Building Stronger Communities

Annual Report

17-18 Table of Contents

Welcome messages Chair’s message CEO’s message

About the Foundation

Our Place-Based Philanthropy

Who we gave to

Financials Fund Asset Growth 2017-2018 Grantmaking and Connected Funds

Sydney Women’s Fund Event Highlights Portrait III Research Collaboration Advocacy

Collective Giving Impact100 Sydney The Maybanke Fund Sydney Women’s Giving Circle

Bid for Good Sydney Airport philanthropy partnership

Enduring Philanthropy

Who we are

Thank you to our 2017-2018 Donors Chair’s message Michael Lynch CBE AO

We recognise the growing needs of too many people in the Sydney community.

Photo: Yann Le Berre Photography

Community demand for funds to support high Multi-year funding and innovative collaboration impact local place-based community programs Collective giving has enabled us to create pilot led us to establish Be Kind Sydney this year. programs that can be scaled and replicated in other community foundations and in postcodes of Our new charity calls on all of us to be kind and to need in NSW and beyond. give to create the strong community life we want for our families and everyone in Sydney. We are proud that our RISE program partner- ship with Whitelion attracted $600,000 from St Working more deeply with major philanthropists George Bank for the program to be delivered in of Sydney and local community leaders. SA and WA over the next three years. Community Fifteen years of grantmaking experience to Syd- Foundations work collaboratively across borders ney’s grassroots charities tells us women are still solving entrenched social issues. the most vulnerable people in our community. Much of our giving is with a gender lens to local We just need your support so existing programs programs, listening and responding to community can flourish and new ones can begin. need, and working with local changemakers. Please enjoy reading this short report which illus- When women are strong, communities are trates the breadth and diversity of your giving and strong. our programs. These pages are filled with good Inviting Sydney’s passionate local changemak- news. ers to come forward and share their projects has given Be Kind Sydney access to even more grass- roots projects in our city for you to learn about and support. Every year we increase our knowledge of community to assist people with directing planned giving back to places and causes they care about. Michael Lynch, Chair Typically granting ranges from $100,000 to Sydney Community Foundation | Be Kind Sydney $5,500. The projects offered include multi-year proven programs and new pilots co-designed with charity partners. We thank you for your generosity in the past year and invite you to continue to work with us by giving to unmet need. CEO’s message Jane Jose

A community working together.

Photo: Design Surgery

There’s innovative and kind work being done by Strong financial stewardship so many to create more opportunity for people to At June 30 2018 the Foundation had $2.408,162 in participate in Sydney life. More and more funds under management. Strong philanthropic generosity is relied upon for this financial stewardship of endowment funds , be- grassroots work. Our work for Sydney Women’s quest funds and sub funds under management is Fund to assist a growing number of vulnerable key to our work . Our service to donors is enabling women continues to be at the heart of our work. active granting from Immediate impact funds and supporting their planned giving. Sydney Women’s Fund Advisory Council guided research to inform us about how best to meet Sydney Women’s Fund grows its impact contemporary need. Our third ‘Portrait’ research We encourage you to read our Portrait III Hopes, will give us an evidence base and Fears and Dreams research on our new look web- benchmark for Sydney women’s wellbeing so site. We are building a legacy for the future and in- we can track the impact of our programs. I thank vite you to stay with us on this important mission. Vashudhara Foundation and The Snow Foundation and all donors to Sydney Women’s Thank you to all our donors. This year we Fund for supporting this capacity building work. welcomed Georgina Byron CEO The Snow Foundation to our Board. We farewelled Carole Five years of growth Anne Priest after almost a decade of committed We’re proud of the growth in the impact of service to growing our place-based philanthropy. Sydney Community Foundation through increased Alex Shehadie and Eamon Waterford also ended fundraising. In 2017-2018 we raised a total of their term as Directors. Thanks to my energetic $1,733,375 for Place-Based Programs. This is only and talented team and to the foundation’s possible by collaboration with generous local directors for their guidance, wisdom and support. donors, major foundations and corporate foundations who turn philanthropy into community value.

Our local place-based giving We’ve expanded support to place- based pro- grams across Greater Sydney to communities in South Western Sydney including Campbelltown, Jane Jose , CEO Liverpool and Fairfield areas, the Inner West, the Sydney Community Foundation | inner city, Bayside, Sutherland Shire and Rand- Sydney Women’s Fund | Be Kind Sydney wick. Our impact is growing. - Overall we connected $1,322,934 to programs seeking funding rom $2,500 - $100,000 - The total in Grants from Sydney Community Foundation and our sub funds including Sydney Women’s Fund and Impact 100 Sydney was $622,934 About the Foundation

VISION CORE WORK An inclusive and kind Sydney where all Our place-based philanthropy program provides communities can thrive opportunities for those less fortunate, funding disruptive projects that pilor new approaches to MISSION entrenched social problems. We connect funds to programs that strengthen Sydney communities We work with small, agile connected, grassroots charities to deliver on-the-ground results, provid- VALUES ing proof • Creative and progressive • Collaboration and partnerships • Trusted, experienced and knowledgeable • Delivering impact and change

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Sydney Community Foundation, Sydney Women’s Fund and Be Kind Sydney seek your partnership to help our community deliver on the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a universal framework an dplan to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all.

Global collaboration and local actions aim to achieve each goal by 2030 in a pledge to ensure no one is left behind.

Sydney Community Sydney Foundation Wf Women’s Fund “The partnership we have formed with the Sydney Community Foundation and their donors has brought about enormous change in the community, it has empowered women, fostered community engagement and created community leaders.”

Pat Hall, CEO Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections

WOMEN. COMMUNITIES.

Sydney Community Sydney Foundation Wf Women’s Fund

EDUCATE. EMPOWER. Place-based philanthropy.

PLACE-BASED EXPANSION MAP

We’re continuing our Place-Based Philanthropy work with our lead charity partners in Warwick Farm, Fairfield and Claymore. This years ‘Inspiring Your Giving’ campaign, reflects our multi-year commitment, while also highlighting new priority projects in other areas in response to growing community need. With support from our business, philanthropic and government partners, this year we’re expanding the pro- gram geographically into Parramatta, Sutherland, Bayside, Randwick and Inner West LGAs.

Baulkham Hills Est.2017 GREATER SYDNEY Ryde Mt Druitt Parramatta Est. 2017 Est.2017 Fairfield Redfern/Zetland Est.2013 Warwick Farm Sydney Airport District Est. 2017

Sutherland Newcastle Est. 2017 Claymore Est.2016

Wollongong

Pilot SCF/SWF place-based based Hubs

Place-Based expansion supporting new priority projects

Future target Hub locations

MAJOR SUPPORTERS OF SCF/SWF PLACE-BASED PROGRAM EXPANSION Place-based philanthropy.

FOUNDATIONS SUPPORTING OUR PLACE-BASED PROJECTS Who we gave to

Local + Grassroots

Through our Place-Based work, we’re giving to local community champions. Leaders working in post- codes with chronic disadvantage who show up to change lives, one-by-by, every day.

A total of $1,322, 934 went to programs for women and communities.

Grants of $622,934 from Sydney Community Foundation and our sub-funds including Sydney Women’s Fund and Impact 100 Sydney went to charities supporting people in need.

This included $150,000 in funding for six new projects thanks to our ‘Bid for Good’ Sydney Community Foundation and Sydney Airport philanthropy partnership.

Lead Place-Based Philanthropy Charity Partners - Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections - Whitelion - Parents’ Cafe Inc. Fairfield - STARTTS - Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors Fairfield

‘Inspiring Your Giving’ campaign Place-Based Philanthropy Charity Partners Monkey Baa Theatre Co. / Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections / Whitelion / STARTTS / The Social Outfit / Hope and Heal Inc / Parents’ Cafe Inc. Fairfield

Donor Advised Granting from Sub-Funds Monkey Baa Theatre / Macquarie University / The Luke Batty Fund / Urban Theatre Projects / Sydney International Women’s Poetry & Arts Festival / Hope4Cure / The Song Company / Ozgreen Global Rivers Environmental Education Network Australia / Aurora Education Foundation / Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections / Batyr / Shine for Kids / Asylum Seekers Centre NSW / Butterfly Foundation / Sydney Story Factory

Impact100 Sydney Granting The Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation / Batyr / Sydney Story Factory / Asylum Seekers Centre of NSW

Sydney Airport ‘Bid for Good’ Partnerships 107 Projects / Royal Hospital for Women Foundation / 2Connect Youth and Community / Dress for Success / Orana NSW / Asylum Seekers Centre of NSW Financials.

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Granting by Sydney Community Foundation + Sydney Women’s Fund Charitable funds connected to Sydney Community Foundation’s priority projects

In 2017-2018 our efforts saw us raise and connect At June 30 2018 the Sydney Community Founda- a total of $1,733,375 to support Place-Based tion Tax Deductible Fund had $2,408,162 in funds Programs for communities in need. under management.

This is only possible by collaboration with Strong financial stewardship of endowment generous local donors, major foundations and funds, bequest funds and sub funds under corporate foundations who turn philanthropy into management is key to our work , and as well as community value. active granting from Immediate impact funds we - $1,033,375 received by Sydney Community are focused on growing our capacity so that do- Foundation and Sydney Women’s Fund nors can increase funds available to local - $700,000 connected to place-based programs programs. from PAF’s and Corporate Foundations - $100,000 founding donations and a pledge for We closed the year with a modest surplus in both three years was donated by The Snow Sydney Community Foundation and Be Kind Foundation to our new Be Kind Sydney DGR1 Sydney. charity to grow place-based philanthropy. - SCF Surplus $145,546 - BKS surplus $114,704 This core work has seen the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission (ACNC) approve our Public Benevolent Institute to support our Place-Based Program expansion. This new DGR1 charity ‘Be Kind Sydney’ will grant to alleviate poverty and suffering in our city. Sydney Women’s Fund

Event Highlights

Since 2008, Sydney Women’s Fund, a sub-fund of Sydney Community Foundation, has been funding programs to support women and girls in Greater Sydney.

Each year the need to give support, kindness and opportunity to vulnerable women and girls continue. The design and selection of projects supported by the Sydney Women’s Fund is an evidence based response to our Portrait research. Based on the early findings of ourSydney Women’s Fund Portrait III: Hopes, Fears and Dreams of Sydney Women (2018) uncovered the following three priority areas our programs respond to: Overcoming Financial Vulnerability - Shelt(her) Ending discrimination against women Education / Employment / Scholarships - Towards 50/50

Our suite of annual events, bring together a community of Sydney’s leaders to raise funds, wisdom and create opportunities for all women and girls of Sydney to thrive.

Saluting Sydney Women / August 2017 Our annual flagship fundraising event is an elegant lunch held at the Museum of Contemporary Art to celebrate a Sydney woman who has driven social change in Australia. In August 2017 we honoured an extraordinary Sydney woman, and national media trailblazer, Ita But- trose AO OBE, Australian journalist, businesswoman, television personality and author.

Commonwealth Bank’s - Women in Focus / March 2018 To celebrate International Women’s Day, CommBank’s Women in Focus Sydney event was co-designed with Sydney Women’s Fund with Patron Wendy McCarthy AO In conversation with actor, Marta Dussel- dorp. They inspired CBA’s guests and helped fundraise for Sydney Women’s Fund 2018 priority project SWF X Ginger & Smart - ‘Strong & Kind’ Tote project creating supported employment and education for 200 refugee and migrant women in Fairfield.

Giving Together at 4Fourteen / March 2018 Our 2018 ‘Inspiring Your Giving’ campaign was launched by SWF Advisory Council member, Georgina Byron at our annual Giving Together lunch. The event was generously hosted by Colin Fassnidge and Jane Hyland feauturing speakers from our priority projects for women and girls run by Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections and our RISE project run by Whitelion and all generously supported by SWF’s donors.

INSIGHT: by The Office Space Sydney Women’s Fund and The Office Space have paired up in 2018 to present INSIGHT - a monthly talk series that brings together entrepreneurs, business and community leaders to explore burgeoning topics, revealing their unique insights. All proceeds supporting our Women’s Business Incubator pro- gram in Warwick Farm.

TFN - Giving Together for the Daughters of Sydney Celebrating our very first ‘live’ crowdfunding experience, powered by The Funding Network. Featuring a stellar line-up of community champions’ ground-breaking work with women and girls of Sydney. To- gether, over $66,000 was pledged to support: - Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections ‘Women’s Employment Traineeships’ - Whitelion to support ‘RISE’ - re-engaging at-risk youth in education - Parents’ Cafe Fairfield ‘Shared Threads’ education & employment for refugee and migrant women Thanks go to our TFN sponsors Minter Ellison, McCarthy Mentoring and Dexus Property.

Thank you to our Sydney Women’s Fund major sponsor and supporter Sydney Women’s Fund Sydney Women’s Fund Saluting Sydney Women 2017 Saluting Sydney Women 2017 Photo: Yann Le Berre Photo: Yann Le Berre Ita Buttrose AO, Jane Jose, Ainslie Cahill

Sydney Women’s Fund Sydney Women’s Fund Saluting Sydney Women 2017 Saluting Sydney Women 2017 Photo: Yann Le Berre Photo: Yann Le Berre Place-based partner Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections, Strive students and team Emma Alberici with Marta Dusseldorp

Sydney Women’s Fund Sydney Women’s Fund Giving Together Lunch 2018 Giving Together Lunch 2018 Photo: Sydney Community Foundation Photo: Sydney Community Foundation

Sydney Women’s Fund Sydney Women’s Fund Giving Together for the Daughters of Sydney International Women’s Day 2018 Powered by The Funding Network Photo: Lisa Dieu Photo: Yann Le Berre Michael Hogan, Ann Sherry, Catherine Brown, Wendy McCarthy, Marta Dusseldorp James Valentine with Lisa Cotton Portrait III Research

Research In June 2018, 1000 Sydney women aged 18-75 were interviewed. Only 54% of Sydney Women’s Fund Portrait III Research respondents are in paid work, and of these 48% - Hopes, Dreams & Fears of Sydney Women earn less than $34,000 a year. Only 30% work full time and just 15% earn over $100,000 a year. Since 2008, Sydney Women’s Fund has been funding programs to support women and girls in Emerging from the data is the critical financial Greater Sydney with an evidence base. vulnerability of Sydney women.

In the year of #metoo, Sydney Women’s Fund Sydney Women’s Fund past research Portrait I and commissioned its third Portrait research to un- Portrait II allowed us to prioritise our support to earth the challenges facing women in Sydney. local women in greatest need. This research is our Women globally have been calling for equity in most in-depth review of Sydney women yet and every aspect of their lives. will further refine our evidence base, informing our program design and priority projects moving In response to growing awareness of the inequity forward. facing women and girls, the Sydney Women’s Ad- visory Council set out to take the pulse of Sydney Our thanks to The Snow Foundation and women undertaking the first baseline survey of Vasudhara Foundation for their vision and gener- women and girls aged 17-75 in any Australian city. ously supporting this research.

Co-designed by the Sydney Women’s Fund and led by Australian social researcher Rebecca Hunt- ley with Essential Research, the Sydney Women’s Fund Portrait III Research set out to unearth the hopes, dreams and fears of Sydney women.

Excerpt from the Sydney Women’s Fund Portrait III Research - Scorecard Collaboration

Sydney Women’s Fund X Ginger & Smart Strong & KInd Collaboration In 2018, the sewing program expanded to a sup- ported employment project, with nine migrant Women’s Friendship Sewing Circle and refugee women employed in a collaboration The impact of trauma experienced by refugee between Sydney Women’s Fund, Ginger & Smart, women as a result of war and conflict, means The Social Outfit and Parents’ Cafe Fairfield Inc, to many struggle during their settlement journey. produce a limited edition ‘Strong & Kind’ Tote bag. Proceeds from the collaboration were donated to Since 2014, Sydney Women’s Fund has raised Sydney Women’s Fund. funds to support a Women’s Friendship Sewing Circle for migrant and refugee women in Fairfield. Genevieve Smart and Alexandra Smart, founders of Ginger & Smart, mentored program Partnering with local refugee support service, participants, designed the bag, donated materials Parents’ Cafe Fairfield Inc and STARTTS NSW, this and raised awareness of Sydney Women’s Fund. program is empowering women as they build their Our onors paid the women real wages to manu- sense of belonging and improve language skills. facture the designer tote. Having struggled to find Since it began, over 200 women have attended employment since their arrival to Australia they the ten week programs and still sew together. have gained skills, wages, and a real path to work.

Sydney Women’ s Fund SWF x Ginger & Smart Strong & Kind Tote Collaboration Graduation at The Social Outfit Photo: Sydney Community Foundation

Stories of Change

“There is no limit in the life to learn”

Janette is a wife, mother, and now sewing machinist from Syria. Thanks to Sydney Women’s Fund, Janette accessed the Women’s Friend- ship sewing Circle and mentorship program with Australian design house Ginger & Smart and now works part time at The Social Outfit. Janette now feels safe and optimistic about the future, for herself and her children. Sydney Women’ s Fund SWF x Ginger & Smart For more info or to buy yours now please visit Strong & Kind Tote Collaboration - www.SydneyCommunityFoundation.org.au/swf - Photo: Jo Yeldham Advocacy

Advocacy ‘We need to do things differently’ said the Premier.

‘Keeping Women Out of Prison’ Keynote speaker, The Hon Graham West, argued Position Statement Update 2017 how women’s pathways to custody differ from men. Keeping Women out of Prison coalition are calling for a review of sentencing laws and practice for ‘Women’s contact with the criminal justice system women to better address the negative impact on is often characterised by social and economic children and families. dependency connected to violent and abusive relationships and addiction,’ he said. At the annual ‘Empowering Women, Changing Lives’ breakfast at NSW Parliament House on ‘Sentencing guidelines in Australia provide limited 11th October 2017, the coalition called for more scope to consider the impacts of parental incar- investment in proven diversionary programs for ceration on children. mothers and their children serving shorter sentences, to help reduce the increasing ‘The majority have never been part of any main- population of women in prison. stream they can easily return to. They often come from and return to a handful of postcodes with - 49% of women in prison in NSW have children very little social capital or resources.’ - The imprisonment rate for women in NSW is growing 50% faster than men Jane Jose, CEO, Sydney Community Foundation - 32% of the women in custody in NSW are said: ‘The Coalition has formed a body of evidence Aboriginal that shows prison is an ineffective sentencing - It costs NSW Government $86,000 to keep a solution for the majority of female offenders, woman in prison for one year and that much more could be done to tackle the unique issues associated with women offending, Convenor of the coalition, Helen Wiseman, said; before imprisonment becomes the only option.’

‘Children of imprisoned mothers are the hidden Keeping Women out of Prison Coalition is led by cost of the Australian Justice system.’ Sydney Community Foundation’s Sydney Women’s Fund in partnership with the Zonta Club, In her welcome speech, NSW Premier, The Hon. The Miranda Project, SHINE for Kids and Gladys Berejiklian, recognised the only way to Women’s Justice Network and By My Side, a sub- better support women in the justice system during fund of Sydney Community Foundation. the process and after is to embrace innovation.

Sydney Community Foundation Keeping Women Out of Prison NSW Parliament House Photo: Susan Papazian Advocacy

Advocacy Professor Behrendt wrote and directed the documentary After the Apology and the 6th Annual Maybanke Lecture Walkley nominated feature documentary Professor Larissa Behrendt Innocence Betrayed and has written and produced several short films. She is a board member of the Hosted by Sydney Community Foundation, the Sydney Festival and a member of the Major 6th Annual Maybanke Lecture in 2018 was given Performing Arts Panel of the Australian Council. by Professor Larissa Behrendt on ‘Protecting Children and Empowering Women - Historic and Awarded the NAIDOC Person of the Year Award contemporary issues of Aboriginal child removal.’ and 2011 NSW Australian of the Year. She is the host of Speaking Out on ABC Local Radio and It was a powerful and moving presentation high- Radio National. lighting the challenges and inequity for protecting children and empowering women in the The Annual Maybanke Lecture is named for Indigenous Australian community. Australian feminist and educator Maybanke Anderson, and an important contribution to the ‘At the time of the apology in 2007 there were Sydney Community Foundation’s advocacy. Each over 9054 Aboriginal children in out of home care. year an extraordinary speaker is invited by The In 2017, there were 17,664. This is almost 10,000 Maybanke Fund, a sub-fund of Sydney more than when Rudd delivered his speech. Community Foundation, to present at Customs House Sydney. ‘If the figures keep increasing in this way, the number of Aboriginal children in out of home care will reach the level it was during the period of a formal removal policy by 2015.

‘Aboriginal children are far more likely to be removed by child protection authorities than non-Indigenous children. In 2017, it was 9.8 times more likely.

‘There is a strong and disturbing link between children who are in out of home care and children who are in juvenile detention.’

Professor Larissa Behrendt is a Eualayai / Gamillaroi woman who holds the Chair of Indigenous Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at the University of Technology, Sydney. A graduate of UNSW and Harvard Law School, she has published numerous textbooks on Indigenous legal issues.

Professor Behrendt won the 2002 David Uniapon Award and a 2005 Commonwealth Writer’s Prize for her novel Home. Her second novel, Legacy, won a Victorian Premier’s Literary Award. She is Professor Larissa Behrendt 6th Annual Maybanke Lecture 2018 author of Indigenous Australia for Dummies and Customs House Sydney Finding Eliza: Power and Colonial Storytelling. Photo: Yann Le Berre Collective Giving

Impact100 Sydney

$100,000 Grant in 2018 A collective giving sub-fund of Sydney Community Foundation - Impact100 Sydney were pleased to announce that this year’s $100,000 grant has been awarded to The Australian Literacy & Numeracy Foundation from over 35 applications to the 2018 Grant Round,

ALNF has received funds for its Refugee Action Support (RAS) program. Since receiving the Impact100 Sydney grant, ALNF trained and placed a total of 172 new tutors in partner schools across Blacktown, Fairfield, Liverpool, Auburn, Merrylands, Northmead and Bossley Park. An additional 22 tutors in the regional town of Albury. Tutors have worked with 450 students from refugee backgrounds providing 3-4 hours of tutoring per week for up to 12 weeks.

Sydney Community Foundation - Impact100 Sydney Impact100 Sydney Committee with Major Grant recipient ALNF Customs House Sydney Photo: Yann Le Berre

The Maybanke Fund

Maybanke Anderson Fund Indigenous University Scholarships Each year The Maybanke Fund awards a scholarship to support Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander students at Macquarie University studying a full-time education degree.

The scholarship is unique as it not only empowers and supports individual students studying at the university, it also helps to inspire the next generation of students and create the conditions for optimal early childhood development and high quality education.

“I am currently studying the Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Communities) through intense block program at Macquarie University...thank you for this opportunity to achieve my dreams.” Natalie Little 2017 Scholarship Recipient

Sydney Women’s Giving Circle Financial journalist Catherine Fox and business woman Julia Quinn have partnered to create a new giv- ing circle for women in Sydney to support the priority projects of Sydney Women’s Fund.

They will focus on corporate Sydney to accelerate the impact of a selection of grassroots projects help- ing local women and girls, focusing on improving financial independence and security. Bid for Good

Sydney Airport + Sydney Community Foundation

In October 2017 we started an exciting new Sydney Community Foundation philanthropy partnership with Sydney Airport further expanding our Place-Based Philanthropy Program in Sydney.

Funds were raised from the annual Sydney Airport Lost Property Auction and a total of $150,000 was raised for local charities supporting people in need in the suburbs surrounding the airport.

Following an open ‘Bid for Good’ grant round we received 91 applications, $3.3million worth of inspiring funding requests from local grassroots organisations. The project chosen by Sydney Airport from our shortlist will build belonging and community life.

Local charity 107 Projects was named the recipient of the $100,000 major grant to support program development for its new Joynton Avenue Creative Centre in Green Square’s 278-hectare community and cultural precinct.

The centre is set to be home to a broad spectrum of music, performance, spoken word poetry and visual arts in a relaxed and welcoming environ- ment designed by Peter Stutchbury Architects for the City of Sydney, and set on the former Esme Cahill nurses’ quarters on the former South Syd- ney Hospital site.

Five other charities were also supported with $10,000 grants each including: - Asylum Seekers Centre NSW - Dress for Success - Orana - Royal Hospital for Women Foundation for Malabar Midwives - 2Connect Youth & Community

An expansion of our place-based philanthropy program, this partnership also brought to light new projects to prioritise in response to growing community need. Enduring Philanthropy

What we’re working on...

Growing Community Philanthropy “Sydney Community place-based NSW Department of Family & Community work is what I really get excited about. Services support for the growth of community philanthropy and sustainability of the Sydney They get to the local leaders, they Community Foundation and its Sydney know the service providers. Women’s Fund was secured in 2017 and will continue until 2020. They go out and fundraise from businesses, philanthropy and This capacity building funding will enable: government and co-design programs for education, employment, Launch of ‘BeKind Sydney’ domestic violence, whatever the Sydney Community Foundation and Sydney needs are in that Women’s Fund will focus on growing the corpus community. available to the Sydney Community to be comparable with those of Community They go deep and they go long term.” Foundations in Melbourne, Brisbane and Adelaide. Georgina Byron, CEO Place-Based Program Expansion NSW The Snow Foundation Funding will support the growth of our successful Place-Based Program across Greater Sydney and into rural NSW. It will focus on codesigning and piloting early intervention projects and programs to increase social inclusion. .

New research to form evidence base for supporting Sydney women - Portrait III Research Sydney Women’s Fund third Portrait Research provides us with a contemporary evidence base for granting from Sydney Women’s Fund to promote equality and overcome the challenge of financial vulnerabilty for too many women in our community.

The brief for the third Portrait project was to take the pulse of Sydney women through an in-depth look at the hopes, dreams, aspirations and fears of Sydney Women.

+ We’re expanding our strategic partnerships: - Committee for Sydney - Business Events Sydney - Sydney Airport - Ginger & Smart - Business Chicks - CBA Women in Focus - Westpac Women’s Markets - Women in Super - Agender: Celebrating female photography - INSIGHT: by The Office Space SydneyWomen’s Fund - Minter Ellison Saluting Sydney Women - Dexus Property Georgina Byron CEO The Snow Foundation - McCarthy Mentoring Photo: Yann Le Berre Who we are

Board + Leaders Sydney Women’s Fund Advisory Council Wendy McCarthy AO (Patron) Patron Lucinda Brogden (Patron) His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC Georgina Byron (Chair) DSC (Ret’d) Governor of New South Wales Niki Kesoglou (Deputy Chair) Vice Patron Benedicte Colin Rosalind Strong AM Marta Dusseldorp Clare Ainsworth-Herschell Board of Directors Jane Jose Sydney Community Foundation Alice LeMessurier Michael Lynch AO CBE (Chair) Bobbi Mahlab MIchael Hogan Alex Shehadie Diana D’Ambra (Treasurer) Deanne Weir Corinne Kemp Justine Waters Julianne Sanders Wayne Stokes Chief Executive Georgina Byron (Appointed May 2018) Jane Jose Carole-Anne Priest (Term ended November 2017) Alexandra Shehadie (Resigned July 2018) Staff Eamon Waterford (Resigned May 2018) Loredana Fyffe - Marketing and Partnerships Manager Board of Directors Paula Llavallol Be Kind Sydney - Operations and Donor Manager Michael Lynch AO CBE (Chair) Sasha Carrell Diana D’Ambra (Treasurer) - Governance Manager (December 2017) Wayne Stokes Caroline Fonda Lucy Brogden - Communications and Engagement Alessandra Styling - Administration and Place-Based Liaison Assistant

Sydney Community Foundation Michael Lynch AO CBE Chair Sydney Community Foundation | Be Kind Sydney at Joynton Avenue Creative Centre Photo: Josephine Ki Thank you

Donors>$250 Corinne Kemp John Brogden Penelope Nelson Cynthia Nadai John Dean Penny Williams 2017 - 2018 Damian Barber John Haeny Petra Buchanan David Rosenbaum Jonathan Hedger Phhillips Huynh Adrian Smetsers David Weston Joseph Stokes Phil Hayman Alan Duncan Deanne Weir Judith Burrell Pippa Downes Alan Wyburn Deborah Heng Judith Kay Renato Mazza Alex Mazzoni Diane Bradley Judy Dean Richard Burns Alice Cahill Digivizer Digivizer Judy Howard Robert Simpson Alice LeMessurier Dirk Hofman Judy Howard Robyn Tupman Alice Oppen Eileen Baldry Julianne Sanders Rosalind Strong Amanda Blair Eleanor Hartmann Junitha Giles Rosemary Croyden Amanda Digby Elise Williams Justine Waters Ross Howard Amanda MCCarthy Elizabeth Evatt Karen Varker Ruth Silver Amelia Eilbeck Elizabeth McIntyre Kat Armstrong Ruth Sophie Kalnin Andrea Nield Elizabeth Scott Katherine Bennett Sabina Donnolley Andrew Maloney Elsa Atkin Kay Vernon Sallie Grey Andrew Muston Emily Simpson Kayte Murphy Sally Treeby Angela Nguyen Emma Dunch Keith Miller Sally Wilkinson Anita Jacoby Fay Duncan Ken Maher Sam Sayers Ann Sherry Felicity Hughes Kerrie Mather Sandra Duncan Anne Cregan Fleur Griffiths Kiyomi Duncan Sarah McGarry Antony Green Frank Maurizi Kris Vogelsong Sarah Winn Avijit Bhowmick Gavin Burton Kylie Little Shane Stanton Avril Ford Genevieve Smart Larissa Behrendt Shankarling Madhavi Ayten saridas Georgina Byron Leng Ohlsson Sheila Royles Barry Nicholls Gillian Corban Leon Kantor Sonia Fenton Bee Luu Giuseppe Di Bennardo lisa cotton Sophie McCarthy Belinda Allen Greta Clare Louise Warner Stephen Motbey Benedicte Colin Greta Clare Lucy Brogden Stuart Williams Beverley Burns Heather Kent Lucy Steed Susan Downing Bill Manos Helen Grasswill Luke Branagan Susan Jennings Bobbi Mahlab Helen Wiseman Lurlene Trimboli Susan Ryan Brendan Lonergan Holly Masterman Michelle Kelly Suzanne Grosvenor Brett Sims Iceni Group Pty Ltd Madeleine Shenstone Suzanne Rickard Brian Swan Jacinta Oner Maisy Stapleton Syvanna Croyden Brooke Shaw Jack Chivers Mark Wilkinson T Courtnall Bruce Cooper James OToole Martin Lea Tamara Sciuriaga Caro Webster James Patterson Mary Booth-Patterson Teresa Cahill Carol Vale James Rooney Mary Haines The Office Space Carolyn Colley Jan Bowen Matthew Fonda Tina Lee Catherine Fox Jan Burnswoods Michael Callaghan Tom Hull Catherine Kelly Jane Jose Michael Hogan Tony Strong Catherine McGirr Jane LeMessurier Michael Lynch Trevor Banks Charlene Bradley Jane Spring Naomi Tosic Vadiraja Tekkatte Chelsea Dunsire Jason Catlett Narelle Scott Vicki Olsson Christine Bishop Jason Williams Nathan Deveson Virginia Briggs Christine Deer Jason Wilson neal vaughan Wendy Fitzgerald Christine OBrien Jennice Kersh Nicola Marshall Wendy McCarthy Christine Smetsers Jennifer Bott Nicole Abadee Wendy Michaels Clare Ainsworth Herschell Jeremy Motbey Nigel Stoke Wendy Steele Clare Herschell Joanna Maxwell Paris Ramrakha William Garing Colette Baini Joanne Staugas paul oates William Manos Colin Kropman Joanne Staugas Penelope Faure Yasmin Nagy Sydney Community Sydney Foundation Wf Women’s Fund

Thank youes

Together, we’re building stronger communities

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