The Funding Network Australia Welcomes the Bupa Foundation as Flagship Partner
The Funding Network Australia (TFN) is pleased to announce Bupa Foundation as its newest Flagship Partner, backing TFN’s work supporting grassroots non-profits and social enterprises across Australia throughout the year […]
Collective Giving Comes of Age: What ‘Giving Together’ Tells Us About the Future of Philanthropy in Australia
Philanthropy Australia’s landmark new report Giving Together is the most comprehensive picture of collective giving ever assembled in this country. It offers the sector a national baseline, and with it […]
No budget reform works if grassroots organisations are left doing more with less
The biggest risk in this 2026-2027 Federal Budget is that already-stretched community organisations are once again expected to do more with less.
Thriving Young People events pass $1 million funding milestone
PRESS RELEASE | THE FUNDING NETWORK As The Funding Network (TFN) completes the third year of its Thriving Young People impact area, it is celebrating a major milestone: more than […]
Welcoming Bianca Stern to the TFN Board
We are delighted to announce that Bianca Stern (All Things Equal) has joined The Funding Network Australia Board as a Non-Executive Director, after serving as a Board Observer. Bianca brings […]
Women Are Already Leading Giving. Philanthropy Must Evolve With Them.
At Admiralty House, leaders from across the social sector gathered to mark the launch of the She Gives: Growing Women’s Giving in Australia research. The study provides one of the clearest pictures we have of women’s role in Australian philanthropy.
Collective generosity in Australia
In an article written by Andrew Milner of Alliance Magazine, Christine Darcas talks about the research on collective giving in Australia. The Funding Network Australia is mentioned as an example of a strong crowdfunding model in Australia
Australian Refugee Volunteers – Building Belonging in Western Sydney
AUSTRALIAN REFUGEE VOLUNTEERSTHRIVING YOUNG PEOPLE, 2025 When you are a teenager navigating a new language, new rules and a new city, belonging can feel very far away. Australian Refugee Volunteers […]
Left Write Hook — Reclaiming Self
In a boxing gym in inner Melbourne, small groups sit with notebooks, write what needs processing, share what they choose, then lace up for non-contact drills. Donna Lyon founded Left Write Hook to help adult survivors of childhood abuse and gendered violence reclaim body and voice. “We are a survivor-led charity that runs an eight-week, trauma-informed writing and non-contact boxing program as ways to regain agency and power,” explains Donna.
Tender Funerals – Community-Built Farewells
LOCAL COMMUNITIES | CANBERRA, 2024 At Tender Funerals Canberra Region, a funeral is not a product, it is a rite of passage built by your community. General Manager Catherine Prosser […]