Philanthropy Australia
Philanthropy Australia is the national peak body for philanthropy and is a not for profit membership organisation. Members are trusts and foundations, families and individuals who want to make a difference through their own philanthropy and to encourage others to become philanthropists. Its mission is to represent, grow and inspire an effective and robust philanthropic sector for the community.
The Philanthropy Australia website has a section designed to answer many of the questions about looking for funding and to guide organisations through the grant seeking process. The Grantseekers Guide To Trusts And Foundations is an excellent resource and can be downloaded for free from Philanthropy Australia’s website.
Visit www.philanthropyaustralia.org.au and look for the Grantseekers section.
goodcompany
goodcompany connects skilled professionals with charitable organisations in need of pro bono assistance. It matches those who’d like to help with those who need their skills.
goodcompany places individual volunteers who perform specific roles, as well as small volunteer teams who are project managed by a goodcompany Development Volunteer. Volunteers come from a variety of disciplines and may be self-employed, semi-retired, or professionals.
Visit www.goodcompany.com.au
UTS Shopfront
The University of Technology Sydney Shopfront is a community program that links disadvantaged and under-resourced community groups to University knowledge, skills, resources and professional expertise to undertake community-initiated projects and community-engaged research with real social benefit.
Visit www.shopfront.uts.edu.au
Our Community
Our Community is the national gateway for low cost and free tools, help sheets, advice, information and training. It is aimed at helping Australia’s community groups and not for profits manage, market and operate themselves better, as well as find funds, grants, board members and insurance, form partnerships with business, and use technology more effectively. Our Community operates a comprehensive online grants database, distributes the EasyGrants newsletter, and is also home to the GiveNow.com.au giving service which explores different ways of helping community groups.
Visit www.ourcommunity.com.au
Volunteering NSW
The Centre for Volunteering is the peak body in NSW promoting and supporting volunteering and community participation.
The Centre for Volunteering includes Volunteering NSW - a service delivery arm, and the School of Volunteer Management, a registered training organisation that provides volunteer management education and training activities.
The Volunteer Referral Service provided by Volunteering NSW can assist community organisations find suitable volunteers and highly experienced interviewers will undertake the first stage of the volunteer referral process on behalf of the community organisation.
Visit www.volunteering.com.au
ShareGift Australia
ShareGift Australia provides Australian shareholders with the opportunity to sell their shares and donate the proceeds to charity, without having to pay brokerage fees.
Selling and donating through ShareGift Australia ensures that the proceeds of the sale benefit Australian charities. Shareholders are encouraged to nominate the charity or charities they would like their share sale to benefit.
Visit www.sharegiftaustralia.org.au