Community Foundations of Australasia

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Name: Community Foundations of Australasia Inc. Type: Membership Association Established: 2000 Location: Focus: Resources for Community Foundations Chair: CEO: Website: see Community Foundations Gateway Related Pages: Click here for a list of pages related to this organisation.

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The association (CFA/sia) was incorporated on 7 August 2000 under the Victorian Associations Incorporations Act 1981 to meet the growing demand for information about the formation and development of community foundations.

The association has eighteen members comprising individuals and representatives of several interested organisations.

There is a committee of nine people from five Australian states. The first president was Jill Reichstein (chair of The Reichstein Foundation). The current president is Dr John Jago.

In February 2001, CFA/sia received a grant of $57,809 from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation in the USA to support the association's work in developing community foundations in Australia.

CFA/sia has joined with the Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal (FRRR) and Philanthropy Australia in a joint task force. This was perceived as the most effective way in which the objectives of the association can be achieved in the short term. The task force now meets as an advisory groups and Andrew Lawson is employed as the development officer by Philanthropy Australia.