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Philanthropy Meets Parliament: Playing to our Strengths

Supporting community-based responses to heatwaves

On 3 September 2019, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) added their voice to the growing list of international health organisations declaring climate change a health emergency and calling for urgent government action on climate change on health grounds.

Healthy & Resilient Communities, Hot Spots Initiative

Melbourne Women’s Fund turns five

On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of Melbourne Women's Fund, CEO Catherine Brown delivered the following presentation at their annual grant awards celebration event.

Building resilience to heatwave in areas of socio-economic disadvantage

In October 2018, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation launched its Hot Spots initiative, led by not-for-profit and community health organisations, to test the resourcing of local-level, cross-sector collaborations focused on addressing heatwave vulnerability.

Healthy & Resilient Communities, Hot Spots Initiative

Improving educational connection for young people in custody

Community Research

Philanthropy and the SDGs

I have just returned from the F20 Conference in Tokyo. The Foundations 20 Platform is a group of foundations from G20 countries working on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the transition towards a low carbon future.

Hot Spots Initiative, Healthy & Resilient Communities, Environment & Sustainability

Giving older women in Greater Melbourne a voice - Dr Susan Feldman

What is important to women as they age? We talk with Associate Professor Dr Susan Feldman about new research which uncovers the perspectives of culturally and linguistically diverse women from 22 Local Government Areas (LGAs) across Greater Melbourne.

Philanthropy Supporting New Ideas

Following the launch of our new report Vital Conversations – Giving Older Women in Greater Melbourne a Voice, I received a very interesting book from one of the partner organisations involved in the projects focus group discussions.

Hot Spots Initiative

Key Findings: Giving Older Women Living in Greater Melbourne a Voice

Community Research