Insights
You can use the categories to the right to explore particular topics. You’ll also find inspiring stories about some of the wonderful things community groups do with that funding. We also share a selection of media stories, where FRRR or a member of our staff has been featured. For any media enquiries, email Julie Weldon or call 0423 110 802.
Rural, regional and remote philanthropy: leadership at the intersections
11 Feb 2022 – The Australian Philanthropic Services and Fiona Higgins spoke with FRRR’s CEO Natalie Egleton and Chairman Tim Fairfax AC.
The Great Resignation or the Volunteer Revolution?
10 Feb 2022 – People Portfolio Lead, Alli Mudford, discusses reshaping the concept of ‘The Great Resignation’ as a ‘volunteer revolution’ in rural communities.
Reflections from the rural heartland: transitioning from relief agency to community ally
13 Dec 2021 – Having worked at a community level for 5 years now, most recently as a Program Coordinator and Community Development Officer for Blackall Tambo Regional Council, Jaimee-Lee Prow has experienced first-hand…
Progress update: November 2021
17 Nov 2021 – In the last quarter, we approved grants of $5.43M in grants to support 230 projects via 10 programs. The average success rate was 48% – this was from 481 requests,…
Insights from the bush – November 2021
17 Nov 2021 – Our Program Portfolio Leads recently presented to the FRRR board on some of the common issues and themes emerging in funding requests that we are receiving from community groups, and…
Donor Spotlight: Pinnacle Charitable Foundation
17 Nov 2021 – Mary Jung has a dual role with Pinnacle Investment Management – as the Community Investment Manager for the company, and as the CEO and Company Secretary of the philanthropic arm…
Rural women leading from the front in responding to a changing climate
15 Nov 2021 – Disaster Resilience and Recovery Lead, Nina O’Brien, discusses the efforts made by local people, particularly women, to build community resilience to drought.
Donor Spotlight: Portland House Foundation
07 Sep 2021 – Portland House Foundation (PHF) is a family foundation based in Melbourne, working in partnership with FRRR to to support Victoria’s remote, rural and regional communities.
Donor Spotlight: Thankful4Farmers
28 May 2021 – Thankful4Farmers in one of FRRR’s newest donor partners who are generously supporting our latest program Future Drought Fund’s Networks to Build Drought Resilience program, which seeks to help agriculture-dependent communities…
Disasters: time to evolve disaster philanthropy in Australia
01 Apr 2021 – FRRR’s CEO, Natalie Egleton, explains the Foundation’s approach to supporting disaster recovery and why it’s time to evolve disaster philanthropy in Australia.