Reinvestment Fund for community organisations

Feb 2006

Charities Aid Foundation is delighted to announce the establishment of the Investors in Community (IIC) Community Reinvestment Fund.

The purpose of the Fund is to provide specialist banking services and financial capability to assist with reinvesting in parts of the community sector that do not always have direct access to traditional bank finance.

The Community Reinvestment Fund will provide affordable loans to community organisations to enable them to eventually leverage additional funding from more traditional sources.

We are particularly pleased that MECU have agreed to partner CAF in this initiative which will begin to address the special needs of so many community organisations.

Often, with community organisations, income fails to keep pace with inflation and with grants becoming more targeted, organisations that want to become more sustainable need to consider loans as part of an appropriate funding mix.

Our experience with similar funds in the UK and Europe gives us encouragement to believe that the Investors in Community (IIC) Community Reinvestment Fund will meet a growing demand from innovative community organisations in Australia.

Interested community organisations should contact CAF on 02 9929 9633.

Effective Grantmaking Seminar Series

Sep 2005

CAF and Merrill Lynch joined forces to present the first seminar in our 2005 series dedicated to “Effective Grantmaking”. We were privileged to have Daniel Petre keynote the event. His presentation titled “Philanthropy and the Wealthy” was constructively provocative and stirred considerable interest and comment from the assembled audience. read more »»

StrataPay working with CAF and the community

Aug 2005

Queensland based Company, StrataPay, has been working with Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) to provide an automated "Payroll Giving" system to process payroll giving donations in Australia . The solution will ‘go live’ this week and will further reduce CAF’s administration costs enabling them to provide even greater benefits to the charitable sector. read more »»

Timehelp program in partnership with Alcoa

June 2005

With funding from the Alcoa Foundation in America, CAF Australia and SEAL Force have worked in partnership to develop the Timehelp project. The project was born in early 2003 out of a desire to better utilise people resources in building stronger and more vibrant communities. The focus has been on retirees in the Geelong area, many of whom were employees of Alcoa. Retirees typically have more time available, bringing a regular and more sustainable edge to the concept of volunteering. read more »»

Cavill + Co PASSIONPEOPLE™

July 2004

CAF welcomes Cavill + Co’s latest consumer research that supports the Corporate Community Engagement model.

The new employee study confirms that Australian companies wanting to attract and retain good staff in an aging, shrinking workforce can gain a competitive edge by supporting community or charitable causes that give their staff opportunities for involvement. read more »»

Greater Sydney Community Foundation

April 2004

The proposal to establish a Greater Sydney Community Foundation has been nurtured through the private, public and voluntary sectors, led by Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) Australia, Philanthropy Australia and NSW Premiers Department. read more »»

Qantas Aims for Charity Acclaim

March 2004

QANTAS has never been shy about supporting the community, but on Monday it will launch a program ramping up that effort and making sure it gets recognition for its good deeds. read more »»

Macquarie Bank Volunteer of the Year Award Winners 2002

January 2003

It is with great pleasure that the Macquarie Bank Foundation Board announce the Volunteer of the Year awards for 2002. Many nominations were received from many outstanding Macquarie Bank staff who work tirelessly for charitable organisations within their communities. read more »»

Prime Minister Announces New Initiatives to Encourage Giving

December 2002

The occasion of the Prime Minister's National Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships 2002 saw an added bonus for the Third Sector with the announcement of new tax incentives for donors. read more »»

National Winners of the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Community Business Partnerships (2002)

December 2002

The PM recently honoured seven community business partnerships. The winners of these awards have demonstrated how shared energy, creativity and commitment can build stronger communities. Three partnerships were chosen as the leaders in their respective business category. read more »»