What is Hands Across Canberra?
Hands Across Canberra is the ACT’s community foundation.
- We raise funds for Canberra’s most vulnerable people.
- We invest the money to make it grow
- We give it back in grants.
Community foundations are about giving where you live, for the long-term benefit and enhancement of a community.
Hands Across Canberra is only 13 years old but community foundations in Canada, the United States and New Zealand have become powerful tools for giving grants and making investments in their community’s future, sometimes for a century or more.
Canberra is the most generous community in Australia. With your help, big or small, we can make a lasting, transformative difference for all our neighbours and friends right here where we live.
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an Impact
There are many ways you can contribute to Hands Across Canberra and it’s network of community organisations. You can give your time and talent through volunteering, attending events, spreading the word about the work of organisations, or running fund-raising events and activities. There are also a range of ways to donate funds, such as directly through one-off donations, regular contributions such as workplace giving programs or by participating in fund-raising activities and events.
You can give in several ways:
- Hands Across Canberra (fcsuite.com) at any time. This money funds our grants to 350 local charities.
- Donate to the charity of your choice through our platform
- Establish a named fund, distributing interest each year to causes you care about. Named funds are professionally managed long term investments.
- Contact us to offer your services as a volunteer or a community partner.
Connection can grow from something as simple as spending time in nature.
Through the GreaterGood x Hands Across Canberra Connected Communities Grant Round, Landcare ACT received support for its project, helping people experience the wellbeing benefits of nature while connecting with each other and their local community.
This is what Connected Communities is all about: creating more opportunities for Canberrans to feel supported, included, and less alone.
Because when people come together, stronger communities grow. … See MoreSee Less
📰 We’re pleased to see the GreaterGood x Hands Across Canberra Connected Communities Grant Round featured in Region Canberra.
As our CEO Genevieve Jacobs said, "quite simple, straightforward community grassroots initiatives" can make a meaningful difference.
Thank you to GreaterGood, the Joan Wilson Memorial Fund and our generous donors for making these projects possible.
Read the article at the link in our bio 🔗
region.com.au/simple-grassroots-ideas-driving-the-new-fight-against-loneliness-in-canberra/972020/ … See MoreSee Less
$1.6 million invested. 58 community projects funded. Countless lives impacted. 💛
We’re proud to celebrate the latest Canberra Foundations Collaborative grant round, delivered alongside The Snow Foundation, John James Foundation, Aspen Medical Australia Foundation and Davencare Foundation.
This year, more than 200 Expressions of Interest were received, highlighting both the growing need across our region and the incredible work being led by local organisations every day. Together, we are supporting 58 projects that strengthen community connection, improve wellbeing and create opportunities for people facing disadvantage.
As our CEO Genevieve Jacobs shared:
"The Canberra Foundations Collaborative has grown from a COVID response into one of the region’s most significant philanthropic partnerships, helping local organisations access funding, build capacity and strengthen community connections."
Since 2022, the Collaborative has invested more than $8.5 million into over 310 local initiatives across Canberra and the surrounding region.
Congratulations to all 58 funding recipients. … See MoreSee Less