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Insights from Philanthropy Australia’s 2024 Study Tour
In November Rosemary Vilgan (VFFF Chair) and Claire Mannion (VFFF Foundation Manager) travelled to London with 18 philanthropic peers to attend Philanthropy Australia’s (PA) 2024 Study Tour where they meet with global leaders in philanthropy and impact investing.
Read MoreStories of Giving & Receiving
We are thrilled to share VFFF’s new podcast: Stories of Giving & Receiving.
Host Emilia Kefford, granddaughter of VFFF’s founder, Sir Vincent Fairfax, speaks directly to changemakers supported through VFFF’s Backing Young People strategy. These conversations shine a light on their challenges, achievements, and what it takes to truly effect change.
Read MoreLatest Grants September 2024
This quarter, the VFFF Board approved 4 grants totalling $3,695,000.
Read MoreAnnouncing Cohort Four of Backing the Future by VFFF & FRRR
In May 2024, a group of amazing individuals from rural and regional QLD were selected as the fourth Backing the Future cohort.
Read MoreSeeding the Future of the Conservation Sector
At a recent Bush Broadcast webinar, the VFFF team enjoyed hearing from one of the interns in the Seeding the Future program, Ella Raymond, a recent environmental science graduate with minors in wildlife ecology and biology from the Queensland University of Technology.
Read MoreInvesting in Rural Communities Futures
September 2024 marked the end of a five-year partnership with the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) to pilot the Investing in Rural Communities Futures (IRCF) program across three small rural communities in NSW – Junee, Leeton and Nambucca Heads.
Read MoreOut and About
The VFFF team loves getting out and about to see our granting partners in action. This quarter, we spent time visiting our partners and attending events focused on supporting young people and regional communities.
Read MoreConnecting, sharing and learning – Philanthropy Australia Conference 2024
Every two years the philanthropic community gathers at the Philanthropy Australia conference, providing an opportunity to connect, share and learn from sector peers.
At the most recent conference held in Adelaide, on the lands of the Kaurna people, VFFF was well represented with family members, Directors, a Youth Advisory Group member and some of the team in attendance.
Meet our New Youth Advisory Group
Drawing on their experiences as young people from the bush, the YAG continue to play an integral role in VFFF’s work by shortlisting applicants for the Backing The Future program and providing guidance to VFFF staff on how to best back young people.
Read MoreVFFF Youth Advisory Group – In conversation with Elise Lane
As part of our regular Youth Advisory Group Q&A series, we are excited to introduce you to Elise Lane
Read MoreFRRR joins VFFF in Backing the Future
FRRR and VFFF today announced their partnership to expand the reach and impact of the Backing the Future program, which VFFF launched in 2022.
Read MoreBuilding Decent Work Pathways in Agriculture
The Decent Work focus area builds on VFFF’s historical focus on supporting employment outcomes for people experiencing disadvantage. As a result a feasibility consulation conducted as part of a VFFF Decent Work Exploration Grant, the Australian Training Company received a VFFF multi-year grant to deliver a School-Based Apprenticeship and Traineeship. One of the stories to emerge from this partnership is Mitch Shipton’s, who joined the program to support his mum and learn how to better manage their 900-acre dairy farm.
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