Geelong Community Foundation News
Launch of Philanthropy 500 – Collective giving for Geelong
A new collective giving group within the Geelong Community Foundation is set to deliver a high-impact gift to our local community. One hundred members of Philanthropy 500 (P500) will each donate $500 or more, a gift of over $50,000. Collective giving is the coming together of individuals to jointly fund social change. The ability to...
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Innovative new support centre connecting stroke survivors back into our community
A $20,000 grant from the Geelong Community Foundation has helped make possible Australia’s first regional stroke support centre, located in a house in leafy Richmond Crescent, Geelong. The Barwon Stroke Support Centre, an initiative of the Stroke Association of Victoria, is connecting people who have had a stroke with other stroke survivors and back into...
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Program improving the health of migrants, refugees and asylum seekers in Geelong
A grant of $3000 from the Geelong Community Foundation aims to help The Water Well Project give migrants, refugees and asylum seekers equitable access to healthcare to enable them to live full lives and contribute to the wider Geelong community. The Water Well Project improves the health and wellbeing of people of migrant, refugee and...
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Applications for our Major Grants program close 27 February
Community organisations across the Geelong region are invited to apply for the Foundation’s annual Major Grants. The geographic boundary of our grant making is the City of Greater Geelong, Borough of Queenscliffe, Surf Coast Shire and southern part of Golden Plains Shire. The Major Grant program is for grants from $10,000 to $30,000 and applications...
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Season’s greetings
We would like to extend our warm thanks to everyone who has been involved with the Geelong Community Foundation in 2016. Your support as a donor, or as a grantee delivering life-changing services, greatly benefits to our community. We wish you a restful and happy festive season and look forward to working with you again in 2017...
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New brochure to assist making a bequest
At the Geelong Community Foundation we provide our donors with a range of philanthropic options to achieve their personal giving goals while supporting the broader Geelong community. By leaving a bequest in your Will to the Foundation you will create a long-lasting gift that will be held in perpetuity to support the growing needs of...
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Annual Report 2015-2016
In the 16 years since the Geelong Community Foundation was established, it has been making a difference by facilitating giving and investing in people and solutions to strengthen communities across the Geelong region. View the Geelong Community Foundation Annual Report 2015-2016.
Read moreGrant applications now open
The Foundation now provides two grant programs, both of which are now open. The Small Grant program supports grants from $3,000 to $10,000 and close 12th December 2016. The Major Grant program is for grants from $10,000 to $30,000 and will not close until 27th February 2017. The geographic boundary of our grant making is...
Read moreAdroit Annual Charity Golf Day
Adroit Insurance Group will host its 15th Annual Charity Golf Day at 13th Beach Golf Links, Barwon Heads on 24th November 2016. Thia is an event not to be missed! Teams of four will come together to compete for the prestigious Meatball Cup and raise much needed funds for the Geelong Community Foundation. Since its...
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