Yearly Archive: 2023
Celebrating International Women’s Day – Lana Purcell
Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Geelong Community Foundation is shining a light on some of the incredible women who are driving change and making a difference in the community sector, with women making up around 81% of the community sector workforce in Victoria. Meet Lana Purcell, founder and CEO at...
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Celebrating International Women’s Day – Kaylene Reeves
Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Geelong Community Foundation is shining a light on some of the incredible women who are driving change and making a difference in the community sector, with women making up around 81% of the community sector workforce in Victoria. Meet Kaylene Reeves, co-managing director of Norlane Community...
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Gallery launch for this year’s P500 campaign
Our 2023 P500 Launch was held at the stunning Geelong Gallery in March where we experienced our largest ever attendance! From 90 donors in 2017 to more than 260 in 2022 and six worthy organisations funded, the power of the P500 Giving Circle is evident. Guests were able to hear from last year’s grant recipient...
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New Program Manager Appointed
We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Amy Waters to our newly created Program Manager position. Amy has joined the Foundation at an opportune time, to be part of grant application review process, engaging with representatives from community organisations. This will help us to understand, in greater detail, the work they do to support ...
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Adroit Annual Charity Golf Day a huge success
Geelong region businesses were out in full force for the recent 20th Adroit Insurance & Risk Charity Golf Day, joining MC Nicky Buckley in raising more than $97,000 for a worthy local cause. 150 players hit the stunning 13th Beach Golf Links course at Barwon Heads to battle it out for the prestigious Adroit Charity...
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Celebrating International Women’s Day – Rachael Parker
Ahead of International Women’s Day on March 8, the Geelong Community Foundation is shining a light on some of the incredible women who are driving change and making a difference in the community sector, with women making up around 81% of the community sector workforce in Victoria. Meet Rachael Parker, founder and CEO at...
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We are hiring – Program Manager
The Geelong Community Foundation is seeking a Program Manager to fill a newly created position within the organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to build on the Geelong Community Foundation’s grant program that has provided $12m in grants to community organisations since inception in 2001. The ideal candidate for this role will have considerable experience...
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