Partnerships
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to hit hard across our country this year, resulting in flow on effects to fundraising for many for-purpose organisations. One of the biggest impacts for Raise again in 2021 was the loss of event-based income as, due to lockdown timing, we were unable to host a couple of planned significant fundraisers.
Regardless, thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the passion and tenacity of our team, and Job Saver support, we came very close to meeting our full fundraising targets. Ultimately, we were able to cover all event fundraising losses and continue supporting young people who so desperately need our support. Corporate Australia stepped up to the challenges with generosity and compassion. Large organisations were able to give more and support gaps in funding with their existing charities, and at Raise we are very grateful to have been a beneficiary of additional funding. We’d particularly like to acknowledge Goodman Foundation who generously gave a very significant extra contribution in 2021 to support young people in Raise programs that
were most affected by the pandemic in south-western Sydney. In addition, a big thank you to our long serving partners Future Generation, Macquarie, Zurich, Priceline, Third Link, Ottomin and NAB. Private giving remained steady for Raise in 2021 and we hope to focus on growing this revenue stream further in 2022. We continue to be incredibly appreciative of our Raise village of private donors, many of whom we count on to mentor and guide us, providing invaluable expertise in so many ways across our business. Our pro-bono and low-bono supporters also add so much value to our organisation, and their talents go a very long way at Raise.
Going digital The move towards digital
fundraising has increased across the sector, and it was no different at Raise. After cancelling our Sparkle Ball, we launched Sparkle Club inviting our regular ball attendees to donate and support new programs in lieu of attending and, excitingly, we also successfully piloted our very first grassroots campaign, Explore The Core, raising over $40k in donations and supporting 20 more young people to be matched with a Raise Mentor.
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Raise Foundation | 2021 Annual Report
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