Raise Foundation | Annual Report 2023
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An inspired team
“Our work culture is collaborative, creative, kind, compassionate and respectful.” – feedback from our 2023 Team Culture Survey
Raise is an inspiring place to work. In 2023, our exceptional team supported a record-number of young people, and recruited, trained and onboarded more volunteer mentors than ever before. We are proud of the work environment we’ve collectively created and nurtured at Raise. In this year’s Team Culture Survey, team members described Raise as a rewarding place to work, where they are inspired by our leadership and vision, and find deep meaning in the work they do. A remarkable 95% of employees told us that they are happy working at Raise, completely or most of the time. In terms of progress, we agreed and acted on our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion plan following our successful National Team Conference. We’re focusing on three initial priorities: Accessibility Inclusion; LGBTQIA+ inclusion; and Racial and Cultural Inclusion. Cross-team forums have already put our plan into action. We’ve partnered with Minus18 for LGBTQIA+ inclusion training; attended our first ever Mardi Gras Fair Day; running an audit of the language we use at Raise; reviewing accessibility support for people within our programs; and started work on our Reconciliation Reflect RAP. We look forward to sharing our further progress on these initiatives. Our volunteer mentors We partner with volunteer mentors each year who generously give their time, skills and talents. In 2023, our largest team of 2,193 volunteer mentors helped us create more impact than ever before.
Despite Volunteering Australia reporting a decline in volunteering across the country, we’ve proudly maintained or grown our numbers year-on-year. Volunteers play an integral role in our Raise village, and we hope to engage more volunteers as we continue to do vital work empowering young people across the country. We are proud that our Volunteer Engagement Team won the Volunteer Leader of the Year Award from the Centre for Volunteering at the NSW Volunteer of the Year Awards. Their ability to nurture, inspire and engage our volunteer mentors is second to none. Advisory Councils with a purpose Our team is guided by the expertise of our Board of Directors, Advisory Councils and Ambassadors. We are fortunate to have the support and connections of a remarkable team of people on our Patron’s Advisory Council, chaired by David Gonski AC, Youth Advisory Council chaired by Lucy Snowball, Fundraising Advisory Council, chaired by Andrew Birch, Research Advisory Council, chaired by Professor Lucas Walsh, and School Advisory Council chaired by Tamara Salamacha.
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