Our Strategy 2023-25

Activating a nation of givers for a fairer and more sustainable Australia

OUR PURPOSE

To activate a nation of givers to create a fairer and more sustainable Australia. 

OUR ROLE

As a broker of change, we enable, support and amplify giving. We connect those who can give with those making positive change. 

OUR PROMISE

We are an organisation built on strong values, using capital as a means of achieving impact. 

OUR VALUES

Inclusion
Courage
Agency
Fairness


What we’re doing

ACTIVATING a nation of givers

We support individuals, families and groups across the country to give to the causes they care about. As we look to the future, we will continue to help grow giving in Australia, with a particular focus on helping a new generation get started with giving.

OBJECTIVES
  • Getting more people involved in giving
  • Engaging and supporting younger givers

INVESTING for impact

We put our values at the centre of everything we do, which is why 100 per cent of our portfolio is responsibly invested. We will continue to help lead the way on investing that achieves both financial returns and positive outcomes for people and planet.

OBJECTIVES
  • Building our impact investment portfolio
  • Showcasing the value of ethical investing

SUPPORTING, enabling and amplifying impact 

As one of Australia’s largest public foundations, we have a significant role to play in growing the size and impact of our sector. We will continue to leverage our infrastructure to support, enable and amplify the impact of other funders across Australia.

OBJECTIVES
  • Supporting other foundations
  • Collaborating on grantmaking


How we’re doing it

BUILDING our culture, capability and sustainability

The work we do is strengthened by who we are as an organisation. As we work towards a fairer and more sustainable Australia, we will continue to support our giving community by investing in our people, our culture, and the organisation’s capacity into the future. 

OBJECTIVES
  • Strengthening diversity, equity and inclusion with a particular focus on First Nations justice
  • Building our capacity by continuing to invest in our people and infrastructure and supporting sustainable practice


What it’s all for

ADVANCING social, environmental and cultural justice

Together with our funders and partners, we play a key role in helping to create a fairer and more sustainable Australia. We will continue on this journey by engaging our giving community, advocating for positive social and environmental change, and growing and measuring our community’s impact across five focus areas.

OBJECTIVES
  • Building a community of engaged givers
  • Supporting changemakers working across our focus areas
  • Advocating for change (in philanthropy)
  • Understanding our impact

Strategy on a page

Download our 2023-25 Strategy

Contact Us
Level 6, 126 Wellington Parade, East Melbourne VIC 3002

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants and Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.

Australian Communities Foundation is a proudly inclusive organisation and an ally of LGBTQIA+ communities and the movement toward equality.