Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review
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About Paul Ramsay Foundation

PRF is a philanthropic foundation.

The late Paul Ramsay AO established the Foundation in his name in 2006 and, after his death in 2014, left most of his estate to continue his philanthropy for generations to come.

At PRF, we work for a future where people and places have what they need to thrive.

With organisations and communities, we invest in, build, and influence the conditions needed to stop disadvantage in Australia.

About Paul Ramsay Foundation

About Paul Ramsay Foundation

PRF is a philanthropic foundation.

The late Paul Ramsay AO established the Foundation in his name in 2006 and, after his death in 2014, left most of his estate to continue his philanthropy for generations to come.

At PRF, we work for a future where people and places have what they need to thrive.

With organisations and communities, we invest in, build, and influence the conditions needed to stop disadvantage in Australia.

About Paul Ramsay Foundation

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Investing in collaboration with others

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INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

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INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

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INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study

INVEST: Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children

Investing in collaboration with others

Read the case study

INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study

About Paul Ramsay Foundation

About Paul Ramsay Foundation

Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review

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INVEST: Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children

Investing in collaboration with others

Read the case study

INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study

Numbers at

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Numbers at

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Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review

Message from the CEO

Welcome to our 2024 Annual Review.

The defining moments of our work at PRF are about coming together with community members, partners, peers, governments and other stakeholders to create better outcomes for kids, families and communities.  The way we do this changed as we launched our new strategy in May 2024.


We spent a year asking and listening to dozens of for-purpose leaders around Australia, the PRF team and Board, to think about how we can best use our resources for an Australia where people and places have what they need to thrive.

The resulting strategy guides PRF’s approach to grant-making and partnerships, and how we work alongside organisations and communities to invest in, build, and influence the conditions needed to stop disadvantage in Australia. This is the complex territory of applying a systems approach with the aim of long-term, generational change.


Our focus on working deeply in place is an example of our new strategy in action. For example, First Nations Economic Development in Central Australia is focussed on creating self-determined, quality job opportunities for young people in remote communities, by listening to and amplifying the voices of First Nations people in designing employment support. We have also launched our first place-based open grant round in Mt Druitt, Western Sydney; as well as a podcast to elevate the voices of the Blacktown community. Since July 2024, in line with our focus on communities and place-based action, local funding has increased from 12% to 24% of distributions.  


As we continue to develop our place-based philanthropic practice, we know we must remain close to the communities that we work alongside and listen deeply to many diverse voices to understand opportunities, challenges, and the community’s vision of the future. As we build our internal capability and the external relationships to do this work, we gather momentum, and excitement, about the long-term change that is possible here and across Australia.

The launch of the new strategy was an important time to refresh PRF’s brand to better reflect the vibrant communities with whom we work.

We have also added a First Nations sub-brand, based on an a beautiful, commissioned painting by Gumbaynggirr / Bundjalung artist Otis Hope Carey. It symbolises our commitment to support the self-determination of First Nations communities. This commitment is reflected in our giving.


We increased our funding to First Nations beneficiaries from 1% of PRF’s total distribution in 2018 to 46% in 2024. Similarly, we increased our funding to First-Nations-led organisations from <1% in 2018 to 35% in 2024. We continue to listen to the voices of First Nations people and support communities to have a greater say in the issues and decisions that affect them.


This year we’ve deepened our collaboration between peer philanthropy, government and community. This has been especially demonstrated by progress in the Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children. We turned dialogue into action through co-investment in many initiatives, including PLACE (a new national centre for place-based work). Many thanks to our partners, peers, governments and other stakeholders who allow us to work alongside them for a brighter future.


Finally, this year has been marked by ongoing commitments to social procurement, responsible investing, learning and evolution, and Yirranma Place as a buzzing precinct for purpose.


I am proud of the strength of our diverse and talented team, the rigour, responsibility and joy we bring to our work and what we have achieved together. Special thanks to our Chair, Michael Traill, our full Board, and First Nations Advisory Council, who are engaged, committed, focused on purpose, and great partners to work with. As we look towards 2025 our focus will remain on embedding our strategy, sharing our learning along the way, and working alongside people and organisations who are creating the conditions for people and communities to thrive.


 
Professor Kristy Muir
CEO Paul Ramsay Foundation

Message from the CEO

Message from the CEO

Welcome to our 2024 Annual Review.

The defining moments of our work at PRF are about coming together with community members, partners, peers, governments and other stakeholders to create better outcomes for kids, families and communities.  The way we do this changed as we launched our new strategy in May 2024.


We spent a year asking and listening to dozens of for-purpose leaders around Australia, the PRF team and Board, to think about how we can best use our resources for an Australia where people and places have what they need to thrive.

The resulting strategy guides PRF’s approach to grant-making and partnerships, and how we work alongside organisations and communities to invest in, build, and influence the conditions needed to stop disadvantage in Australia. This is the complex territory of applying a systems approach with the aim of long-term, generational change.


Our focus on working deeply in place is an example of our new strategy in action. For example, First Nations Economic Development in Central Australia is focussed on creating self-determined, quality job opportunities for young people in remote communities, by listening to and amplifying the voices of First Nations people in designing employment support. We have also launched our first place-based open grant round in Mt Druitt, Western Sydney; as well as a podcast to elevate the voices of the Blacktown community. Since July 2024, in line with our focus on communities and place-based action, local funding has increased from 12% to 24% of distributions.  


As we continue to develop our place-based philanthropic practice, we know we must remain close to the communities that we work alongside and listen deeply to many diverse voices to understand opportunities, challenges, and the community’s vision of the future. As we build our internal capability and the external relationships to do this work, we gather momentum, and excitement, about the long-term change that is possible here and across Australia.

The launch of the new strategy was an important time to refresh PRF’s brand to better reflect the vibrant communities with whom we work.

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INVEST: Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children

Investing in collaboration with others

Read the case study

INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study

Message from the CEO

Message from the CEO

Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review

Message from the Chair

At the tenth anniversary of Paul Ramsay's passing, we can reflect on the progress of the Foundation that continues his legacy.

As the founder of one of the country’s most successful and entrepreneurial businesses, Ramsay Health Care, Paul’s capacity for backing innovation and people was central. Remembered fondly for the warmth of his personality and his engagement with people generally – whatever their background – the Foundation’s focus of making a difference in communities is very much in his spirit.

The numbers tell a story of the significance of Paul Ramsay’s generosity.  Since the formation of the Foundation in 2016, by the end of FY24 we had granted more than $1.15 billion to 356 organisations.  In FY24, 153 grants totalling $149.9 million were committed with an additional $11.5 million in impact investments.

Of deeper importance than the numbers, a focus on strategic renewal grounded in what communities with a disproportionate burden of exclusion and disadvantage need to thrive, has been a guiding anchor in PRF’s work. The overwhelmingly positive feedback from a wide variety of stakeholders on the communication and early execution of the strategy is encouraging.  We also recognise the need for continuing candour and transparency about the programs and grants that haven’t worked in the way we and our partners might have liked.  The spirit of shared learning and collaboration permeates what Kristy Muir and the team are bringing to the sector.

It is exemplified in the Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children, a long-term partnership between government, philanthropy, and communities, which is reimagining our respective roles in creating the kind of systemic change needed for people and places to thrive. This new way of working with, and investing in, communities is deliberately different, foregrounding local solutions to community challenges and better implementing what we know works.

Another important highlight of the year was the development of an integrated total impact approach to investing.  It reflects PRF’s commitment to a strategy aligned across the spectrum of how we support mission aligned impact investment at different scales, through to a practical, ethical approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) risks reflected in the responsible investing charter adopted for management of the Foundation’s corpus.

We farewell Board Director Rob McLean this year, whose contribution, cut-through and insight has been a critical and guiding light. Rob’s role as foundational Chair of the Grants Committee has been instrumental in creating the kind of engagement and debate that speaks to the healthy board/team relationship so important to our work and decision making.

Finally, I want to acknowledge the continuing energy and passion of Kristy, the senior leadership, and the PRF team.  We know we have a leadership team that care deeply about making a difference and have the capacity to both engage deeply in the communities we support and push the boundaries of system and policy change where we can.  Holding those two things in balance is vital to the impact we want to have.

Michael Traill AM

Chair Paul Ramsay Foundation

Message from the Chair

Message from the Chair

At the tenth anniversary of Paul Ramsay's passing, we can reflect on the progress of the Foundation that continues his legacy.

As the founder of one of the country’s most successful and entrepreneurial businesses, Ramsay Health Care, Paul’s capacity for backing innovation and people was central. Remembered fondly for the warmth of his personality and his engagement with people generally – whatever their background – the Foundation’s focus of making a difference in communities is very much in his spirit.

The numbers tell a story of the significance of Paul Ramsay’s generosity.  Since the formation of the Foundation in 2016, by the end of FY24 we had granted more than $1.15 billion to 356 organisations.  In FY24, 153 grants totalling $149.9 million were committed with an additional $11.5 million in impact investments.

Of deeper importance than the numbers, a focus on strategic renewal grounded in what communities with a disproportionate burden of exclusion and disadvantage need to thrive, has been a guiding anchor in PRF’s work. The overwhelmingly positive feedback from a wide variety of stakeholders on the communication and early execution of the strategy is encouraging.  We also recognise the need for continuing candour and transparency about the programs and grants that haven’t worked in the way we and our partners might have liked.  The spirit of shared learning and collaboration permeates what Kristy Muir and the team are bringing to the sector.

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Investing in collaboration with others

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INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study

Message from the Chair

Message from the Chair

Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review

Our strategy

In 2023, we launched several strategies aimed at expanding our market reach. This included entering new geographical markets and diversifying our product offerings. Strategic Moves:

  1. Launched products in three new countries.
  2. Developed partnerships with local distributors.
  3. Increased marketing efforts in digital channels.

These strategies have resulted in a 20% increase in market share, positioning us as a leader in our industry.

Our strategy

Our strategy

In 2023, we launched several strategies aimed at expanding our market reach. This included entering new geographical markets and diversifying our product offerings. Strategic Moves:

  1. Launched products in three new countries.
  2. Developed partnerships with local distributors.
  3. Increased marketing efforts in digital channels.

These strategies have resulted in a 20% increase in market share, positioning us as a leader in our industry.

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Investing in collaboration with others

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INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study

Our strategy

Our strategy

Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review
This is a list of organisations that received a commitment of funding in the form of a grant, donation or program related investment in FY24.

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This is a list of organisations that received a commitment of funding in the form of a grant, donation or program related investment in FY24.

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This is a list of organisations that received a commitment of funding in the form of a grant, donation or program related investment in FY24.

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This is a list of organisations that received a commitment of funding in the form of a grant, donation or program related investment in FY24.

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INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study
This is a list of organisations that received a commitment of funding in the form of a grant, donation or program related investment in FY24.

Our partners

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This is a list of organisations that received a commitment of funding in the form of a grant, donation or program related investment in FY24.

Our partners

in 2024

Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review

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INVEST: Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children

Investing in collaboration with others

Read the case study

INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study

Case Studies

Case Studies

Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review

Measuring our impact:


What we’ve

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PRF’s approach to learning and evaluation has evolved over time in alignment with our strategic focus. As PRF has matured, so too have the methods we use to learn from our work. By reflecting on these shifts, we continuously improve how we measure the impact of our grants and partnerships.

Phase 1: Learning without an explicit focus on evaluation

In the early years, there was not a PRF-wide systematic approach to evaluation and learning. During this period there was significant emphasis on collaboration with partners. Co-creating solutions with those working on the ground provided deep insights into the challenges and opportunities within our focus areas. This collaborative approach laid the groundwork for initiatives such as facilitating communities of practice, as well as the Foundation’s approach to evaluation.

Phase 2: Improving the quality of evidence

As PRF matured, we shifted our focus towards a more consistent approach to generating evidence. There was greater focus on “attribution” and ensuring that we could confidently link outcomes to specific activities. For example, an evaluation of the Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR) program provided high-quality evidence of impact and offered valuable insights into what worked well across various contexts. While the evidence showed that the effects of QTR are slightly greater in schools with higher levels of socioeconomic disadvantage, its adoption has been more prevalent in middle-income schools, which reflects the distribution of Australian schools overall. To ensure that the program also benefits students facing the greatest challenges, PRF's next phase of support for QTR focuses on enhancing its accessibility and impact in schools with higher levels of socioeconomic disadvantage.

Phase 3: Systemic approaches and the focus on contribution

In our current phase, PRF is shifting its attention from individual initiatives to systemic change. We understand that lasting transformation comes from engaging with the complexity of the systems in which we operate. Rather than focusing solely on attributing specific outcomes to particular grants, we now emphasise the collective contribution across our portfolios. One example of this is our Justice Reinvestment package, where we support measurement, evaluation and learning staff on more than half a dozen partnerships. In parallel, we are working with researchers and NSW communities to measure impact on the variables that matter to community members. We also convene a monthly Justice Reinvestment Community of Practice where partners share ideas, learnings, challenges, and innovative practices.

We recognise that the funding environment among non-profits, often driven by competition, can create a fragmented sector that inhibits collective learning. To overcome this, PRF is working towards more transparent sharing of insights while continuing to encourage greater collaboration across the sector. Our aim is to support a culture of learning that is open, public-facing, and focused on systemic impact.

As we move forward, PRF remains committed to embracing the complexity of the systems we operate within, continuously refining our learning approaches to drive meaningful, long-term change, but with a continuing focus on the impact for people and places.

Measuring our impact:


What we’ve

learned

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Measuring our impact:


What we’ve

learned

to date

PRF’s approach to learning and evaluation has evolved over time in alignment with our strategic focus. As PRF has matured, so too have the methods we use to learn from our work. By reflecting on these shifts, we continuously improve how we measure the impact of our grants and partnerships.

Phase 1: Learning without an explicit focus on evaluation

In the early years, there was not a PRF-wide systematic approach to evaluation and learning. During this period there was significant emphasis on collaboration with partners. Co-creating solutions with those working on the ground provided deep insights into the challenges and opportunities within our focus areas. This collaborative approach laid the groundwork for initiatives such as facilitating communities of practice, as well as the Foundation’s approach to evaluation.

Phase 2: Improving the quality of evidence

As PRF matured, we shifted our focus towards a more consistent approach to generating evidence. There was greater focus on “attribution” and ensuring that we could confidently link outcomes to specific activities. For example, an evaluation of the Quality Teaching Rounds (QTR) program provided high-quality evidence of impact and offered valuable insights into what worked well across various contexts. While the evidence showed that the effects of QTR are slightly greater in schools with higher levels of socioeconomic disadvantage, its adoption has been more prevalent in middle-income schools, which reflects the distribution of Australian schools overall. To ensure that the program also benefits students facing the greatest challenges, PRF's next phase of support for QTR focuses on enhancing its accessibility and impact in schools with higher levels of socioeconomic disadvantage.

Measuring our impact:


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INVEST: Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children

Investing in collaboration with others

Read the case study

INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study

Measuring our impact:


What we’ve

learned

to date

Measuring our impact:


What we’ve

learned

to date

Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review
In 2023 and 2024, PRF undertook several portfolio reviews, each offering unique insights from groups of grants with shared themes. These reviews capture the complexity of our diverse portfolio and provide a more nuanced understanding of our impact.

Through these reviews, we continue to refine our approach to supporting impactful and sustainable change across diverse areas.

Measuring our impact:


Spotlight on portfolio reviews

In 2023 and 2024, PRF undertook several portfolio reviews, each offering unique insights from groups of grants with shared themes. These reviews capture the complexity of our diverse portfolio and provide a more nuanced understanding of our impact.
Through these reviews, we continue to refine our approach to supporting impactful and sustainable change across diverse areas.
In 2023 and 2024, PRF undertook several portfolio reviews, each offering unique insights from groups of grants with shared themes. These reviews capture the complexity of our diverse portfolio and provide a more nuanced understanding of our impact.

Through these reviews, we continue to refine our approach to supporting impactful and sustainable change across diverse areas.

Measuring our impact:


Spotlight on portfolio reviews

In 2023 and 2024, PRF undertook several portfolio reviews, each offering unique insights from groups of grants with shared themes. These reviews capture the complexity of our diverse portfolio and provide a more nuanced understanding of our impact.

Through these reviews, we continue to refine our approach to supporting impactful and sustainable change across diverse areas.

Measuring our impact:


Spotlight on portfolio reviews

In 2023 and 2024, PRF undertook several portfolio reviews, each offering unique insights from groups of grants with shared themes. These reviews capture the complexity of our diverse portfolio and provide a more nuanced understanding of our impact.
Through these reviews, we continue to refine our approach to supporting impactful and sustainable change across diverse areas.
In 2023 and 2024, PRF undertook several portfolio reviews, each offering unique insights from groups of grants with shared themes. These reviews capture the complexity of our diverse portfolio and provide a more nuanced understanding of our impact.

Through these reviews, we continue to refine our approach to supporting impactful and sustainable change across diverse areas.

Measuring our impact:


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INVEST: Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children

Investing in collaboration with others

Read the case study

INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study
In 2023 and 2024, PRF undertook several portfolio reviews, each offering unique insights from groups of grants with shared themes. These reviews capture the complexity of our diverse portfolio and provide a more nuanced understanding of our impact.

Through these reviews, we continue to refine our approach to supporting impactful and sustainable change across diverse areas.

Measuring our impact:


Spotlight on portfolio reviews

In 2023 and 2024, PRF undertook several portfolio reviews, each offering unique insights from groups of grants with shared themes. These reviews capture the complexity of our diverse portfolio and provide a more nuanced understanding of our impact.

Through these reviews, we continue to refine our approach to supporting impactful and sustainable change across diverse areas.

Measuring our impact:


Spotlight on portfolio reviews

Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review

Our HQ:

Yirranma Place

Yirranma Place is PRF’s home in Sydney’s Darlinghurst, and a community precinct for social purpose. ‘Yirranma’ is broadly translated to mean ‘many-create’, reflecting the purpose of the precinct - a space where for-purpose organisations, social enterprises, and people working for social change can collaborate, and for the local community to enjoy.

To the right are the organisations that made up our Yirranma Place community in 2024.

Our HQ:

Yirranma Place

Our HQ:

Yirranma Place

Yirranma Place is PRF’s home in Sydney’s Darlinghurst, and a community precinct for social purpose. ‘Yirranma’ is broadly translated to mean ‘many-create’, reflecting the purpose of the precinct - a space where for-purpose organisations, social enterprises, and people working for social change can collaborate, and for the local community to enjoy.

To the right are the organisations that made up our Yirranma Place community in 2024.

Our HQ:

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INVEST: Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children

Investing in collaboration with others

Read the case study

INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study

Our HQ:

Yirranma Place

Our HQ:

Yirranma Place

Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review

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INVEST: Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children

Investing in collaboration with others

Read the case study

INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study

Yirranma Place

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Yirranma Place

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Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review

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INVEST: Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children

Investing in collaboration with others

Read the case study

INVEST: Australian Spatial Analytics

Investing in unique talent

Read the case study

INVEST: First Australians Capital

Investing in self-determination

Read the case study

BUILD: Pay What it Takes

Building tools and coalitions to break the NFP ‘starvation cycle’

Read the case study

BUILD: Domestic and family violence portfolio

Building our understanding of domestic and family violence in Australia

Read the case study

BUILD: Gujaga Foundation

Building capacity for language revitalisation

Watch the video

INFLUENCE: Justice Reform Initiative

Influencing the conversation about justice

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: Welcome to Blacktown

Elevating community voices

Read the case study

INFLUENCE: TARGET ZER0

Influencing overrepresentation of mutlicultural young people in the justice system

Read the case study

Connect with us

Connect with us

Employment

PRF’s funding into pathways to employment is about more than a job, it focuses on holistic approaches to support.

Employment is a significant lever for people to have economic dignity and one that is integral to a person’s ability to have autonomy and mobility.

Our review into 67 PRF grants, totalling $111 million, highlights various employment support models, and looks at what conditions are needed to create better outcomes for people. It looks at five key areas of focus for our granting, and demonstrates how PRF’s funding impact is about ‘more than the job’.

We better understand what it takes to support those furthest from the labour market into quality employment. We can see there is a significant range in terms of complexity costs, and benefits. Designing an employment system that supports this diversity of needs is essential, and making this spectrum more transparent to stakeholders, including policy makers and commissioners, is a vital contribution to the sector.

Through our review, we have seen uplifts in social benefits like inclusion, cohesion, and connection, as well as personal benefits like confidence, self-esteem, health, and wellbeing, and economic benefits like financial independence and economic participation.

Read the portfolio review

Scaling

If we help scale partner organisations delivering impact, does that translate to increased social change? That was the question our Scaling Portfolio Review aimed to answer.

We analysed 15 scaling grants made before March 2023, totalling $91.6 million. Our review aimed to understand the factors influencing successful scaling of social innovations being delivered by our partners. Of the 15 grants, one exceeded expectations, five met their targets, and nine underperformed.

We found four key levers in successful scaling: pilot evidence, organisational readiness, the scaling approach, and the external environment. Insights highlight that strong leadership and networks, workforce readiness, and collaborative funding are also critical touchpoints for any organisation wanting to scale its approach and its social impact.

Read the review

Government Engagement

The Government Engagement portfolio review examined how to improve partnerships aiming to bring about systemic policy change.

We reviewed 17 grants, focusing on policy/legislative shifts, identifying key success factors like strong leadership, a clear evidence base, dynamic planning, and robust support for organisations.

The review highlighted that flexibility, patience, and long-term investments are essential. Building a “strong house” with support elements such as flexible funding, coalitions, and skilled teams sets up organisations to seize policy opportunities, particularly during open "policy windows."

Read the review
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