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Making a Difference Now and in the Future: Carole-Anne Priest’s Story

Making a Difference Now and in the Future: Carole-Anne Priest’s Story

As a supporter of Sydney Community Foundation's Sydney Women's Fund, you have the unique opportunity to establish a named sub fund…

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Bayside Women’s Shelter

Bayside Women’s Shelter

Why Sydney Women’s Fund funded a unique pilot to help family violence survivors build a better future... When women and…

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Saluting Sydney Women 2022

Saluting Sydney Women 2022

After a break due to Covid restrictions, the annual Saluting Sydney Women event honouring incredible female role models is back!…

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Camilla x Sydney Women’s Fund

This year, CAMILLA has joined forces with the Sydney Women’s Fund to produce one-of-a-kind scarves, featuring iconic CAMILLA archival prints.…

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Sydney Women’s Fund Portrait Research Launch 2021

Sydney Women’s Fund Portrait Research Launch 2021

Sydney Women's Fund Launches Latest Research 'A Portrait of Sydney Women 2021' 1 December 2021: At NSW Parliament House with…

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SWF x Ginger&Smart x Dermalogica

SWF x Ginger&Smart x Dermalogica

You’ll love the Sydney Women’s Fund ‘Women’s Work‘  Money Purse.  Designed exclusively for Sydney Women’s Fund by Ginger & Smart. Now, Sydney…

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Vale – Carla Zampatti

Vale – Carla Zampatti

Vale Carla Zampatti AC OMRI Vale Carla Zampatti AC OMRI – (19 May 1942 – 3 April 2021) Sydney Women’s Fund…

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‘Women’s Work’ documentary launch at ASX

‘Women’s Work’ documentary launch at ASX

Women’s financial vulnerability is now firmly on the agenda for Sydney Women’s Fund. For over a decade, Sydney Women’s Fund…

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Saluting Sydney Women raises over $120,000

Saluting Sydney Women raises over $120,000

In 2020, Saluting Sydney Women ‘at home’  is supporting  Sydney Women’s Fund’s work in responding to family violence and its impact on…

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Multicultural Young Women’s Employment

Giving opportunity: To train and provide employment opportunities for young women from disadvantaged backgrounds so they are job ready and…

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#GivingTuesday $5,000 funding for women’s job training

#GivingTuesday $5,000 funding for women’s job training

Together we are supporting ‘My First Job in Australia’ Sydney Women’s Fund contributes:  $5,000 This matches a generous gift of the…

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How these women learn & earn…

How these women learn & earn…

Did you know 80% of refugee women struggle to get a job because they have no work experience? Ethically made…

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Covid-19 Appeal to raise $1million for local charities

Covid-19 Appeal to raise $1million for local charities

BE KIND SYDNEY to raise $1 million for local grassroots charities Be Kind Sydney launches Covid-19 Relief Appeal to raise…

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Journal of a Pandemic by Anne Summers AO

Journal of a Pandemic by Anne Summers AO

Anne Summers AO – A message to Sydney Women’s Fund supporters We’ve been in touch with Anne Summers AO, Author…

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SMH ‘It was kind of life or death’

SMH ‘It was kind of life or death’

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD NATIONAL NSW CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC ‘It was kind of life or death’: A nation’s charities in crisis By Julie Power…

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SMH ‘New appeal plugs the gap in giving’

SMH ‘New appeal plugs the gap in giving’

Sydney Morning Herald NATIONAL NSW CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC Be Kind Sydney: new appeal plugs the gap in giving By Laura Chung and Julie Power…

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Work and dignity for young people

Does suspension change behaviour? When I first came to RISE, I was very in my own world. I was extremely…

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Profile women in prison NSW

Profile women in prison NSW

Profile of women in prison in NSW Commissioned by the – Keeping Women Out of Prison Coalition – (KWOOP), a…

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‘Urgent Action’ needed

‘Urgent Action’ needed

‘Urgent action’ needed over high proportion of Indigenous women in prison, report says By Philippa McDonald Published 31/03/2020, ABC News…

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From the CEO to our Community Covid-19 – A time for community and philanthropy leadership. Most of us have never lived…

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Women in Leadership Career Mentoring

Women in Leadership Career Mentoring

FIRST NATION’S WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP CAREER MENTORING Sydney Women’s Fund: Portrait III Research recently found an alarming 44% of women…

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Women Kind lifts off

Women Kind lifts off “People can be very isolated, even in a bustling place like Bankstown,” says Mona Mahamed. Founder…

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“Women’s Work” Funding Success

“Women’s Work” Funding Success

Funding for ‘Women’s Work’ Thank you to NSW Government for the My Community Project Grant supporting the Sydney Women’s Fund Women’s Work –…

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CEO Speech – Saluting Sydney Women 2019

CEO Speech – Saluting Sydney Women 2019

Women leaders from all walks of life gathered together to salute The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore at Sydney…

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Saluting Sydney Women 2019

Saluting Sydney Women 2019

Women leaders from all walks of life will gather together to salute The Lord Mayor of Sydney, Clover Moore at…

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“Women’s Work” Campaign Shortlisted

“Women’s Work” Campaign Shortlisted

Vote now for ‘Women’s Work’ Last year, Sydney Women’s Fund Portrait III Research, found half of Sydney women earn less…

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Welcome Professor Larissa Behrendt to Board

Professor Larissa Behrendt is a Eualayai/Gamillaroi woman who holds the Chair of Indigenous Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning…

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Who took my gift bag?

Who took my gift bag?

In the spirit of International Women's Day, the generous Business Chicks donated your gift bag to a woman who needs…

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IWD2019 – Business Chicks

IWD2019 – Business Chicks

Business Chicks - International Women's Day 2019 Once again Business Chicks gathered an enthusiastic crowd for their annual International Women's…

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IWD2019 – Fearless

IWD2019 – Fearless

Art Gallery of NSW Fearless Program, in partnership with Sydney Women's Fund hosted an International Women's Day 2019 panel on 'Women…

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IWD2019 – Committee for Sydney

IWD2019 – Committee for Sydney

Pictured: (from left) Lyn Lewis-Smith CEO BE Sydney, Jane Jose CEO Sydney Community Foundation. Image credit: Committee for Sydney A…

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IWD2019 – CBA Women in Focus

IWD2019 – CBA Women in Focus

Aunty Millie Ingram shone like the star she is at @commbank’s Women in Focus #IWD19 eve party. Her forthright comments were fearless, uncensored…

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IWD2019 –  équilibre pour mieux

IWD2019 – équilibre pour mieux

International Women's Day 2019 - #BalanceforBetter French Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry invited Jane Jose CEO Sydney Community Foundation…

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Sydney Community Foundation social enterprise partner WINS

Sydney Community Foundation and it's Sydney Women's Fund is delighted to announce Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections, an integral partner of its…

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Highlights Saluting Sydney Women 2017 Ita Buttrose AO OBE

Highlights Saluting Sydney Women 2017 Ita Buttrose AO OBE

Watch Event Highlights Saluting Sydney Women 2017 Sydney Community Foundation's Sydney Women’s Fund, honoured Ita Buttrose AO OBE, at the 2017 Saluting Sydney…

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Iraqi women helped by SWF share their story of hope

Iraqi women helped by SWF share their story of hope

The Women's Friendship Sewing Circle is a life-changing program run by Fairfield Parent’s Café Inc(link is external). in Fairfield. The program allows refugee women to learn…

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Here’s how a cup of coffee can change a life

Here’s how a cup of coffee can change a life

Social Enterprise Employment - Top-Up Fund, Warwick Farm With Sydney Community Foundation, Sydney Women's Fund support, Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections has grown…

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9 reasons a designer Tote is making retail therapy, good for everyone

9 reasons a designer Tote is making retail therapy, good for everyone

Have you got your ‘Strong & Kind’ Tote? Ethically made by 9 refugee and migrant women in Western Sydney. You’ll…

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Empowering Women Changing Lives 2018, Parliament House

Empowering Women Changing Lives 2018, Parliament House

The Keeping Women Out of Prison CoalitionLearn more about The Keeping Women Out of Prison (KWOOP) Coalition, now a Sydney Community…

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Empowering Women Changing Lives 2017, Parliament House

Empowering Women Changing Lives 2017, Parliament House

The Keeping Women Out of Prison CoalitionEmpty section. Edit page to add content here.Learn more about The Keeping Women Out…

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Empowering Women, Changing Lives 2016 – Parliament House

Empowering Women, Changing Lives 2016 – Parliament House

The Keeping Women Out of Prison Coalition Learn more about The Keeping Women Out of Prison (KWOOP) Coalition, now a Sydney…

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This year, we saluted Wendy McCarthy AO, a woman of kindness and strength and a feminist who has helped the…

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2016 Maybanke Lecture: ‘Women & Work’

2016 Maybanke Lecture: ‘Women & Work’

“80% of women don’t want to work for another woman.”  Watch yesterday’s Studio10 interview of Sydney Women’s Fund Founder and…

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Sydney Women’s Fund Portrait II Launch

Sydney Women’s Fund Portrait II Launch

Thank you to all who attended this year’s Sydney Women’s Fund fundraising lunch at The Tilbury Hotel. This year we were proud to launch new research commissioned…

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Social Enterprise creating ethical fashion jobs

Social Enterprise creating ethical fashion jobs

The Clothes Box second-hand clothing Social Enterprise takes on a life of it’s own. Ronda-Lee, Manager at Liverpool Neighbourhood Connections (LNC) Heckenberg recently tested…

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CBA Women in Focus choose Sydney Women’s Fund

CBA Women in Focus choose Sydney Women’s Fund

A note from Sydney Community Foundation CEO, Jane Jose. I was so lucky to be invited as a guest to CBA’s Women…

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Education for Women in Prison – 2014

Education for Women in Prison – 2014

The Keeping Women Out of Prison Coalition (formerly WIPAN) supports education for women in prison and advocates for improved training…

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Women in Banking and Finance choose Sydney Women’s Fund

Women in Banking and Finance choose Sydney Women’s Fund

We are thrilled that Women In Banking and Finance have chosen to support the Sydney Women’s Fund as their cause. We…

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Saluting Sydney Women 2014

Saluting Sydney Women 2014

The inaugural Saluting Sydney Women is an annual event to pay tribute to great Sydney Women. In August 2014, the…

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G(irls)20 summit and philanthropy breakout session

G(irls)20 summit and philanthropy breakout session

On August 25th & 26th, G(irls)20 Summit 2014 took place at the Sydney Opera House.  Featuring Australian and global experts,…

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Power of Film – Giving Voice to Single Mothers

Power of Film – Giving Voice to Single Mothers

We are partnering with the National Council for Single Mothers and their Children, Film Stretch, The Snow Foundation, and Documentary Australia Foundation…

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Place-based philanthropy is an approach to philanthropic investment determined by geographical boundaries. It has been used by community foundations worldwide to address community need within specific geographic areas. Sydney Community Foundation works within the diverse geographical area of Greater Sydney and identifies areas of greatest community need through research and collaboration with service delivery partners including the NSW Government.

You can read about successes of our place-based philanthropy program by downloading the following reports.

Read the ProjectWOW! 2014 report

Read the ProjectWOW! 2015 report

Read the ProjectWOW! 2016 Report

More informations is available in our SCF Annual Reports