Geelong Community Foundation News
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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2022 P500 Grant Recipient Announcement
The $75,000 P500 grant for 2022 has been awarded, via donor vote, to Wombat’s Wish. A very emotional Pitch and Vote Night was held last night at Geelong West Town Hall in front of 190 P500 donors and their guests. The three presentations were moving, inspirational, informative and made you proud to live in a...
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2022 P500 Pitch and Vote Night
We are excited for this Thursday 24th November when the three shortlisted organisations will pitch for the 2022 P500 grant of $75,000. Below are the pitch videos from the three organisations.
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Media release: The Power In You Project secures Adroit Insurance & Risk’s Golf Day $75,000 Capital Grant
On Wednesday October 26, 2022, Adroit Insurance & Risk and its community partner the Geelong Community Foundation hosted their Golf Day Capital Grant Pitch and Vote Night at the Empire Grill in Geelong. At this annual event, Adroit staff members voted on their preferred organisation to receive the $75,000 Capital Grant. The Power In You...
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2022 P500 Grant Finalists
We are very excited to announce the 3 programs that have been shortlisted in this years $75,000 P500 grant. Our grant review panel had some amazing applications to assess, it most certainly wasn’t an easy choice, so a very big congratulations to the 3 finalists Foundation 61 Tiny Dots Early Intervention Wombat’s Wish Click here...
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Introduction to Wilsons Advisory
Geelong Community Foundation welcomes Wilsons Advisory into its role as our new Portfolio Manager. This follows an extensive selection and due-diligence process that reviewed over six independent proposals and interviewed three Managers for the position. The appointment of Wilsons allows the Foundation to maintain a consistent and personal investment approach in asset allocation, investment selection,...
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Adroit Golf Day Capital Grant 2023
Adroit Insurance & Risk will host its 20th Annual Charity Golf Day at 13th Beach Golf Links in Barwon Heads on 2 March, 2023. The Adroit Insurance & Risk Charity Golf Day, of which the Foundation is a community partner, is one of the largest events in the Geelong fundraising calendar. Since its inception, the...
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Chairperson Michael Betts Update
It is my pleasure as Chairperson to update our donors and stakeholders on the work of the Geelong Community Foundation. The Foundation has raised a record amount of money in the 2022 financial year of over $1.7 million. We continue to see a growth in bequests, both in number and value, and we have welcomed...
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