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WINTER | 2021
CONNECT
In this edition of Connect, 4 Strategic
read about our Seed Initiatives 2021
Innovation Grants and the
innovative projects to support
6 Seed Innovation
Grants 2021
positive social change.
11 Donor Spotlight:
Honouring Heather
GRANTS
Families Supportive Housing
New Knowledge Safe and Secure Housing for Women and Children
Hub Launched
We recently launched Launch Housing has
our new Knowledge started building
Hub and grants search its innovative new
function on our website. housing service and
accommodation for Launch Housing, Artists impression of the new Supportive
You’ll find news articles, women and children who Housing for Families development in Dandenong.
blogs, podcasts, research have been affected by who have experienced family
reports, and stories with family violence. violence and homelessness with
impact from our grant priority given to women with
partners and inspiring Lord Mayor's Charitable young children aged 0-12 years.
stories about our donors. Foundation approved a grant
of $500,000, which was the first There will also be some
Explore our impact further accommodation available for
by searching our new grants philanthropic support for the
project. As the project was fine older women.
database. You can search by
impact area, financial year, tuned and additional supporters The development will include 60
grant type and Sustainable came on board, a funding gap well-designed apartments in a
Development Goals (SGDs). was identified. The Foundation medium-high rise building with
was pleased to provide an a mix of studio and two to four-
We aim to support our additional $400,000 to help bedroom apartments. Residents
grantmaking and initiatives make the vision a reality. will have access to educational
by having a strong knowledge and cultural activities as well as
base. We want to share and Once completed, the housing
will provide high quality self- communal spaces, courtyards
learn with our grant partners and community gardens.
and collaborators. We want to contained apartments that
help build an informed donor are safe and secure, provide The Foundation’s Program
group, passionate about a sense of community and Manager for Homelessness &
making Greater Melbourne meet high-level environmental Affordable Housing Erin Dolan
a sustainable and equitable standards. The women will said that this new housing
city and engaged in also be helped through the co- development meets the
thoughtful giving. location of support services Foundation’s priority of preventing
within the development. This is homelessness, increasing the
Take a tour of our a first for Australia and will help supply of affordable housing,
Knowledge Hub demonstrate a model which and testing innovative solutions
lmcf.org.au/knowledge-hub could be replicated in other to tough social problems.
communities.
“Women and their children will be
Located in Dandenong, it will be part of a supportive community
one of Australia’s first supportive where everyone is safely and
housing initiatives for families. securely housed with access
It aims to provide long-term to the services they require to
affordable housing for women build healthy and happy lives.”
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C E O’ S M E S S A G E
Working towards a more A combination of knowledge
and action can lead to
sustainable and equitable world meaningful change
Social and environmental challenges are complex and often large scale.
At Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, we understand that to make a major impact,
we must understand these challenges at some depth and work collaboratively and
creatively to test and scale solutions.
As we recover from the
pandemic, we are keeping a
close eye on the economic
and housing impacts on young
people and women (especially
older and younger women).
We have developed an inspiring
set of Initiatives for 2021/22
and our updated Strategic
Plan focuses on two major
themes: addressing the climate
Regen Melbourne.
challenge and building back
We understand that to progress The Foundation is committed better in the COVID-19 recovery.
positive social change, we must to funding innovative pilot and
The Foundation is making a
fund the gathering and sharing demonstration projects. We
renewed effort to engage
of knowledge, and the testing can derisk successful projects
more Melburnians in structured
of new solutions to community so that funders from other
giving. Giving with and through
issues through pilot projects. sectors can help scale solutions.
the Foundation is enjoyable
This grows impact. As we look
We also sometimes fund and efficient.
towards the future, we are
the backbone support for The most inspiring messages
all thinking about the world
collaborations and supporting about giving come from current
we want post the COVID-19
the voices of vulnerable donors who are leading by
pandemic. Many of us want a
communities. This combination example. Wendy Lewis OAM
more sustainable and equitable
of knowledge and action can along with John Bradley, and
world. Much of our work
lead to meaningful change, Angela Wheelton OAM DSJ
with vulnerable communities
through either changes in policy and Paul Wheelton AM KSJ
addressing energy poverty
or through attracting other are all fabulous examples of
and reducing the impact of
funding and financing to scale- thoughtful philanthropy and are
heatwaves stems from this vision.
up demonstrated solutions. great friends to the Foundation.
The opportunity to work on
Launch Housing's Families We look forward to welcoming
Regen Melbourne with Small
Supportive Housing in new donor friends this year.
Giants Academy and City
Dandenong is an example Let's support each other as
of Melbourne through the
of this in action (see page 2). we respond to the COVID-19
‘doughnut economics’ lens has
The Foundation was the first pandemic. We are a strong and
been nothing less than inspiring.
philanthropic funder of this caring community.
The Community Insights report
project providing two grants
was launched by Dr Kate
totalling $900,000.
Raworth recently and we are
This edition of Connect includes looking forward to working on Dr Catherine Brown OAM
projects demonstrating all of the next steps. This includes Chief Executive Officer
these approaches to positive placed based demonstration
social change. The Seed projects developing ideas
Innovation Grants include some about community resilience and
early stage projects that have sustainability.
potential to scale if they are
successful (see page 6).
3
REPORT
Strategic
Strategic community
Initiatives 2021 giving since 1923
Climate Change Resilience Energy Efficiency and Climate
Two overarching in the West of Melbourne Resilience in Vulnerable
themes sit above our H
ealthy & Resilient Communities Households Initiative 2
Outcome 1 Increased cross sector
Strategic Initiatives collaborations strengthening
E
nvironment & Sustainability
Outcome 1: Increased energy
in 2021/22: community resilience to extreme efficiency and climate resilience of
weather, pandemics and natural vulnerable households.
disasters.
Secondary Impact Area:
Building Back Better Secondary Impact Areas:
Leverage and grow our Energy efficiency and small-scale
initiatives and partnerships Melbourne’s West and its renewables are cost effective
that contribute to the surrounding growth corridors means of reducing the cost of
COVID-19 recovery. face many intersecting challenges living for households, providing
that are being exacerbated by protection from temperature
Addressing the climate change. The Resilient related health impacts, and
West initiative will tackle the reducing significant residential
Climate Challenge
drivers of these challenges in emissions. The Brotherhood of St
Strengthen our response
order to support a regenerative, Laurence is our key partner in this
to the climate challenge.
sustainable and just future for the work.
area. The Resilient West Initiative
will test and potentially support
Affordable Housing Challenge 3
a Transitions Hub which aims to
Impact Initiatives 2021/22 connect a range of existing work H
omelessness
& Affordable Housing
and partners, and identify gaps Outcome 1: Increased supply of
Each year, the Foundation and issues. quality, sustainable, affordable
leads a small number of housing.
collaborative initiatives Clean Technology Powerhouse 2 Building on the Foundation’s long
tackling the big challenges E
nvironment & Sustainability term commitment to preventing
facing the community. In Outcome 1: Increased energy homelessness and increasing the
efficiency and climate resilience of supply of affordable housing, the
the coming year, these vulnerable households.
are our priorities: Outcome 2: Increased public
Foundation will continue to grow
understanding of the climate the Affordable Housing Challenge
challenge. first initiated in 2017/2018. This
Next Economy Jobs Challenge Secondary Impact Area: year, we will continue to work
Education & Employment collaboratively with not-for-profit
Outcome 2: Increased economic The Foundation will implement land owners and potentially a
inclusion, resilience and workforce the next phase of the Clean statutory authority to leverage
adaptability.
Technology Powerhouse well-located land suitable for
Secondary Impact Areas:
Initiative, with a focus on rapidly affordable housing.
The COVID-19 pandemic has decarbonising while revitalising the
exposed the vulnerability of social, economy and creating jobs. The
economic and environmental technological and economic case
systems in Greater Melbourne. This for domestic transition is clear for
most sectors, such as housing,
Donor Engagement
Initiative will focus on catalysing Initiative
new collaborations, and developing electricity and transport. The
sustainable, inclusive, quality next step is to position Australia
as a leading global clean energy Grow philanthropy Initiative
employment pathways in sectors
such as clean technology, care exporter, which will accelerate our Create new pathways for donors to
economy, regenerative food/urban domestic decarbonisation, while join and engage with philanthropy
agriculture systems, community reducing emissions internationally through the Foundation.
energy initiatives, and waste/ and creating job opportunties.
circular economy.
4
GRANTS
Organisations and individuals
Regen Melbourne exploring community
aspirations and new economic
models for Greater Melbourne.
Online workshop discussion
Regen Melbourne, Doughnut Economics methodology.
Regen Melbourne is a digital tools, Regen Melbourne culture, full of life, affordable,
network of organisations captured the vision of hundreds sustainable, collaborative and
and individuals exploring of Melburnians about a new and enabled.
community aspirations shared future.
What is also clear from the
and new economic models Dr Raworth recently spoke at Community Insights report
for Greater Melbourne. Melbourne Knowledge Week is that within the challenges
to launch the first Regen we face there lies enormous
Lord Mayor’s Charitable
Community Insights report economic opportunity, including
Foundation is both a founding
which includes reflections secure jobs for all in the next
partner and funder along with
about what it means to economy. This report is the
Small Giants, City of Melbourne,
be a healthy Melbourne, a beginning of developing a
Circular Economy Victoria and
connected Melbourne, an very inspiring shared vision for
Coalition of Everyone.
enabled Melbourne (education, Greater Melbourne.
Developed by economist economic opportunity, energy),
Dr Kate Raworth, Doughnut an empowered Melbourne
Economics is being used (social equity, peace and justice,
by cities and localities participation) and an ecologically
internationally as a compass healthy Melbourne.
for human progress to guide
Based on the community
policy development and service
insights so far, we know that our
delivery. It places a city within Learn more about Regen
community wants a city that is
its ecological and environmental Melbourne and to download
knowledgeable, connected to
limits along with social the report Towards a
foundations and community Online workshop discussion. Regenerative Melbourne visit
engagement. regen.melbourne
Regen Melbourne’s first project
was to explore Melbourne’s
post-COVID future through the Please contact Stephen Torsi
lens of Doughnut Economics. Program Manager Education
Using one-to-one interviews, & Employment, if you have
facilitated workshops and any specific questions or
interest in this work.
5
GRANTS Seed Innovation Grants
create opportunities
Seed Innovation for new and innovative
thinking to support
Grants 2021 positive social change.
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation has provided $574,398 in Seed Innovation
Grants to 12 not-for-profit organisations working to support vulnerable people
and communities. These grants will address climate change, healthy communities,
employment opportunities through social enterprise, and homelessness.
These grants support the Education & Environment &
research, testing and/ Employment Sustainability
or piloting of new ideas
ORGANISATION: ORGANISATION:
and creative solutions
SYN Media Trust for Nature
to current social and PROJECT TITLE:
PROJECT TITLE:
environmental issues. SYN Production Services Securing our Sustainably-
Seed Innovation Grants GRANT: $48,478 managed Farmland
provide funding of up to GRANT: $40,000
$50,000 for one year. The Seed grant will enable SYN
to expand its social enterprise Trust for Nature’s project is
The Foundation’s Chief activities through training and an action research analysis to
Executive Officer Dr Catherine employment of young people as define a permanent protection
Brown OAM said, “The Seed producers, editors and hosts in and collective ownership
Innovation Grants are critical audio production. model, supporting sustainably
to the Foundation’s model of
managed farmland; notably
philanthropy. They are the first
ORGANISATION:
important periurban farmlands
step in the innovation process
Swinburne University threatened by encroaching
and can lead to further grants PROJECT TITLE: development.
where solutions demonstrated WISE Workplace Inclusion
at the seed stage can be scaled Model for Wellbeing
up or replicated. GRANT: $48,052 ORGANISATION:
Better Renting
“A successful Seed Innovation Swinburne University will develop PROJECT TITLE:
Grant project might also and test a new workplace Healthy Homes for Renters
generate enough evidence to inclusion model to support GRANT: $45,000
attract government funding, disadvantaged and marginalised
impact investing or to establish groups in the workplace, Better Renting is coordinating
a viable social enterprise.” including young people and a National Collaboration to
people with disability. secure a commitment for
every Australian jurisdiction to
implement minimum energy
ORGANISATION: efficiency standards for rentals
JobWatch and provide ongoing advocacy
PROJECT TITLE:
for energy efficient homes for
Your Rights at Work – Supporting
Culturally and Linguistically vulnerable households.
Diverse Communities in their
Native Language
GRANT: $50,000
JobWatch will develop a new
online Multilingual Hub to provide
key employment law information
in the top 10 languages other
than English spoken in Victoria
being Mandarin, Italian, Greek,
Vietnamese, Arabic, Cantonese,
Punjabi, Hindi, Sinhalese and
Spanish.
6
ORGANISATION: ORGANISATION:
ORGANISATION:
Mount Alexander Not Yet It’s Difficult RMIT University
Sustainability Group PROJECT TITLE:
PROJECT TITLE:
Homelessness to a Home (H2H)
PROJECT TITLE: Assembly for the Future
Zero Net Retrofit for Vulnerable Evaluation
GRANT: $49,750
GRANT: $43,118
Communities Pilot
GRANT: $50,000
Assembly for the Future will
This project will evaluate
create a series of participatory,
Mount Alexander Sustainability the outcomes of the From
digital gatherings in which the
Group will show how low- Homelessness to a Home (H2H)
public co-create new visions for
income owner-occupiers and program. H2H is a Victorian
the future, building connections,
renters can have their homes State government initiative to
hope and opportunities in
retrofitted to a Zero Net provide access to long-term
response to social, climatic and
standard using Environmental housing and support for 1,845
health challenges.
Upgrade Agreements (EUA). households who are residing
in emergency accommodation
Homelessness & due to Covid-19. It is important
Healthy & Resilient for the sector to share learnings
Communities Affordable Housing
from this program.
ORGANISATION: ORGANISATION:
The Australian Centre Federation University
for Social Innovation PROJECT: ORGANISATION:
PROJECT TITLE: Shared Equity Home Ownership St Kilda Legal Service (SKLS)
Foregrounding Aboriginal & Scheme for the Younger PROJECT TITLE:
Torres Strait Islander Wisdom Segment of the Population Fair Income for Housing
GRANT: $50,000 in Melbourne Early Intervention to Secure
GRANT: $50,000 the Correct Income Support
The Australian Centre for Social for People Experiencing
Innovation will plan and create Surveys of Victorian NRAS
Homelessness
an Aboriginal & Torres Strait dwellings indicate a high rate
GRANT: $50,000
Islander led systems change of young tenants (18-44 age
network whose purpose is group) with home ownership The project will scale-up SKLS
to reimagine and strengthen aspirations. This project will support to Launch Housing
existing community resilience establish the number of young residents with a project lawyer
systems. NRAS tenants in Victoria who will intervene early to
and what the level of home support residents making
ownership aspiration is among Centrelink applications and
ORGANISATION: this group. seeking internal review of initial
Australian Youth Climate adverse decisions.
Coalition
PROJECT TITLE:
Seed Mob
GRANT: $50,000
The vision is for Seed Mob
to become an independent
not-for-profit and to build
and mobilise Indigenous
communities for action on
climate justice, while increasing
the resilience of First Nations
peoples to lead solutions to the
climate crisis.
7
GRANTS
Revitalising and Decarbonising Clean Technology
Australia’s Economy Powerhouse Initiative
Lord Mayor‘s Charitable
Foundation recognises
that we can hasten
the transition to clean
energy while rebuilding
the economy. Economic
inclusion is a key driver
of the Foundation’s work
across its Impact Areas.
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In fact, we can do more than transition our own energy systems. Australia can position
itself as a clean energy exporter of global significance, exporting clean energy to
other countries around the world. Within our borders, we have some of the best clean
energy resources globally and we have the skills, institutions and infrastructure to
utilise them.
To help the country harness showing how to revitalise and snapshot of how Australia’s
this opportunity and increase decarbonise our economies at states, territories and the
economic opportunity, the same time. At least 10,000 federal government are
especially for vulnerable delegates registered from performing in the race
communities, the Foundation is around the world, social media to become a renewable
helping support not-for-profit was extensive and hundreds superpower. The highly
partners who are making the of television and newspaper publicised scorecard is creating
case to key decision makers’ pieces followed. A number a ‘race to the top’ and providing
and the broader community. of state governments have a different kind of climate
since made significant policy narrative in the general public
A range of engagement
commitments to harness – that decarbonisation is an
activities are highlighting the
the clean energy export opportunity we don’t want
economic and employment
opportunity. to miss.
opportunities associated with
Australia’s decarbonisation, Beyond Zero Emissions and Daniel Pediaditis
Senior Program Manager
so that everyone can see that Climate Council have both Environment & Sustainability
clean energy is an opportunity realising detailed research
rather than a cost. and economic modelling to
demonstrate the economic and
Our partners, WWF, Beyond
employment benefits in a range
Zero Emissions, Climate
of sectors and have worked
Council and the Smart Energy
closely with policy and industry
Council have already delivered
stakeholders to begin working
impressive policy outcomes.
toward realising these.
Two Smart Energy Council
summits were delivered WWF has recently launched
in 2020, with government, the Renewable Superpower
industry and academic experts Scorecard, which presents a
8
DONOR SPOTLIGHT
Paul Wheelton AM KSJ and
A Lifetime of Giving Angela Wheelton OAM DSJ
start in philanthropic giving
with the Foundation
“When you are starting on your
journey of philanthropy, you
don’t have all the resources.
By having a charitable fund
account, you don’t have to
worry about all the governance
or compliance issues because
it is all looked after by the
Foundation.”
– Paul
Paul Wheelton AM KSJ and Angela Wheelton OAM DSJ
Over many decades Angela Wheelton OAM DSJ and Paul It enables you to start at the
Wheelton AM KSJ have made their personal philanthropy small end of things and build
an important and central part of their lives. They are up your giving and impact
well-known for their generous philanthropic support of over time.”
many not-for-profit organisations and charity events
Positive collaborations,
across Melbourne as well as managing an education fund
partnerships and leveraging
for children in Bali.
resources have all been at some
stage part of the success of the
Even though they are now “By being involved with the
Wheelton’s philanthropy.
preparing for retirement after Foundation we know that
successful business careers, they are researching and “We both love working with
they are still as busy as ever understanding the needs positive people and being part
with their own philanthropic of Melbourne as well as of the Foundation’s networks of
pursuits, including being conducting the governance donors which is full of positive,
involved with charitable checks, so it gives you supportive and innovative
organisations such as Rotary confidence in supporting those people who are doing terrific
and Women Moving Millions. causes and charities that are things,” added Paul.
important to you.”
“Both Angela and I come
from humble beginnings and Paul says that the real
have always been involved attraction of the Foundation is
in community activities in that it is perfect for anyone at
some way. When I started my any stage of their philanthropic
business, I was working seven journey, including for those who
Read more about Paul and
days a week. After a while I are just starting out. Angela's donor journey with
realised that I wasn’t active in Lord Mayor's Charitable
“When you are starting on your
the community as much as I Foundation at:
journey of philanthropy, you
used to be, and I wasn’t seeing lmcf.org.au/wheelton
don’t have all the resources.
where the need was any more.”
By having a charitable fund
Paul says that one of the account, you don’t have to
reasons he and Angela started worry about all the governance
a charitable fund account or compliance issues because
with Lord Mayor’s Charitable it is all looked after by the
Foundation was to help them Foundation.
learn about the issues affecting
Melbourne.
9
DONOR SPOTLIGHT
Time, Talent and Treasure Wendy Lewis’ giving
journey with the
Foundation
Wendy Lewis OAM is well known as an inspiring community leader and was
acknowledged in this year’s Australia Day Awards with a Medal of the Order of Australia
for her contribution to 'service to the not-for-profit sector and to education'.
Wendy’s long and established “Philanthropy is about “I'd certainly be recommending
career in education and non- time, talent and treasure, a charitable fund account
profit leadership includes and so my charitable because I think it's a way to get
her commitment to creating fund enables me to people involved in philanthropy
positive social change make another type and learn about giving, and
in communities across of contribution to the the impact you can have
Melbourne. Wendy is Chair community.” through giving.
of the Knox School, and
Wendy says that setting up her “I am very fortunate to be
Invergowrie Foundation, and
charitable fund account was a the Executive Officer of
is Executive Officer of the
very simple process and says Collier Charitable Fund which
Collier Charitable Fund.
that, as an accountant, she has enabled me to build
There is also a very special realised it was far better to my relationship with the
and historic connection support charities by making Foundation and to build my
between Lord Mayor’s tax-deductible donations than contribution to the community
Charitable Foundation and paying more tax. through philanthropy.”
Collier Charitable Fund.
The Foundation became “Education, supporting women
a beneficiary of the Collier and girls, scholarships, animal
Charitable Fund in 1954 under welfare and animal assisted
the Wills of Alice, Annette and therapy are some of the areas I
Edith Collier. am passionate about. My giving
has become less of a ‘scatter
Wendy is also a founding gun’ approach and has become Read more about Wendy's
member of Melbourne’s more targeted over the years donor journey with
Women’s Fund (one of the through my charitable fund.” Lord Mayor's Charitable
Foundation’s Giving Circles) Foundation at:
and is currently a PhD Wendy says she would like lmcf.org.au/lewis
candidate at Queensland to encourage more people
University of Technology’s to establish charitable fund
Australian Centre for accounts.
Philanthropy and Not-for-Profit
Studies.
Wendy is a long-term donor
through a charitable fund
account and has been a valued
coach in the Foundation’s
Youth in Philanthropy program
for the past nine years.
Wendy Lewis OAM
10DONOR SPOTLIGHT
Honouring Heather John Bradley’s journey
with The Compassionate
Friends and the Foundation
John Bradley knows
from experience the
devastating impact that
grief can have on a person.
After the death of his
beloved daughter Heather
in 2005, John turned
to The Compassionate
Friends (TCF) for support.
John says that The
Compassionate Friends,
who provide support to
grieving parents, siblings and
grandparents, provided him
with the opportunity to grieve,
heal and grow after Heather’s
death. John Bradley
“All staff and volunteers at The name while also supporting a limited run of a high-quality
Compassionate Friends have The Compassionate Friends. calendars and donates
experienced the loss of a child, proceeds from the sale of
After learning more about
and so their kindness and each calendar to The Heather
charitable fund accounts with
empathy was a great comfort,” Bradley Memorial Fund.
the Foundation, John said he
said John. was amazed at how affordable, “All in all, this has been a win,
John eventually became a simple and quick it was to set- win situation for me. A win, for
volunteer to support other up his memorial fund, which he The Compassionate Friends as
grieving families and to repay named The Heather Bradley they receive a donation from
the support, kindness and Memorial Fund. Heather’s memorial fund each
understanding he had received. year to support their important
“It did not take me too long
work with bereaved parents and
With the fifth anniversary of to realise what a wonderful
siblings; and a win for the Lord
Heather’s passing approaching opportunity this was to
Mayor's Charitable Foundation
in 2010, John felt as though he honour Heather's memory in
as they work towards initiatives
needed to do more to support a way that also benefits The
that will best tackle the current
The Compassionate Friends Compassionate Friends.”
and future needs of Melbourne.”
and honour Heather’s memory “I honour Heather's memory
at the same time. “For more than ten years now, I
permanently as her fund will
have honoured Heather’s life.
“When I became aware of continue in perpetuity.”
I win too because Heather's
the Lord Mayor's Charitable John’s son Alexander, who is name will continue in perpetuity
Foundation and their charitable a professional photographer and l'm supporting The
fund accounts, I thought how in France, supports Heather’s Compassionate Friends to carry
wonderful it would be to set-up memorial fund by publishing on their good work.”
a memorial fund in Heather’s
To learn more about To learn more about how you can honour your loved ones, through
The Compassionate Friends, the establishment of a memorial charitable fund account, please
compassionatefriendsvictoria.org.au contact Connie Honaker, Donor Development Manager, on
(03) 9633 0033 or connie.honaker@lmcf.org.au
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Your giving journey What will your
legacy be?
Donate to support
our COVID-19 recovery
2020 showed that community
philanthropy played a critical
role in supporting Greater
Melbourne as we tackled the
health, social and economic
impact of COVID-19.
Together with our committed
donors and supporters, we
were able to assist with
urgent requests for help
from charitable and health
organisations in areas such
as preventing homelessness,
domestic violence and food
relief as well as longer-
term recovery support
including funding for critical
online technology and legal
Have you thought about the legacy you want to leave for services for the charitable
future generations of Melburnians? sector.
We are still on this journey
Many people who are A Charitable Fund Account in of supporting employment
contributors to the Melbourne the Lord Mayor's Charitable readiness and employment
community as donors and Fund is a powerful and efficient focused social enterprises,
volunteers, eventually begin to way to leave a legacy for future and the resilience of the
think about their legacy. generations. We do all the charitable sector, as we
compliance and governance continue to respond to the
Whether it is a particular issue
work, with no establishment health and social challenges
or charity, or supporting the
fee and very low annual fees, of COVID-19.
Melbourne community as it
leaving you to focus on the
faces future challenges, you Now more than ever, the
causes closest to your heart
can build your impact today wider Melbourne community
and the impact that you wish
and your legacy in the future needs all our continued
to create for years to come.
with a gift that establishes a support. You can donate to
You can also leave a bequest
Charitable Fund Account. our COVID-19 Community
to build your charitable fund
account further. Resilience Fund Account
to support our grants
program or top-up your own
Learn more about the benefits of establishing a
charitable fund account.
Charitable Fund Account by contacting Connie Honaker, Please use the donation slip
Donor Development Manager, on (03) 9633 0033 or at attached or visit our website
connie.honaker@lmcf.org.au
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