The Ian Potter Foundation makes grants nationally to support charitable organisations working to benefit the Australian community across a wide range of sectors and endeavours.
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As The Connection settles into its new home at The Smith Family, passionate changemaker Suzanne Cridge shares its 10 year journey innovating for good. A collaborative networking initiative, it builds leadership capacity in education to overcome education inequity in Australia. Find out how it has improved educational outcomes for some 80,000 students in over 80 schools and sites. https://lnkd.in/g2iMeNvH
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🚗💡 I've been on the road this week visiting place-based initiatives in Benalla, Beechworth, and Shepparton—a powerful reminder of both the purpose and possibility of Partnerships for Local Action and Community Empowerment (PLACE). PLACE exists to strengthen place-based approaches across Australia—building a stronger workforce, enabling the effective use of data and evidence, and improving the policy, funding, and service systems that help communities thrive. 🌟 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴! I’m looking for 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 to work with Sarah, myself, and the PLACE Board to build our core programs of work from the ground up: 📌 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗘𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 – Leading PLACE’s efforts to develop and implement a national workforce strategy, strengthening the capability and capacity of those working in place-based initiatives. https://shorturl.at/aYwG1 📌 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 & 𝗦𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 – Driving PLACE’s efforts to gather, translate, and share knowledge into practical tools and resources for place-based practitioners and stakeholders. https://shorturl.at/bQIva 📌 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 – Tackling issues of national significance that shape the success of place-based initiatives, ensuring they have the conditions to thrive. https://shorturl.at/pXTuz 📌 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿, 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 – Leading PLACE’s efforts to build data governance and capability, supporting local initiatives to make better use of evidence and insights. https://shorturl.at/8h7Z1 These are four unique opportunities to shape PLACE from day one and help define the future of the place-based ecosystem in Australia. Know someone who’d be a great fit? 𝗣𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗲 or tag them below or reach out to the team at SHE HR Consulting to learn more!
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We're excited to announce that our team will be presenting at the upcoming Country Counts - Central Qld Data Workshop on Thursday, February 6th! Hosted by The Smith Family Capricorn CfCFP and Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership, this workshop is a chance for service and systems leaders, planners and researchers across Central Queensland to learn more about the use and interpretation of child and youth data. 📅 Event Details: Date: Thursday, February 6th Session 1: Hybrid event (join online or in person) https://lnkd.in/gGrxVk_Y Session 2: In-person networking session https://lnkd.in/ge7HEbx3 We welcome all our Queensland-based stakeholders to attend and encourage you to share this opportunity with your networks. Please feel free to register for either or both sessions, depending on your capacity to attend either online or in person. Looking forward to a great day of development and connections! #ChildWellbeing #DataWorkshop
Partnerships for Local Action and Community Empowerment (PLACE) is seeking Expressions of Interest (EOI) from existing place-based initiatives across Australia that are interested in being stops or locations on their Community Roadshow & Listening Tour, taking place over six weeks from 24 March 2025 to 4 May 2025. This Tour will help PLACE learn about your challenges, successes, and aspirations—and provide opportunities for you to connect directly with PLACE Board Members and staff. Find out how to submit an EOI below.
𝗕𝗲 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗖𝗘’𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 & 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿 The team at PLACE will be hitting the road from 𝟮𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 as part of our inaugural (but hopefully not the last...!) Community Roadshow & Listening Tour. The Tour is a chance for place-based initiatives and practitioners to help shape the future of Partnerships for Local Action and Community Empowerment (PLACE) as we work to accelerate the adoption and impact of place-based work. 🤔𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀? At PLACE, we believe in the power of listening, learning, and collaborating, and we recognise that each place-based project has its unique stories, challenges, and solutions. Through this tour, we aim to: ✅ 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 – Understand the experiences of different place-based initiatives and practitioners. ✅ 𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 – Share our strategic priorities and gather your feedback to ensure our work addresses local needs. ✅ 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 – Identify ways to collaborate and foster long-term connections. 📣𝗪𝗲'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂! We’re inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) from communities and initiatives who’d like to be a stop on our tour. This is a unique opportunity to showcase your work, connect with PLACE leadership, and influence how we shape our first year of operations. 📅 𝗘𝗢𝗜 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Friday, 14 February 2025. See more details in the attached document or get in touch with the team. Sean Sarah Neiewa
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The prize for the most read article on Philanthropy Australia’s website in 2024 goes to… a story on PLACE – or the Partnerships for Local Action and Community Empowerment, launched on 30 October in Melbourne. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gdM36yGA PLACE is a national, independent, NFP dedicated to supporting the needs of communities and addressing disadvantage. The Minderoo Foundation, Paul Ramsay Foundation, The Ian Potter Foundation, the Bryan Foundation and the Dusseldorp Forum matched the government’s investment of $19.3m over five years to support the initiative. PLACE is about to begin a Community Roadshow and Listening Tour from 24 March to 4 May to listen and engage with place-based initiatives. Learn more and register for the EOI process by 17 February 2025 here: https://lnkd.in/gv-wz6dd
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Today, the Federal Government opens grants for social enterprises and for-purpose businesses to fund wrap around support costs for long-term unemployed job seekers who have not been engaged in employment for the past 12 months. The grants also target job seekers who have experienced a range of barriers such as lived experience of mental illness, learning barriers, or drug and alcohol misuse. If you’re interested, please check out: https://lnkd.in/gTm-yPNc While the numbers seem big, with $10m out of a budgeted $20m being put on the table to trial new ways for social enterprises and for-purpose businesses to work alongside the employment system, it’s a gentle toe in the water. If successful, it could shape something a lot bigger. Imagine a future where Australia’s unemployment rate is just 2.5%. A future where thousands of people, once long-term unemployed, are now thriving in meaningful jobs. A future where we tackle the challenges of economic inclusion and labour shortages head-on, without triggering inflation. Sounds ambitious? Sure. But with courage and leadership, it’s entirely possible—and we have the tools to make it happen. If you’re interested, I’ve written a short article on what we feel might be possible if programs like this continue to be built on.
Our latest Annual Grants Report (2023-24) is now online. This year, we welcomed a new Chair, Craig Drummond, upon Charles Goode AC's retirement after 30 years as Chair and 37 years as Governor of the Foundation. We acknowledge Charles Goode’s faithful service to the Foundation and the broader philanthropic sector in Australia with immense gratitude. Few cultural, scientific, or public institutions in our country have not engaged with Charles Goode during his tenure as Chairman of the Foundation over the past three decades. This year also marked the 60th anniversary of The Ian Potter Foundation and cumulative distributions of $492 million. This financial year, the Foundation awarded 34 grants totalling $20,743,550. Check it out: https://lnkd.in/gnjppiu7
We're so proud to be part of the Investment Dialogue for Australia's Children and excited that this brings the group closer to collaboratively funding community-led initiatives.
Creating Lasting Change for Australia’s Children On 15 November 2024, leaders from community, philanthropy and government came together on Kaurna Country in Adelaide for the 2024 Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children roundtable. Hosted at The Living Kaurna Cultural Centre, this gathering focused on listening to community voices and identifying ways to improve wellbeing and reduce intergenerational disadvantage for children, young people, and families across Australia. The Executive Convenor for the Investment Dialogue Simon Factor shared: “Uniquely placed in bringing together philanthropy, government and community, the Investment Dialogue is creating the space for ambitious conversations which are often difficult to have or too quickly get sidelined. “We have the opportunity to amplify each other’s strengths, partner on innovation and better coordinate investments. This is translating into significant commitments to work with community to create the conditions for intergenerational change and tangible outcomes for children and families.” Reflecting on their progress, participants reinforced their commitment to the Working Together Agreement and a shared mission to foster genuine, impactful change. Here are some highlights: 🔹 Strengthening Partnerships: A new Strategic Framework will guide work across three key portfolios—place, early years, and young people—ensuring alignment with government policy and supporting inclusive, flexible collaboration. The Investment Dialogue welcomed new philanthropic members and is inviting state and territory governments to collaborate in 2025. 🔹 Backing Community-Led Change: By 2030, supporting up to 50 communities in leading local, place-based change to achieve tangible outcomes for children, young people and their families. This collaboration will also include partnering with three communities with established place-based approaches to co-design innovation zones that address barriers limiting a community’s ability to deliver change. 🔹 Supporting Early Childhood Development: A dedicated Early Years Working Group will develop and embed integrated early childhood development approaches, including a focus on First Nations led models. The partnership will also co-design an approach to collect better, strengths-based data on children’s sense of belonging, identity and wellbeing. 🔹 Outcomes Fund: Establish the IDAC Social Impact Investment and Advisory Working Group to collaborate on projects under the Government’s $100 million Outcomes Fund. 🔹 Shaping Our Youth Portfolio: Scope a portfolio of work to support young people to thrive, which will be brought to the 2025 Roundtable. The road ahead is ambitious, but by working together, we can create tangible, lasting change. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/gGVh_S8h Amanda Rishworth Jim Chalmers Department of Social Services (DSS) Commonwealth Treasury Prue Warrilow Christina Rosato
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💻 #WEBINAR 💻 Join the National Child and Family Hubs Network, ARACY and Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership for a webinar to launch the #ChildAndFamilyHubsFramework ✏️ https://lnkd.in/gSm8WR_R #ChildAndFamilyHubs 🌈 take an integrated approach to supporting children’s wellbeing and strengthening family resilience. Thriving Queensland Kids Partnership developed the Child and Family Hubs Framework to guide the design and implementation of #Hubs in Queensland settings, with the potential for broader application. This webinar is for researchers, policymakers, service providers, advocates and people engaging with or interested in Child and Family Hubs. 📅 Date: Tuesday 3 December 🕧 Time: 12.30pm-1:30pm AEDT ✏️Register now: https://lnkd.in/gSm8WR_R Read more about Child and Family Hubs 🌈 https://lnkd.in/ghSb3fkJ
The Ian Potter Foundation is proud to join our fellow philanthropic funders - Minderoo Foundation, Paul Ramsay Foundation, Dusseldorp Forum and The Bryan Foundation - and the Commonwealth Government in this exciting and collaborative initiative. Our longstanding relationships with the Tomorrow Today Foundation (Education Benalla) and Children's Ground, and have shown us the impact of community-led place-based programs. Partnerships for Local Action and Community Empowerment (PLACE) can only strengthen established community-led programs such as these and will provide support to empower developing place-based initiatives across the country.
This morning, we had the pleasure of welcoming Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth and Treasurer Jim Chalmers to Our Place at the Carlton Learning Precinct to announce that the Australian Government was joining with five leading philanthropic foundations to establish PLACE as a national institution focused on the adoption and impact of place-based initiatives around Australia. Minister Rishworth and Treasurer Chalmers both spoke passionately about their support for local communities sharing decision-making and action to reduce concentrated and inter-generational disadvantage. PLACE will support hundreds of local communities and place-based initiatives around Australia to do just that. We are an independent not-for-profit organisation governed by an innovative community accountability model. We will have four initial priorities, each with a dedicated First Nations focus. These are (1) Entrenched socio-economic barriers, (2) Early years childhood development, (3) Employment support programs, and (4) Australia's energy transition to net zero. Thank you also to Paul Ramsay Foundation (PRF), Minderoo Foundation, Dusseldorp Forum, The Ian Potter Foundation and Bryan Foundation for being part of this exciting initiative. Thanks also to the families, children, and representatives from other organisations who joined us to discuss their local community in Carlton and a variety of other place-based initiatives around Australia. PRF CEO Kristy Muir spoke on behalf of the philanthropic funders about why an organisation like PLACE was needed. “Place-based approaches recognise that complex social problems cannot be solved through traditional service-based program delivery models – we need to listen to local communities and follow their lead for evidence-based solutions so people and places can thrive.” Our Interim CEO Luke Craven also spoke passionately about the impact place-based initiatives are having in local communities and what will be possible with an organisation dedicated to growing the sector and driving innovation and evidence. “We can see the power of place-based approaches from the inner-city and suburbs to regional centres and remote communities." “Local communities understand their challenges and the support they need to create change. Good place-based approaches unite communities with government and other stakeholders around a shared understanding of complex problems and a shared commitment to action." Find out more at www.placeaustralia.org and sign up for updates to stay in touch. We will reach out to existing initiatives and practitioners around the country as we establish PLACE and work towards getting up and running in early 2025.