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.
We believe Canberra is the most generous city in Australia. And every day, we see why.�
In the generosity of individuals, families and businesses who give what they can. In the local charities working tirelessly for our community. And in the belief that together, we can make a lasting difference.�
At Hands Across Canberra, we bring that generosity together, helping every gift go further and creating an impact that lasts for generations.
Since 2013, we’ve been connecting local giving with local need, supporting hundreds of charities and the people who rely on them.�
This is who we are. This is what we believe in. And this is what’s possible when Canberra comes together.
Every hand counts. Every gift matters.
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