Paul Ramsay Foundation

14/10/2026

Congratulations to the fourteen organisations awarded a total of $24.5 million in funding as part of PRF's Dads on Track national grant round, supporting their work to change trajectories for men and keep families safe and strong. Grant recipients will each receive $350K per year for five years to support fathers across Australia with evidence-based programs that see fatherhood as a critical period of opportunity, as well as risk, to reduce instances of family violence and strengthen familial relationships.

PRF's Head of Families Jackie Ruddock says, "These grants emerged from listening to our partners in the sector and reflect PRF’s commitment to addressing complex, under-resourced parts of the family violence response system.

"The evidence demonstrates that men who use violence often remain active in their children’s lives, even following relationship breakdown. Addressing family and domestic violence requires working with the family as a unit, as well as tailoring supports to individual family or kin, and their roles."

Read the announcement 👉 https://loom.ly/ZJgkLPs

12/10/2026

Our friends at ThirdStory are looking for teams to join their Social Design Academy (SoDA) - an 8-month, project-based program, which supports organisations, leaders, and practitioners, to deliver real world innovation projects, grow their design capability for social impact and build conditions for systems change. Welcoming professionals from a wide range of sectors, including not-for-profits, government, and social enterprise, participants can expect practical teaching from experienced practitioners, connection with a diverse cohort, and the chance to directly apply skills through real-life projects.

Apply by 30 October for a February 2027 start 👉https://loom.ly/MtMAQVc

Discover ThirdStory’s transformative approach to social innovation. We focus on equity, self-determination, and potential, using collaborative methods to drive meaningful change. Explore new possibilities with our multidisciplinary team.

11/10/2026

PRF's First Nations Economic Development portfolio of grants takes a community-led approach to Indigenous economic development, recognising self-determination as a foundation for economic development, rather than simply an outcome of it. We support communities to pursue the economic opportunities they identify, recognising that different communities start from different places and hold different assets, rights, capabilities and aspirations: land and sea management, the arts, renewable energy, carbon markets, tourism and local enterprise.

A year in, Nathan Daly - PRF's Head of First Nations - takes a closer look at how we’re working, the impact our grant partners are creating, and what we’re learning.

"When First Nations peoples and communities are empowered to care for Country, community and culture – and are valued for doing so," says Nathan, "we see benefits flow at both a local level and through broader ripple effects."

Read Nathan's blog 👉 https://loom.ly/kVRsIVw

30/09/2026

🎓SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT🎓

Our friends at Centre for Social Impact are offering up to 220 fully funded scholarships across two of their flagship programs:

👉Governance for Social Impact – A world-class short course designed for current not-for-profit board directors seeking greater boardroom impact through stronger, mission-focused leadership.

👉The Giving Academy – Two immersive short courses for philanthropic funders, advisors and not-for-profit professionals, tailormade to ignite more effective giving.

The team is hosting two information sessions where prospective applicants can hear directly from program alumni, learn more about the courses, scholarship eligibility and how to apply - on 20 October and 10 November respectively.

👉Learn more and register for the sessions: https://loom.ly/pd19HTA

Up to 220 fully funded scholarships in 2027, helping more people across Australia’s for-purpose sector access world-class professional development. Scholarships are available across two of our flagship programs, Governance for Social Impact and The Giving Academy.

23/09/2026

"Poverty is still viewed by many in the mainstream as a moral failure and the Antipoverty Centre exists as a direct challenge to this damaging lie," says Greg Page, Convenor at The Antipoverty Centre.

We're proud to announce new core funding of $1.5 million over 5 years for Antipoverty Centre, supporting the organisation to pursue its lived experience advocacy agenda and shift conditions for people relying on social security payments.

Greg says, "Having a base of funding to provide certainty around the Antipoverty Centre’s ongoing mission and projects means that more people affected by poverty will know about our work, have access to it, and hopefully be able to benefit from it... It brings hope for a future where the stigma of poverty, and poverty itself, will be alleviated and in time disappear altogether."

14/09/2026

Our friends at PLACE have launched the PLACExCHANGE (PxC), a free online home for place-based learning, connection and community built for and with people working in place-based practice across Australia.

Whether you’re new to place-based work or have years of experience, PxC is designed to support learning, strengthen connections and help turn insight into action.

On the platform you'll find practical tools, resources, events calendar, and stories and insights from communities and organisations leading place-based change across Australia.

Join the PxC 👉 https://loom.ly/H2r3TtM

In place-based work, so much of what we know lives in people, in relationships, in programs, and in communities. That deep knowledge is one of the great strengths of this work, and is delivering real impact to people’s lives in their communities

14/09/2026

🚨Scam alert: Over the past week, we've been alerted to a range of sophisticated scams, using AI, and the PRF name, along with the names of other known funders and entities.

These scammers typically offer to help develop an application in exchange for a fee, or present themselves as a ‘friendly’ intermediary who can introduce the organisation to someone who will, but the outcome is the same either way: a fee charged for help with an application for a grant that does not exist.

PRF takes a targeted approach to grantmaking, and in most instances a member of our team will co-develop funding proposals directly with not-for-profit organisations. We do not use third-party brokers to seek potential applicants on our behalf, nor do we solicit the use of third-party application developers on behalf of potential applicants.

Potential grant seekers are encouraged to always verify opportunities via the PRF website, and are welcome to contact us for confirmation at [email protected]

Learn more, including known scams👉 https://loom.ly/pILBb_E

08/09/2026

We're partnering with Atlassian Foundation to grow impact investing in Australia with a focus on organisations supporting communities facing challenges arising from climate change. Atlassian Foundation is committing US$1 million (approximately AU$1.5 million) which will be matched by PRF through an allocation from our Impact First Fund.

PRF’s Director, Investment and Impact Capital, Ben Smith said the partnership was a first step in opening the door to other funders who wish to play a practical role in unlocking catalytic capital for opportunities that are too early, complex, small or uncertain for conventional finance.

"This partnership means we can work alongside other funders within a dedicated investment portfolio that targets the intersection of community and climate impact. We hope this provides a pathway for funders to explore the mechanisms of impact investing, enabling them to make informed choices about deploying impact investment and building their own impact investing capability.”

Read more 👉https://loom.ly/rWTEnL0

PRF is partnering with Atlassian Foundation to support increased investment in charities that deliver positive social and environmental outcomes in Australia.

07/09/2026

Keen to learn more about catalytic capital in Australia? Join the team at GoodWolf Partners, joined by PRF's Ben Smith, Hand Heart Pocket's Sara Parrott, and Tenielle Jordan from Conscious Investment Management, for a free webinar to unpack the findings from GoodWolf's new report 'Unlocking Catalytic Capital in Australia'.

Drawing on international field-building work, local case studies, and primary research with Australian practitioners, the report builds a shared understanding of what catalytic capital is, how it's being used, and the role it can play in unlocking greater impact.

📆Wednesday 16 September, 12-1pm (AEST)
📍Online
👉Register: https://loom.ly/A3yARNY

Register on Humanitix - Catalytic Capital Report Launch hosted by GoodWolf Partners. Online. Tuesday 15th September 2026. Find event information.

02/09/2026

How Australians think about the early years shapes support for policies that improve outcomes for children and families.

FrameWorks Institute's latest report from the Early Childhood Mindsets project, funded by the Minderoo Foundation, provides us a clearer picture of how Australians think about the early years and shows how these mindsets can help build the public support needed for the policies and systems children and families need to thrive.

The report also shows how strategic framing can build support for shared responsibility and systems change.

📖 Read 'Measuring Early Years Mindsets: Patterns of thinking that shape Australia’s future': https://loom.ly/xVWHECE

Advocates and communicators working to promote the wellbeing of young children and families in Australia face critical challenges and significant opportunities. While our research shows there is broad public recognition that children and families need greater support, understanding of the specific f...