PFA Awards Grants to Inclusion Solutions, SunnyKids Ltd and Slade Consulting in Rural Grants Program
Pride Foundation Australia is proud to have awarded a total of $27,406.00 to three deserving projects in respect to our large grant round supporting LGBTQIA+ people living in regional and rural areas of Australia, earlier this year. Please join us in congratulating these three organisations in the successful funding of their respective projects. Read on […]
La Trobe University & The Australian Ballet Support PFA with “Oscar: A Literary Love Affair”
On Tuesday, September 3rd, La Trobe University and The Australian Ballet held an enlightening event entitled “Oscar: A Literary Love Affair” To support the new ballet from The Australian Ballet, Oscar©—based on the life and writings of Oscar Wilde—the event aimed to explore the cultural influences on Oscar Wilde’s own literary output (particularly his philhellenism, […]
Alex Blackwell joins Pride Foundation Australia as second patron
Pride Foundation Australia are pleased to announce that Australian cricket legend Alex Blackwell has come on as the second patron of our organisation. Alexandra Joy Blackwell is a former Australian women’s cricket captain and standout player, known for her enduring career that spanned 15 years and included 251 international appearances across Tests, One Day Internationals, […]
Announcing our Small Grant Recipients from 2024 Round 1
Pride Foundation Australia are pleased to announce the recipients of our Small Grant 2024 Round 1 with the launch of our brand new Small Grant Recipients directory. We received a total of 59 applications in our first Small Grant round for the year, and have awarded 15 applicants to a total of $14,870 in funding. […]
PFA Attends Better Together Conference – June 2024, Geelong
Pride Foundation Australia was very pleased to be involved at the Better Together conference in June in Geelong. We sponsored $15,000 for over 20 refugees to attend the conference, including their accommodation and transport from as far afield as Mackay in Queensland. We were pleased to meet several people at our stall throughout the conference, […]
Join PFA on Tues May 21st for Community Refugee Sponsorship by and for LGBTIQA+ people in Australia online event
On Tuesday May 21st, Pride Foundation Australia are hosting our first online event for 2024: Community Refugee Sponsorship by and for LGBTIQA+ people in Australia This online gathering is a safe space for members of the LGBTIQA+ community to come together and learn about how they can support refugees in need. Join us to hear […]
Pride Foundation Australia Sponsors Registrations to the Better Together Conference for LGBTQIA+ People Seeking Asylum
Pride Foundation Australia is happy to announce that we have arranged the sponsorship of 50 free registrations specifically for LGBTIQA+ refugees and people seeking asylum to attend the Better Together 2024 conference in Geelong in June this year. Better Together is an annual conference exploring the current issues facing LGBTQIA+ Australians, and we are hoping […]
PFA Renews Funding for 3 Organisations Supporting LGBTQIA+ Refugees & People Seeking Asylum
Through our continued work in our key focus area of LGBTQIA+ Refugees and People Seeking Asylum in Australia, it has become evident that recurrent financial support is necessary to maintain the systems of support currently in place to provide sanctuary and solidarity to these communities. We are pleased to have once again contributed financially towards […]
Congratulate Our 2023 Small Grant Recipients of Round 3
Pride Foundation Australia are pleased to announce the recipients of our Round 3 Small Grant recipients for 2023. This was our largest Small Grants round so far, with a total of 19 projects receiving up to $1000 in grant funding. Please join us in congratulating these recipients and read on to learn about each project. […]
A farewell to our board member’s Colin Krycer and Ian Gould
This year, we have seen two of Pride Foundation Australia’s long-standing board members—Ian Gould and Colin Krycer—step down from the role. Without the hard work and dedication of both Ian and Colin, Pride Foundation Australia would not be where it is today. PFA Chair Dr Ruth McNair has written on the contributions of each, to […]
Welcome to our two new Pride Foundation Australia board members
We are pleased to officially welcome two new board members to Pride Foundation Australia, Mollie Hewitt and Ayan Dasvarma. After a successful call for new board member applications earlier this year, we were thrilled to receive a number of applicants with experience that complemented and added to the work currently being undertaken by PFA. We […]
Our new public LGBTQIA+ Refugee Sponsorship Sub-Fund through GiveNow
For the past two years, Pride Foundation Australia has been steadily expanding its support in the sponsorship and hands-on support of LGBTQIA+ refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia. In 2021, the Refugee Sponsorship Sub-Fund was established in 2021 by PFA patron Dennis Altman and PFA chair Ruth McNair. The Sub-Fund seeks to raise money […]
