The Prue Myer Sub-Fund - A SUB-FUND OF THE VICTORIAN WOMEN'S BENEVOLENT TRUST
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The
Prue Myer
Sub-Fund
A SUB-FUND OF THE
VICTORIAN WOMEN’S BENEVOLENT TRUSTPurposes
The Prue Myer Sub-Fund was established in 2011 by the Trustees of the
Victorian Women’s Benevolent Trust (VWBT). It reflects the desire of Jo Baevski
and other family members to honour her mother, Prudence Myer.
In consultation with Trustees, the Sub-Fund will support projects for immigrant
and refugee and other disadvantaged girls and young women that:
• provide them with positive mentoring opportunities;
• improve their academic and educational outcomes;
• encourage their engagement and participation in political life. ‘One woman can bring
The Sub-Fund welcomes donations to support these purposes. change to a family and
Trustees intend that a large proportion of the annual interest on donations (minimum 80%) will be released as grants.
many women together will
Managing the Prue Myer Sub-Fund bring change to humanity.’
GRANT PROCESS
Guidelines and application forms are available from our website or by
contacting the Trust’s office. Applicants require Deductible Gift Recipient DR MUSIMBI
KANYORO
(DGR) and Tax Concession Charity (TCC) endorsement by the Australian
Taxation Office. Beneficiaries primarily need to be Victorian women. Potential FORMER GENERAL
SECRETARY OF THE
applicants are encouraged to discuss ideas with the Grants Officer prior to WORLD YWCA
making an application.
ADVISORY PROCESS
An Advisory Committee supports the work of the Sub-Fund. It considers
applications, taking into account research and advice of the Grants Officer,
before making recommendations to the Trustees.
The Committee includes two family members, the Executive Director or
delegate, and one other person with expertise in the area of focus.
ACCOUNTABILITY AND DECISION MAKING
Decisions on allocation of grants are made by the Board of Trustees. They have
the sole discretion on grant decisions.Donating to the Prue Myer Sub-Fund: Honouring a Special Person:
The Prue Myer Sub-Fund welcomes donations. All contributions help build the Your donation can be made in honour of a woman who is special to you. If so,
financial pool for making grants and are fully tax-deductible. you will need to complete this section as well.
I would like my donation of $_________________ made out to the Victorian Your Name: _______________________________________________________
Women’s Benevolent Trust, to be directed to the Prue Myer Sub-Fund.
Name of person you wish to honour: __________________________________
You will need to complete this section and post to VWBT Level 9, 313 La Trobe Your relationship to this person: ______________________________________
Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 or fax to 03 9642 0016.
You may wish to provide some brief details about her life, achievements and
Title: __________ Name: ___________________________________________ activities.
Address: ________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________
_______________________ State: _________ Postcode: ________ _________________________________________________________________
Phone: (h) ______________________ (w) _____________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Mobile: ______________________ Email: ____________________________ _________________________________________________________________
Donations will be listed in the Annual Report. Please tick your preference. These honouring donations will also be listed in the Annual Report.
Please tick your preference.
Your gift is acknowledged in name
Your name is kept anonymous Both the donor and the special person are acknowledged
Details are kept anonymous
Payment details Starting a Sub-Fund:
Cheque Visa M/Card You can start a named Sub-Fund. In order to generate adequate interest for
grant making, a minimum endowment of $100,000 is required.
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Donors can name the Sub-Fund and, in discussion with staff and Trustees, can
Cardholder Exp Date identify the main purposes or objects to be served by the Sub-Fund. There are
no establishment or management fees. It is important that you first contact
Signature Date the Executive Director to explore potential areas of interest.Prudence Myer (NEE BOYD)
Prudence Myer was born near towards implementing change that
Cobram, Victoria in 1925 and grew would benefit the disadvantaged
up on her parents’ grazing property and throughout much of her life
on the Goulburn River near Chateau was active in the Brotherhood of St
Tahbilk. Together with her three Laurence. She was an early champion
‘When women thrive, all sisters, Prue was educated at home
by a remarkable and much loved
of the rights of immigrant/refugee
women and of Indigenous Australians
of society benefits, and governess, Miss Short, before going
to Clyde at Mount Macedon where
and a strong presence on the board
of the Myer Foundation. Her feminist
succeeding generations are she was Dux of the school in 1942. and philanthropic sensibilities were
as well developed as her progressive
given a better start in life.’ Graduating from Melbourne
University with a law degree in
political interests.
1947, she married Kenneth Myer Politics was a life long passion. Prue
that same year. She was mother to was the President of the Institute
five children – a daughter, four sons of International Affairs and she
KOFI ANNAN and loved grandmother of thirteen influenced Ken to join the signatories
FORMER grandchidren. of the letter, organised by their friend
SECRETARY GENERAL Bruce Grant, which was significant in
OF THE Much later Prue gained a Diploma of the 1972 election of Gough Whitlam
UNITED NATIONS
Education and Master of Laws from and the Labor Party. After the dismissal
Monash University, becoming a gifted of the Labor Government by Sir John
and dedicated teacher of history and Kerr in 1975, Prue joined the non-
political science at VCE (year 12) level. partisan committee campaigning for
She played an important role in the change in the constitutional powers
development of St Hilda’s College at of the Governor General.
Melbourne University and established
a scholarship for non-metropolitan Prue died in June 2005 and in his
female students there. eulogy at her memorial service,
her son Martyn described her as
Prue directed her formidable ‘compassionate, non-judgemental,
intellect, egalitarian views, strong non-conformist (and) a great listener...’
sense of duty and social justiceVictorian Women’s Benevolent Trust
Level Investing in Women
9, 313 La Trobe and Girls. 3000
St Melbourne
P: (03) 9642 0422 F: (03) 9642 0016
E. women@vwt.org.au
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