In May, we introduced the refreshed Impact Fund, our flagship collective giving program. As part of this next chapter, we invite you to meet the climate experts shaping the Impact Fund’s 2026 program and explore key opportunities for funders.
Join us on 17 June to hear from leading climate experts working in community‑led action. Together, we’ll explore what drives effective solutions and how philanthropy can better support collaboration and long‑term, systems‑level change.
In this session, you’ll:
- Hear directly from community leaders at the forefront of climate action about what drives real, lasting impact.
- Explore how philanthropy can better share power and support systems change, through funding approaches built on trust, flexibility and collaboration.
- Rethink traditional funding assumptions, and explore ways philanthropy can be more connected and effective in practice.
- Leave with practical insights to inform your own giving, grounded in lived experience and collective wisdom.
Event Details
Wednesday 17 June
Online via Zoom
• 12-1pm AEST
• 11:30am-12:30pm ACST
• 10-11am AWST
Speakers:
Amy Gordon
Climate Justice Coalition and 350 Australia
Amy Gordon is a Gooreng Gooreng woman. She is the former Campaigns, Referendum and First Nations Justice Director at GetUp! Prior to that Amy was organising in the United States working on refugee rights. Amy has spent the last 15 years working on climate and First Nations Justice. She is currently on the board of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition as well as the board of a local community childcare centre.
Kate McQuaid
Climateworks Centre
Katie McQuaid works within Climateworks Centre’s Sustainable Finance team, supporting projects at the intersection of climate, nature and finance, with a focus on funding the climate transition. Previously, she worked in renewable energy asset management and as an impact management lead for an impact fund manager. Katie holds first-class honours in Advanced Science and Global Challenges from Monash University. She is particularly interested in the role of finance in supporting practical, system-level solutions to environmental and social challenges.
Stephen Pfeiffer
Groundswell Giving
Stephen is a climate donor and impact investor, passionate about expanding climate philanthropy in Australia. He funds strategic advocacy and high-impact solutions to help accelerate the clean energy transition with a justice-lens. He is also helping to establish an Australian version of Resource Generation, which redresses traditional power imbalances in philanthropy to generate greater community-led impact. Stephen is also a founding member of the Climate Capital Forum.
Tamika Sadler
Common Threads
Tamika Sadler is a proud Gubbi Gubbi, Torres Strait Islander and South Sea Islander woman. She is the Senior Campaigner at Common Threads and has an extensive background as a climate and First Nations justice campaigner, community organiser, amplifying First Nations voices in climate advocacy.
Register Your Interest
This event is open to Australian Communities Foundation funders and clients, as well as other funders across the sector.