What is Hands Across Canberra?
Hands Across Canberra is the ACT’s community foundation.
- We raise funds for Canberra’s most vulnerable people.
- We invest the money to make it grow
- We give it back in grants.
Community foundations are about giving where you live, for the long-term benefit and enhancement of a community.
Hands Across Canberra is only 13 years old but community foundations in Canada, the United States and New Zealand have become powerful tools for giving grants and making investments in their community’s future, sometimes for a century or more.
Canberra is the most generous community in Australia. With your help, big or small, we can make a lasting, transformative difference for all our neighbours and friends right here where we live.
Make
an Impact
There are many ways you can contribute to Hands Across Canberra and it’s network of community organisations. You can give your time and talent through volunteering, attending events, spreading the word about the work of organisations, or running fund-raising events and activities. There are also a range of ways to donate funds, such as directly through one-off donations, regular contributions such as workplace giving programs or by participating in fund-raising activities and events.
You can give in several ways:
- Hands Across Canberra (fcsuite.com) at any time. This money funds our grants to 350 local charities.
- Donate to the charity of your choice through our platform
- Establish a named fund, distributing interest each year to causes you care about. Named funds are professionally managed long term investments.
- Contact us to offer your services as a volunteer or a community partner.
It's the end of financial year and there is still time to make a difference close to home.
A tax-deductible donation to Hands Across Canberra helps support local charities and community organisations working with some of Canberra's most vulnerable people. Every dollar donated stays in our region, helping create stronger communities and better outcomes for local people.
If you've been thinking about giving back, now is the time.
Donate before 30 June and help build a better, fairer Canberra for everyone.
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Seventeen local projects have now been funded through the GreaterGood – The Capital Region Community Foundation x Hands Across Canberra Connected Communities Grant Round, each designed to strengthen social connection and reduce loneliness across our city. 💛
From peer support groups and intergenerational programs to creative workshops, nature-based wellbeing activities, music, storytelling and inclusive community spaces, these initiatives show the many ways connection can take shape.
Together with our donors and our partners at GreaterGood, we’re backing community-led initiatives that help people feel seen, supported and included.
To learn more about the funded projects and the work behind this grant round, visit:
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EOFY is more than a deadline — it’s a chance to create lasting impact close to home. 💛 We know 2026 has already been a hard year for so many in our community, so even the smallest donation makes a difference.
Before 30 June, your donation can help support local charities doing vital work across Canberra supported through our grants, while also providing a tax benefit.
This EOFY, choose to #givewhereyoulive and help build a stronger, fairer community for everyone.
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