Amazing morning attending the 2024 Queensland Gives Sunshine Coast grants presentation today generously hosted by Suncoast Community Legal Service Inc at Maroochydore. We were delighted to hear from each of the nine grant recipients, Altitude Scholarships , Autism Camp Australia, Caloundra Chorale and Theatre Company , Katie Rose Cottage Hospice , Kidney Support Network Inc. , OzHarvest , Smart Pups Assistance Dogs , SunnyKids and The Range Community Kindergarten who will use the grants for projects ranging from assistance dogs like Rupert who joined us this morning to family support and camps for kids with autism. Funds have been widely distributed from Doonan to Caloundra and everywhere in between. Martin Griffin Caroline Osborne PhD ,Tara Castle Seana Osbourne #GiveWhereYouLive #sunshinecoast #community #grants #queenslandgives #giving #philanthropy
Queensland Gives by Queensland Community Foundation
Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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Queensland Gives by Queensland Community Foundation - a charitable trust creating a perpetual income for 300+ charities
About us
Queensland Gives by Queensland Community Foundation (QCF) was established by The Honourable Mike Ahern AO in 1997, as a public charitable trust set up to serve Queensland’s communities by providing an enduring funding source for charities. QCF is now a leading state trust fund of $132m with 255+ sub-funds. Since inception, almost $35 million has been distributed for charitable purposes, creating lasting change for the wellbeing of current and future generations. Individuals, companies, charities and other groups – including communities – may establish a sub-fund under the QCF Trust Deed to support a cause or causes of their choice in their geographic area. Donations are pooled and invested with the income distributed annually for charitable purposes. Since establishment in 1997 the pool of invested funds has grown to $115 million as at January 2022. The General Fund was established to provide a secure permanent trust fund for donors wishing to support Queensland charities. The named sub-funds are held for specific charitable purposes as recommended by donors. QCF has been sponsored by The Public Trustee of Queensland, Anglo American and QIC since inception. Each of the sponsors commits not just financial assistance, but also resources and services to ensure none of the donated or bequeathed funds are used in administration charges. The QCF Board of Governors is entirely voluntary and consists of leaders from a variety of fields who give their time as a community service. It is the responsibility of the Board to provide recommendations and information to the Trustee.
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http://queenslandgives.org.au/
External link for Queensland Gives by Queensland Community Foundation
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- Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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- 2-10 employees
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- Brisbane, Queensland
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Level 5, Central Plaza 2, 66 Eagle Street
Brisbane, Queensland 4000, AU
Employees at Queensland Gives by Queensland Community Foundation
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Bernard Curran
Executive Director at BDO in Australia; Company Director; Experienced Advisory Board Chair
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Jason Milton
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Cynthia Harris
Talent attraction specialist supporting NFP leaders to build happy, engaged teams. Part recruitment, part marketing. ⭐ Authentic, compelling…
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Tara Castle
Chief Executive Officer at Queensland Community Foundation
Updates
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If you missed our LIVE online grants Q&A you can grab a cuppa and enjoy the show anytime as we have now uploaded it to our YouTube channel for easy reference. Let us know if there's anything we missed! #grants #capacitybuilding #regional
Queensland Gives Grants Q&A online 20240730 101454 Meeting Recording
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Thanks to everyone who joined the Grants Q&A Online this morning. We will share the video soon if you missed it - watch this space! #grants #regional #capacitybuilding
Seana Osbourne our Grants Guru and Alistair Comyn, Board of Governors Member and Chair of our Grants Committee are currently LIVE chatting with 127 charities interested in applying for the Queensland Gives by Queensland Community Foundation 2025 grants round #communitygrants #regional #capacitybuilding
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We have some incredible prizes up for grabs with the Gold Coast Community Foundation's fundraising raffle! You don't have to attend the Gold Coast Fundraising Lunch with guest speaker Clive Berghoffer AM to get into the running (which is lucky as there are just a handful of seats left!) to purchase your tickets - you can buy online and perhaps be lucky enough to meet beautiful Bronte at Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary or receive a Made to Measure suit courtesy of Black Jacket Suiting ... Thank you also to Simmons Livingstone & Associates, Burling Brown Architects, Peter J McManus Real Estate, Decision Matters Pty Ltd and Sam O'Connor MP for getting behind the raffle with some awesome prizes! Tickets are $20 or $50 for three ❤️https://lnkd.in/girtU_zB
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Friday (four minute) Feel Good! 🍵 Grab a cuppa and relive some of the highlights from our 2024 Queensland Philanthropy Awards on Friday 7 June. Let's celebrate the amazing award recipients and incredible sponsors that made it all possible! 🎉🎉 💥 Clive Berghofer AM 2024 Queensland Community Philanthropist of the Year sponsored by Anglo American 💥Katelyn Aslett ✈️ My Giving Table 2024 Queensland Emerging Philanthropist of the Year sponsored by Perpetual Limited 💥 Auto & General Australia 2024 Queensland Corporate Philanthropist of the Year sponsored by QIC 💥 Shweta Khan Starfire Diamonds/ Shweta Starfire 2024 Queensland SME Philanthropist of the Year sponsored by Deloitte 💥 Juliette Wright OAM of GIVIT.org.au 2024 Philanthropy Innovation Award sponsored by QUT (Queensland University of Technology) 💥 Shannon Mead of No More Butts 2024 Queensland Environmental Philanthropist of the Year sponsored by Goodman Private Wealth Ltd 💥 The Prince Charles Hospital Foundation/ The Common Good 2024 Queensland Philanthropic Foundation of the Year sponsored by the Public Trustee of Queensland #queenslandgives #philanthropy #queenslandcares #pw24 #philanthropyawards Tara Castle, Rebecca Lawrence, Seana Osbourne, Amy Rymer MFIA, Margaret McMurdo AC, Nicole Holder, Robert Porter, Clive Berghofer Group, James Goodman, Judith Donovan, Tim Fairfax, Stephanie Paul DUniv QUT FAICD FPRIA, Julie Boulton, Andrew Baker, Cynthia Harris, Heart Talent, Hand Heart Pocket the Charity of Freemasons Queensland, Craig Dean, Lucie Russell, Steve Francia Sara Parrott, Jano Kotzas, Cormac Murphy. https://lnkd.in/gUU6SptQ
2024 Queensland Philanthropy Awards Highlights
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A very inspiring evening at Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital Foundation “extraordinary power of giving” celebration dinner last night, on the back of their hugely successful, and record breaking giving day! Huge congratulations to CEO Simone Garske, Chair of the Board Susan Buckley, Deputy Chair Kristin Devitt and all of the RBWH Foundation team, donors, supporters for a great event, showcasing the life saving and life-changing work you do! Thank you Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM for sharing your powerful and inspiring story. Pictured from L to R: Tara Castle (Queensland Gives CEO), Constantine Maglis, Andrew Baker, Simone Garske and Marisa Senese #philanthropy #queensland #giving #queenslandgives #RBWHFoundation
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Yesterday we were delighted to catch up with our 2024 Toowoomba Regional Grant recipients for morning tea. The joy of these sessions is that together we share our projects, our challenges and our wins to learn how we can help local communities more. This year's grant round was designed to assist with those struggling due to cost of living pressures. It was incredible to hear about the expansion plans that Help A Friend Club Toowoomba Inc has to address the ever increasing number of clients needing respite. Help a Friend Club assists people in Toowoomba who are at risk of homelessness, and operates an accommodation building, Daisy House, for short and long-term accommodation. The grant offered by Queensland Gives will support the Help a Friend Club in upgrading Daisy House to a larger, more modern facility, through the acquisition of beds and furniture. The impact of this grant will be to assist more people at risk of, or currently experiencing, homelessness in the region. Another grant was awarded to Rosies - Friends on the Street to upgrade their equipement. Rosies provides friendship, acceptance, and a sense of belonging to individuals who are homeless, disadvantaged, or socially isolated. They achieve this through their street outreach program, where they offer hospitality similar to welcoming a friend into one's home by providing a cup of tea or coffee. The grant from Queensland Gives will support Rosies to purchase equipment that will enable them to meet the increasing needs of the Toowoomba community. This grant will impact approximately 270 people each week who will benefit from continued service, due in part to new equipment. #queenslandgives #toowoomba #givewhereyoulive
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Watch out for us on WIN News Toowoomba tonight AND in the The Toowoomba Chronicle tomorrow as our 7 local charities were today presented with their grant certificates at a morning tea hosted by grant recipient Help A Friend Club Toowoomba Inc . other grant recipients included Rosies - Friends on the Street , Toowoomba Hospice, Top Livin', Hair Aid Inc. Loaves & Fishes Community Services and SupportFinder It was wonderful that our 2024 Queensland Philanthropist of the Year Clive Berghofer could join us as well as the Toowoomba Regional Committee including Chair Derek Tuffield OAM , KYM BRIESE and Kate Williams. #givewhereyoulive #Toowoomba #queenslandgives
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It was great to represent Queensland Gives at the inaugural #Salvos #Connex Breakfast at QIC this morning- Connecting Brisbane's influential leaders to discuss important topics that effect our state. Leading the mamoth topic of distaster management/recovery this morning was @Piper Ashburton, QLD flood outreach team leader with The Salvation Army and Alli Smith, Executive General Manager of Home Claims at Suncorp Group sharing what they are doing for those effected my natural disasters. Get behind this great initiative. Their next breakfast will be held Wednesday 18 September where they will discuss support for survivors of domestic and family violence. Thank you for the invitation to be part of the discussion. #support #collaboration #connection
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It's our favourite time of year as our regional committees celebrate their local heroes! Hot on the heels of our 2024 Queensland Philanthropy Week our regional committees are swinging into action to present their own grant rounds of over $370,000 to 30 local charities. To find out more about local events close to where you live read our latest newsletter: https://lnkd.in/gHqcdkZ4 #givewhereyoulive #regionalgrants #queenslandgives
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