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Community grants round 2021 The Scanlon Foundation Annual Community Grants 2021 open from Monday 26th July, and will close on Friday 17th September. The grants will support projects that demonstrate their contribution to social cohesion by addressing either of the following areas of focus: 1. Building pathways to employment; or2. Increasing applied English literacy. This year’s community […]

Selected Grant Recipients: African Australian Creative Media Support Grants Earlier this year, in continuing the Scanlon Foundation’s commitment to amplify the voices of minority communities, we launched the African Australian Creative Media Support Program. The program supports African Australian creatives and platforms, targeted towards individuals and organisations that operate in Visual Media, Podcast & Radio […]

Grant Round Closed: African Australian Creative Media Support Grants In continuing the Scanlon Foundation’s commitment to amplify the voices of minority communities, we’ve created a specific grant program that aims to respond to some of the systemic challenges that stymie African voices in Australian media. The African Australian Creative Media Support Program is an open […]

Australia’s social cohesion has withstood the COVID-19 pandemic, with attitudes largely positive and trust in government significantly higher, according to the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute’s 2020 Mapping Social Cohesion Report, released today. Using a survey of more than 140 questions to gauge a nuanced understanding of shifts in public opinion on social cohesion and population […]