What is EastWeb?
EastWeb is a sub-fund of the Melbourne Community Foundation. We are a group of committed young people who believe that by encouraging community capacity and self-determination through developing community driven, grassroots projects, we can all help to overcome disadvantage.

We work with the Indigenous, Asylum Seeker and Refugee communities in Victoria, whose experiences of marginalisation and discrimination affect their ability to fully participate in the community.

Our Objectives
We aim to support, financially and in-kind, projects that are based in Victoria that work for and with these communities to fight disadvantage and create long-term change in the areas of:

• health care;
• employment;- education;
• cultural heritage promotion and maintenance.

A New Approach to Philanthropy
We’re working towards breaking down old-fashioned ideas of philanthropy. We believe philanthropy isn’t just for the wealthy. It’s for everyone with any excess resources (wealth, time, skills, etc). It’s about:

• working towards long term change, not band-aid solutions;
• reinvesting in your community;
• sharing wealth and resources equally; and
• making good ideas happen.

This means EastWeb wants to hear about the ways Indigenous, Asylum Seeker and Refugee communities are developing innovative and dynamic ways of addressing challenges in their communities. No idea is too far-fetched or too unpolished – if you have some ideas, come talk to us about how we can work together to make it happen.

What support can EastWeb provide?
EastWeb provides grants of up to $2,000 if:

• your organisation/community is just getting a project off the ground

• the project is based in Victoria; and

• it fosters capacity building in the Indigenous, Asylum Seeker or Refugee communities in any of the areas listed above.

EastWeb may also to be provide in-kind support to your project, by linking you with other groups who may be able to support you, or drawing on our networks to try and ensure your project has the support it needs to get started. Download application forms from our website, www.eastweb.org.auor email us your name and number if you’d prefer to have a chat.

Projects Supported by EastWeb
Longhorns Basketball Club : led by a dedicated team of volunteers (newly arrived to Australia and mostly under 25 years old), Longhorns is a basketball club that brings sixty 8 – 18 year-old newly-arrived East African young people together to play basketball and develop their skills. Through community sport, Longhorns encourages youth and community participation and youth leadership. EastWeb provided funding for the Club to hire a training space and the Club hopes to join the Sunshine Basketball Association.

Warrnambool College ‘SwitchedON’ Radio: Approximately 30 Koori students from Warrnambool College, with the support of the school’s Koori Support Worker and Media Department, are switching on in the studio and broadcasting lunchtime radio programs. The project is run for and by Indigenous students with a focus on Koori issues and content, making the school experience relevant to their lives.

For more information on the projects we have supported, please visit our website at www.eastweb.org.au.

Getting involved with the EastWeb Fund
Donate to EastWeb
EastWeb recognises that without ongoing support from our donors, none of the projects we have worked with would have received the support they required to get going. Your contribution to EastWeb allows us to continue supporting innovative organisations and community initiatives. To make a donation, cheques can be made to The Melbourne Community Foundation – EastWeb Fund, and sent to:

The EastWeb Fund

C/- the Melbourne Community Foundation
Suite 6, 19-35 Gertrude Street
Fitzroy
VICTORIA          3065

Become a Volunteer with EastWeb
If you have time, skills or energy to share with EastWeb, or the communities we are working with, there are many ways you can get involved and contribute. Download our volunteer information sheets and position descriptions on the ‘who we are’ page on our website www.eastweb.org.au, and our volunteer coordinator will contact your interests in volunteering.

Become a Donor Partner
If you would like the opportunity to work alongside EastWeb in supporting community projects, we can put you on our donor-partner email list and keep you up-to-date with exciting projects that you might be interested in supporting in partnership with EastWeb. Being a donor partner is a great way to give directly to the community and contribute to lasting social change. Donor-partner forms are available on our website at www.eastweb.org.au

More Information

You can keep abreast of the work of the EastWeb Fund by visiting our website or registering on our website.

Contact Details

The EastWeb Fund
C/- the Melbourne Community Foundation
Suite 6, 19-35 Gertrude Street
Fitzroy
VICTORIA          3065

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www.eastweb.org.au