Telstra Foundation

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Name: Telstra Foundation Type: Established: 2002 Location: Melbourne Distribution: Chair: Herb Elliott AC, MBE CEO: Website: http://www.telstrafoundation.com Related: Click here for a list of pages related to this organisation.

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Established in 2002 as part of Telstra's strong tradition of community involvement, the Telstra Foundation is the cornerstone of Telstra's corporate Community Investment strategy.

The Telstra Foundation offers support to a significant number of life-changing projects across Australia through its two main programs - the Telstra Foundation Community Development Fund and Telstra's Kids Fund. Each fund has its own guidelines to support a diverse cross section of the community.

The Telstra Foundation Community Development Fund supports community organisations to deliver projects with one purpose in mind - to connect children and young people to their communities. To achieve this, the Community Development Fund has three program areas – Social Innovation Grants, Indigenous Community Development and a Spotlight on Cyber Safety.

The Telstra's Kids Fund provides one-off grants of $1,200 to not-for-profit organisations involving the children of Telstra employees and its wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries. A broad range of initiatives and projects including education, sports and recreation, arts and culture, environment, social issues and disability programs are supported.