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Homelessness & Affordable Housing
Inclusive, Sustainable Economy & Jobs
Healthy & Climate Resilient Communities
Generous Melbourne
Environment & Sustainability
Initiatives
Affordable housing challenge
Energy efficiency & climate resilience
Climate Change Resilience in the West
Hot spots
Learn about our positive social change
Give & collaborate
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Give & collaborate
Give with us
Donate
Open a Charitable Fund Account
Leave a gift in your Will
Fundraise
Why We Give
Collaborate with us
High impact project collaboration
Professional advisors
Community Charitable Fund Accounts
Youth in Philanthropy
Giving Circles
Start your philanthropic journey
Apply for a grant
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Apply for a grant
The grants program
About
Eligibility
Grant opportunities
Work Integration Social Enterprise (WISE) Grant
Innovation Grants
2023 Affordable Housing Challenge
2023 Climate Resilient Neighbourhoods Challenge
2023 Next Economy Jobs Challenge
Foote Trust Donor Advised Grants
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Philanthropy Meets Parliament: Playing to our Strengths
Article
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
Blog
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.
Article
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
Reports
Improving educational connection for young people in custody
Community Research
Blog
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
Podcast
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.
Blog
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
Reports
Key Findings: Giving Older Women Living in Greater Melbourne a Voice
Community Research
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