Five years of the Impact Fund

Our Funding Community

Jake, Bec and Adam Milgrom from the Tripple Fund support a range of work through the Impact Fund, including the Dhadjowa Foundation, the Economic Media Centre and the Our Islands Our Home campaign.


MAKING CHANGE TOGETHER
FIVE YEARS OF THE IMPACT FUND

Our Funding Community

A vibrant and growing community

In its first five years, the Impact Fund has enabled over 100 funders to come together and build momentum around some of the biggest issues facing Australia. Our community has grown year on year, and includes funders big and small and at all stages of their giving journeys.

There are many reasons funders get involved with the Impact Fund, but what our community tells us is most important is the Fund’s strategic focus and the opportunity it provides to connect and engage with other funders. Three-quarters of all contributors have given more than once, and that’s because our community has come to trust the Impact Fund model and the cohort of 40+ Impact Partners we work with.

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Staying informed on the biggest issues

“The Impact Fund is an important mechanism for helping identify critical issues… so being connected to the Fund helps us stay informed on the biggest issues facing Australians.” 

Bruce and Ann McGregor are strong supporters of Impact Partners in the environment area, including Country Needs People and the Invasive Species Council. Credit: Madeline Bishop.
CASE STUDY

Staying informed on the biggest issues

“The Impact Fund is an important mechanism for helping identify critical issues… so being connected to the Fund helps us stay informed on the biggest issues facing Australians.” 

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Finding and funding opportunities for change

“Working together with other funders through the Impact Fund builds energy around important issues that are often harder to find and fund, and provides additional confidence by being a part of a collective.” 

Jake, Bec and Adam Milgrom from the Tripple Fund support a range of work through the Impact Fund, including the Dhadjowa Foundation, the Economic Media Centre and the Our Islands Our Home campaign. 

CASE STUDY

Finding and funding opportunities for change

“Working together with other funders through the Impact Fund builds energy around important issues that are often harder to find and fund, and provides additional confidence by being a part of a collective.” 

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Funders passing the baton to changemakers

“We’ve got terrific admiration for people from the younger generation who have all these qualifications and put them to work for the common good. It’s a privilege to support someone who has the skill to do what has to be done and not flinch from it.”

Steve Rothfield and Jackie Yowell have supported projects through the Impact Fund every year since 2017. They were early supporters of Impact Partner, the Australian Democracy Network and its #OurDemocracy campaign.

CASE STUDY

Funders passing the baton to changemakers

“We’ve got terrific admiration for people from the younger generation who have all these qualifications and put them to work for the common good… It’s a privilege to support someone who has the skill to do what needs to be done.”

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MAKING CHANGE TOGETHER

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