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City Mission Funding
The Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) has provided $240,000 for City Mission’s refurbishment of their Mission Health treatment rooms in Launceston. This funding allows Mission Health to improve the structure of the clinic, allowing more consulting rooms to operate at any given time.Mission Health is a collaboration between City Mission, UTAS School of Nursing and dedicated community health volunteers that work to provide healthcare to those in Launceston that are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing homelessness.The clinic is staffed by qualified volunteer nurses employed as academics at the UTAS School of Nursing, who have donated their time to help those...
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City Mission Funding
The Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) has provided $240,000 for City Mission’s refurbishment of their Mission Health treatment rooms in Launceston. This funding allows Mission Health to improve the structure of…
Emerging Community Leaders 2024
The 2024 Emerging Community Leaders cohort began their journey with their first residential in March. Their first residential focused on ‘Self Leadership’ and Eric Gooi, one of our participants, shared…
Grassroots Community Governance
If you are a committee member of a community group or sporting club, you might benefit from the TCF supported Committee Training for Community Organisations workshops.This month an informative and…
Karinya Transitional Tenancy Program Launches
Karinya Young Women's Service proudly launched the Karinya Youth Transitional Tenancy (KYTT) Program in February, a three-year pilot program funded by the Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF), supporting Karinya's commitment to…
Sorell visit
The Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) Board and staff recently spent a couple of days in Sorell.Meeting in community provides a great opportunity to connect with locals and learn about what…
Grassroots Community Governance
The free, fun and useful Grassroots Community Governance program started in February, with the first workshop for the year held in Fingal.The enthusiastic participants representing 10 organisations gained important insights…
Governance for Social Impact training
Applications are still open for our first round of Governance for Social Impact training in Hobart on 18 and 19 April. You have until 6 March to get your application…
Emerging community leaders celebrated
The 2023 Emerging Community Leaders participants have graduated from the program and are now taking the knowledge they learned back to their communities.Funded by the Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) the…
Digital access critical for the education of Tasmanian children - by TCF Chairperson Sally Darke
Like the rest of Australia, Tasmania is experiencing a “digital divide” between those able to access and use technology and the internet, and those that cannot. The rising cost of…
Driver Mentors Get the Green Light
Chair of the Tasmanian Community Fund Sally Darke launched the North West Driver Mentor Program in Burnie in January.The North West Driver Mentor Program will provide young people with access…
Goodbye Andrew
The Tasmanian Community Fund Board and staff thank Andrew MacGregor for his contribution as a member of the Board.Andrew’s term will come to a conclusion on 31 December when he…
Funding News
The Tasmanian Community Fund’s (TCF) latest grants were approved at the December board meeting, providing over $1.5 million to community projects, including $1.2 million in community infrastructure.This round of grants…
Hello/Goodbye Intern Directors
The TCF Board welcomes Dattaraj (Datta) Mahambrey as Intern Director.Datta, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with more than a decade of experience in Tasmania's energy industry, currently holds the role…
Welcome new Director Stephen Walley
The TCF is delighted to have Stephen Walley join the Board of Directors.Stephen had a 35 year career in the Tasmanian Education Department, serving as principal of St Helens District…
Cardiac program continues to beat strong
We were thrilled to recently hear some positive feedback from a project we funded nine years ago, which has gone from strength to strength.Seed funding for the Rapid Access Chest…
Program so popular it is like seagulls to chips
15 young people from the George Town municipality graduated from the first Seagulls to Chips Leadership Training Program delivered by the Future Impact Group and funded by the TCF.The program…
Latest funding news
The Tasmanian Community Fund’s (TCF) October Board meeting saw it support two new large projects.Young people on the north west coast will be assisted to complete their minimum 80 hours…
Thanks Prajit
The term of TCF Intern Director, Prajit Parameswar has come to a conclusion. Prajit has brought skills and diversity to the TCF Board. All members of the Board have a…
Paving the way for Tebrakunna
Fourteen trainees are undergoing a two-year on-country training program to obtain a Certificate III in Conservation and Ecosystem Management through the Melythina Tiakana Warrana Aboriginal Corporations (MTWAC) Rangers Employment Program.The…
Free Grant Writing Workshops
The Tasmanian Community Fund is offering a series of free grant writing workshops this November in partnership with Clubs Tasmania and the Tasmanian Government. These workshops are ideal for first…
Latest Funding Round Announced
The Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) has provided more than $2 million of funding for 16 projects in its latest grant round.Included in this round of funding is a mentoring program…
Grassroots Governance touring Tas
The TCF Grassroots Community Governance Program is touring Tasmania, providing volunteer committee members in local communities with the tools and knowledge to better take on and stay in their roles.Many…
Tasmanian Community Fund - Position on the Voice
The establishment of an Aboriginal Voice to Federal Parliament presents a once in a generation opportunity to improve the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.This is the strong…
New Funding Announced
The TCF has awarded nearly $2.6 million of funding for eight projects in its latest strategic initiatives grant round.Included in the funding is a community-based arts programs for at risk…
Education the key to improving lives of intersex Tasmanians
Literature designed to increase health literacy of people that are going through or have recently been diagnosed with an innate variation of sex characteristics (intersex) has been launched by Working…
First cohort from new program management course graduate in Burnie
On 31 May, 12 people from across North-West Tasmania graduated from a new program management course designed with community outcomes in mind.Funded by the Tasmanian Community Fund, the face-to-face course…
Celebrating Youth Week in George Town
As part of National Youth Week, the Future Impact Group held a variety of free events to engage and celebrate young people. The celebration included the launch of the George…
Project Presentation Days
In May, the Tasmanian Community Fund had the pleasure of hosting 17 community sector organisations in Campbell Town, for part two of the 2023 Project Presentation Day series. The first…
Trauma Informed Design will Lead to Better Outcomes
A Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) grant is pioneering the use of trauma-informed design in the State.Crisis accommodation service the Hobart Women’s Shelter (HWS) will use trauma informed design to improve…
Project Presentations Provide Valuable Learnings
The Tasmanian Community Fund recently commenced its 2023 Project Presentation Day series with two days of learning and collaboration held in Longford on the 8th and 9th of March. We…
Puppet therapy boosts well-being for dementia residents
Tasmanian theatre company Terrapin is helping improve the well-being of residents at aged care facilities, with the smiles on their faces proving puppets aren’t just for kids.OneCare Executive Manager People…
Community program gives Brighton residents further capacity
Four people from the Brighton municipality have graduated from the Tasmanian Community Fund’s (TCF) fifth Emerging Community Leaders (ECL) program. For the past 12 months, 20 people from across the…
Community-focused Project Management Training now available
Project Management Training delivered by the Tasmanian Community Fund in partnership with the University of Tasmania and the Local Government Association of Tasmania has expanded into northern and southern Tasmania.Piloted…
New Intern Director
The Tasmanian Community Fund Board is delighted to welcome Prajit Parameswar as Intern Director. Prajit commenced his Intern Director role in January and will be mentored by TCF Board Chairperson,…
Welcome Ric
The Tasmanian Community Fund is delighted to welcome Ric de Santi as a member of the TCF Board.Ric has extensive public sector and not-for-profit experience in governance, executive management, external…
New Projects to get a boost
The Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) has provided nearly $2 million of funding for eight projects in its latest grant round announced earlier in December.Included in the funding is a program…
Purposeful Planting
A community planting project during Seniors Week has helped to create social connectedness in diverse communities across Tasmania, including Dodges Ferry.For the past 12 months, 23 Tasmanians have been designing,…
The North West Program Management training is underway.
The North West Program Management training is underway.Specifically designed for community focused leaders on the north-west, the Project Management Course is supporting participants to build capacity for key community projects…
Community program supports aspiring leaders living in regional Tasmania
A group of aspiring Tasmanian leaders have spent the weekend in St Helens completing the final stage of the Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) Emerging Community Leaders program.For the past 12…
TCF Visits the Central Highlands
The Tasmanian Community Fund Board and staff spent a couple of days in the Central Highlands getting a better understanding of community, the issues and challenges and the opportunities and…
2023 Grant Rounds
The Tasmanian Community Fund will hold three grant rounds in 2023.The 2023 Strategic Initiatives Grant Round ($100 000 to $700 000) focused on Removing Barriers to Employment, Education and Learning…