities that every child deserves. Together, as one big MMAD family, we’re carving better futures than pasts by healing, through the power of creativity, the most broken of young hearts. On behalf of our kids and crew, we send our MMAD love and thanks to you!

- Dominic Brook & Emma Brook Co-Founders, MMAD

What a year 2020 has been for us all! But in these tough times, it’s been so heartening to see everyone pull together to ensure no-one worries alone. I want to thank the incredible team at UnLtd and the entire Australian advertising and marketing industry, in supporting one another and my foundation, in raising awareness of the importance of building mental fitness to develop meaningful mateship and help drive toward zero suicides.

- Gus Worland Founder & CEO of Gotcha4Life

With UnLtd’s generous financial grant we’ve been able to provide access to books and resources – most importantly, culturally relevant books – to some of the most remote communities and organisations across Australia. This has meant this year, despite the immense challenges presented by COVID, we’ve been able to deliver nearly 100,000 books.

- Karen Williams, CEO, Indigenous Literacy Foundation

It’s been a huge and challenging year, the entire 57 Backtrack team are constantly humbled by the support from the media Industry through our friends at UnLtd. Our long term partnership is an incredibly valuable relationship that brings us together to deliver impact and support for the crucial work we do in keeping kids alive , out of jail and chasing their hopes and dreams. “If you want to travel fast, travel alone, if you want to travel far, travel together.” Can’t think of a better crew to travel far together with.

- Bernie Shakeshaft, Founder & CEO of BackTrack and Local Australian Hero of the Year 2020

The team at Unltd is an extension of our family. They genuinely share our concern for young people at risk and have brought together the creative, marketing and advertising industry to make a true difference. In March this year Unltd gathered a team of 14 from the creative, marketing and advertising industry to climb three mountains across three states in 33 hours and raised $43K as part of our iconic Three Peaks Challenge. The same industry partners have joined forces to help deliver our first ever online double donation campaign “No Home Address’ which raised $220K. This collaborative campaign would never have happened without UnLtd’s ability to bring a whole industry together for a common cause. UnLtd’s approach is unique. We don’t know any other sector that rallies behind young people in the way UnLtd do. We are enormously grateful for the ongoing support, encouragement and sheer dedication of their team in working with us to create a world where “No young person is left behind”.

- Hang Vo, CEO, Whitelion

Without the ongoing support from UnLtd. and Channel 9 Down The Track would not have the opportunity to continue delivering our service to the most vulnerable atrisk youth in our community. Our teams, our kids and our community are extremely thankful. Thanks to you both, our young people have the chance to reach their greatest potential no matter what their situation is. Together #WE’VEGOTTHIS

- Lana Masterson, Founder & CEO, Down The Track

Working with UnLtd over the last 8 years has been a complete ‘game changer’ for The Pyjama Foundation. The media partners which we have had the opportunity to work with have developed millions of dollars’ worth of advertising and promotions for our organisation. This exposure has attracted funding and volunteers and drastically improved our public awareness. This type of contact with the media industry is a dream come true for any not for profit and we are truly grateful for this opportunity. UnLtd have absolutely enabled us to achieve our vision of helping and empowering foster children in Australia.

- Bronwyn Sheehan, Founder & Executive Director, The Pyjama Foundation

Our connection with UnLtd – and by extension people in the media, marketing and creative industry – continues to be a source of critical support to MissingSchool and young people who are isolated from their education and community by serious illness. This support goes beyond bountiful pro bono partnerships and funding, to the kind of moral support that helps us rise to our mission to change the course of these kids’ lives. And that’s immeasurable.

- Megan Gilmour , Cofounder & CEO, MissingSchool.

Our partnership with UnLtd has given us the unique opportunity to work with skilled and talented people from the marketing and media sector who are able to use their influence, creativity and connections to make a real difference. Additional financial support has also provided much needed help to our programs as they struggle to cope with the increasing demand brought about by the pandemic.

-Youth Off The Streets

KidsXpress has been a proud charity partner of UnLtd since its inception and we would not be where we are today without their investment in our work and unequivocal support. We’re immeasurably grateful to everyone at UnLtd as well as all those who work within the media, marketing and creative industry for their ongoing support as we journey together towards our shared vision of creating a future all children deserve.

-Margo Ward, Founder & CEO, KidsXpress

Thank you to UnLtd and the media, marketing and creative industry for ensuring young Australians, no matter what their circumstances, have every opportunity to reach their potential and thrive. Your support has ensured more young people can access our transformative workshops in a year when they needed us the most. Thank you!

-Cath Keenan, Executive Director, Story Factory

For everything you have all done for us in the past, everything you still do and hopefully will continue to do, we at Be Centre just want you to know how thankful we are, your nurturing, care and support has enabled us to bring hope and healing to hundreds vulnerable children and their families so they can thrive. We could not have achieved these great outcomes for the children without your help.

-Gailene Keen, Fundraising and Development Manager, Be Centre

The generosity shown by everyone in the industry continues to blow us away. The commitment shown to support our organisation and bring awareness to these children impacted by congenital heart disease inspires us to continue doing what we do to make their lives that little bit easier. It brings new meaning to our slogan Big Hearts Helping Little Hearts in Need. Thank You for making a difference.

-Dianna Crisp, Acting CEO, HeartKids

Mirabel’s relationship with UnLtd is more than a partnership and friendship. It’s a critical collaboration that helps us provide love and immediate support to every Mirabel child. UnLtd is the silent force that makes our work possible and has never been more valuable than during this most challenging year.

- Jane Rowe, Founder & CEO, Mirabel

UnLtd has enabled my charity (Heart On My Sleeve) to spread our mental health message far beyond what we are capable of on our own. Together with UnLtd, we have done incredibly meaningful work sharing stories of lived experience during one of the most challenging years in recent memory which has helped countless people cope and thrive. Having access to the marketing and media industry’s talent, resources and passion is invaluable. It gives a voice to those of us who are trying to help the world, but don’t necessarily have the means to do so. The UnLtd team are true partners in every sense of the word. I feel like they are part of my organisation, and feel honoured everyday that I get to work with such generous and competent individuals who want to support me, my organisation, and our shared vision for the cause of mental health. Couldn’t be more grateful and excited for what we can do in the days, months and years to come.

-Mitch Wallis, Founder & CEO, Heart On My Sleeve

On behalf of Kate and Tick Everett and the team at Dolly’s Dream who strive every day to keep young people safe from bullying, thank you and UnLtd for the extraordinary support given to Do it for Dolly Day this year. UnLtd’s work to secure $7.6 million in value in kind from the media industry – during the hardest of times – led to an incredibly successful campaign. You should all take pride in knowing your input is helping to create a safer world for our kids.

-Lesley Podesta, CEO, Alannah & Madeline Foundation