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Community foundations can play a pivotal role in effecting positive, systemic social change for women and girls in our community. Beyond grantmaking with a gender lens, the Foundation's 'Philanthropy Toolbox' makes it possible.
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As the community continues to recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation is no longer operating in a context that is stable and where issues can be tackled in silos. More and more of the Foundation’s projects are addressing more than one outcome and many issues are interrelated.
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In 2015 Melbourne's foodbowl produced enough fresh fruit and vegetables to meet around 41 per cent of the city's food needs. However, by 2050 that figure could plummet to 18 per cent. How will Melbourne continue to produce the quantity of fresh fruit and vegetables it needs to feed itself when faced with such threats?
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