Women’s Network Australia (WNA) is not just an organisation, it’s a community. Our members are successful businesswomen with competing demands on their time. Nevertheless, charitable and community support remains high on their agenda. Giving back is in our DNA at WNA. And we know that when a woman helps another woman, everyone wins. Read this insightful research paper on Women’s Philanthropy, by Kimberly Downes.
Over the years, WNA has leveraged our network to help organisations raise awareness and funds to support people who need it most. Below are just some of organisations we have supported:
The Carers Foundation Australia
Charity Partner
The Carers Foundation Australia provides unique wellness programs to support the emotional, physical and mental wellbeing of unpaid Carers. Their vision is to provide a new, purpose-built Education and Wellness Centre for Carers. The Foundation is led by Founding Director, Ronnie Benbow, along with a Board and active Ambassadors, supported by a qualified team of professional therapists, counsellors and dedicated volunteers that live the motto We Care for Carers.
Breast Cancer Trials
Charity Partner
SHARE THE DIGNITY
Charity Partner
Share the Dignity is a not-for-profit charity, founded by Rochelle Courtney, providing homeless and at-risk women Australia-wide with sanitary items to alleviate period poverty. More than 4,100 volunteers and some of Australia’s biggest corporate support the charity, which has collected in excess of 1.9 million packets of sanitary items since forming in 2015. Courtney designed a world-first Dignity Vending Machine, known as the Pinkbox to dispense a free period pack of sanitary items. Pink boxes are being installed in at needy areas nationwide. Share the Dignity now also runs a Christmas appeal called #Itsinthebag where women are asked to donate a pre-loved or a new handbag filled with sanitary items, some of other life’s essentials plus any other gift they may wish to donate.
Neuroblastoma Australia
Neuroblastoma Australia is a national registered charity focused on raising funds to improve the survival rates of neuroblastoma childhood cancer. Neuroblastoma Australia started due to the inspiration of one little girl, Sienna Hoffmann. Sienna’s Mum, Lucy Jones was compelled to start fundraising after she lost Sienna to this disease when she was just two and a half years old. The charity has a world-class Scientific Advisory Board that ensures only the most promising research is funded. In addition to research, the charity provides support to families affected by neuroblastoma.