Bennelong Foundation

Our family and friends experienced community sport as a vehicle for building cultural connection at our event with Koorie Academy LTD last week. This year we introduced a new funding focus area: Funding initiatives that develop community sport as a pathway to inclusion and cultural connection for those facing ingrained barriers to participation. Expressions of Interest for our Community Grant Round are open until 11:59pm AEST, 14 August 2024. For more information, please visit our website.

Our amazing House of Welcome Catering Social Enterprise has a chef vacancy. From small gatherings to conferences, trainees from asylum-seeking and refugee backgrounds whip up the most delicious of treats! We're looking for an experienced chef to support our wonderful trainees and be part of this established enterprise. Get in touch if you have any questions or know anyone interested 😀 https://lnkd.in/gTH_Rxbc

A grassroots charity based in Melbourne, Team Sports 4 All, seeks to overcome ingrained barriers to taking part in sport. In 2015, TeamSports4All was founded on the belief that no child should miss out on playing sports. Today it has the bold ambition to ensure that any child who wants to play sport can. The Bennelong Foundation provided funding for 60 children in high-need regions to participate in sports beginning November 2023. This grant has significantly accelerated the growth of the charity which helps Australians overcome ingrained barriers to participation in sport. Most of families supported by this grant TS4A are from culturally and linguistically diverse communities in the western suburbs of Melbourne. Often the parents are unemployed and isolated from broader communities, so the inclusion of their child in a sports team can be significant. “When families are in a cycle of disadvantage, it’s hard to break, but this charity has the potential to break that cycle,” says Simon Davie, CEO of TS4A. Read more about the work that TS4A is doing today here - https://lnkd.in/ghX7Chxc or link in the comments. Mike Rikard-Bell | Mike O'Keefe | Fiona Gathercole | Christina Kortesis | Cameron Dare | Lesa Jackson | Eliza Mora

Too deadly! This NAIDOC Week, the Bennelong Foundation's friends and family took on Naarm's winter with a basketball clinic and cultural workshop hosted by Koorie Academy LTD. The sessions were led by Ricky Baldwin, CEO, Founder of Koorie Academy and Gunaikurnai elder, who ran a clinic for the kids, and Jida Copper, a Koorie Academy coach and Yorta Yorta man, led the adults' session. The cultural workshop was eye-opening and immersive for all involved. Baldwin explained that crafting Aboriginal artifacts was a process of healing for him as he shared his family's history—coming from two generations of the Stolen Generation. Participants in the workshop donned possum cloaks, engaged in stories, and held artifacts like an emu caller, number 7 boomerang, and bundi sticks. Full story and photo gallery is available on the Bennelong Foundation website here - https://lnkd.in/gZQ_N7SV Jeff Chapman | Carena Shankar | Kelly Chapman | Phil Honeywood | Christine Fleer | Karan Fernandes | Aaliya F. | Andrew Westacott | Emily Harrington | Elaine Donnelly | John Burke, CFA | Jeff Phillips | Phillip Kissonergis | Talya Levy | Jonas Daly | Nicole Hammond | Jodie Saw | Eric Finnell, CAIA | Stuart Fechner | David Whitby | Brett Mawdsley | Brian O Marnain | Adrian O' Connell | Geoff Cowen (GAICD) | Cavin Daniel

Our 2024 Community Grants are now open for expressions of interest. Submissions open until 14 August, 2024 (11:59pm AEST). For more information, visit our website or click the link here - https://lnkd.in/gJtKxCiW

Happy NAIDOC Week! 🖤💛❤️💙🤍💚🖤

Today we farewelled Marta Galli, long-serving member of our Philanthropy and Community Engagement (PACE) Commitee. Thank you Marta for your time, counsel and passion for community over the past eight years. The PACE Commitee comprises employees of the Bangarra Group of companies and works with the Foundation team to cultivate a culture of philanthropy across the businesses. Our current committee members from Bennelong Funds Management are Jeff Phillips, Stuart Fechner, Jodie Saw, Scott Lillingston and David Whitby. From Bangarra Family Office is Elaine Donnelly and from 4D Infrastructure is Peter Aquilina.

Stories of Impact is our way to share the stories of our grant partners. We are continually inspired by their dedication to the community and are excited to showcase their work. We feature organisations like: Talent Beyond Boundaries who have created new global pathways for skilled refugee migration globally. Nature Foundation who are creating opportunitity for Aboriginal high school students to consider careers in conservation. Big Leaf Foundation who are building language confidence and social cohesion through sport clinics for displaced young people in the UK. You can find all Stories of Impact on our new website bennelongfoundation.com or through the link in our comments. Jemma Bailey | Katie Perry | Steph Cousins | Alex Nankivell | Paul van Ruth | Carolyn Pickering, Grad.Dip Journalism, B.Ed. | Georgina Fiedler | Louna Ghawi | Georgie McGrillen

Introducing our new look. Thank you to Twosday Brand Strategy Studio for your partnership on all things brand. Jeff Chapman | Carena Shankar | Kelly Chapman | Phil Honeywood | Christine Fleer | Karan Fernandes | Aaliya F. | Andrew Westacott | Emily Harrington | Elaine Donnelly | John Burke, CFA | Jeff Phillips | Phillip Kissonergis | Talya Levy | Jonas Daly | Nicole Hammond | Jodie Saw | Eric Finnell, CAIA | Stuart Fechner | David Whitby | Maurice Wren | Regan Bush | Lincoln McMahon | Bennelong Funds Management | Andrew Gatenby | Crown Golf | Brett Mawdsley | Christopher Lynch| Supernormal—labs™ Ben Flint | Patrick Brosnan| Nicole Goodman | Tamara Ben-Moshe| Akec Makur Chuot | Peter Bol OLY | Joe Kwon

Today we unveil our new strategy, inspired by the ambition that every person has the opportunity to shape their future and chase their goals. The strategy, which focuses on opening pathways to economic empowerment and social cohesion, guides our approach to grant-making, partnerships and engagement. This is the Bennelong Foundation’s first new strategy in 10 years. It launches today alongside a new brand and a new website. “This new strategy is an evolution in how the Bennelong Foundation creates opportunities for meaningful change,” said CEO Laura Cochrane (GAICD). Bennelong Foundation Chairperson Carena Shankar said: “We believe in empowering people by providing them with opportunities they may not otherwise have access to. One small opportunity can kick-start a journey that can be transformational, both for individuals and entire communities. Read our strategy below, at bennelongfoundation.com or linked here - https://lnkd.in/gJXTq6Bq Jeff Chapman | Kelly Chapman | Phil Honeywood | Christine Fleer | Karan Fernandes | Aaliya F. | Andrew Westacott | Emily Harrington | Elaine Donnelly | John Burke, CFA | Jeff Phillips | Phillip Kissonergis | Talya Levy | Jonas Daly | Nicole Hammond | Jodie Saw | Eric Finnell, CAIA | Stuart Fechner | David Whitby | Maurice Wren | Campbell Fleming | Regan Bush | Lincoln McMahon | Bennelong Funds Management | Andrew Gatenby | Crown Golf | Brett Mawdsley | Christopher Lynch