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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.

Providing affordable housing is an essential and enduring way to prevent entry and entrenchment into the homelessness system - stopping the revolving door of cycles of homelessness.

Since 2016, the Foundation's strategic Impact Areas have aligned with and contributed to the realisation of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

Making a tax-deductible donation to your local community foundation is a great way to manage your personal finances at the end of financial year.

Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation recognises that we can hasten the transition to clean energy while rebuilding our pandemic battered economy.

Philanthropy is uniquely placed to make an impact on the challenges facing our community. In this article we outline the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation theory of philanthropy, as well as its Impact Framework.

Philanthropic foundations play a pivotal role in effecting positive, systemic social change through a range of mechanisms beyond simply distributing grants. Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation refers to this as the ‘philanthropy toolbox’. 

Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation’s strategic asset allocation maintains both growth and defensive assets. The change in its investment allocation and strategy to a more institutional quality investment model over the past three to four years, with greater diversification, has put the Foundation in a sound position during these uncertain economic times.

Looking back through our history, Australians have endured and survived natural disasters, economic downturns and major conflicts, and during these times of crisis, community foundations and charitable organisations have been at the forefront of community-led response and recovery.