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Australia’s leading Indigenous financial literacy organisation, First Nations Foundation, has launched a new, family-friendly community event series to educate and empower Indigenous Australians to take control of their financial future. The new initiative, Financial Wellness Week, is a series of outreach and educational events which will travel across Australia to engage with communities, with the …

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Launching as part of Scams Awareness Week, national Indigenous not-for-profit First Nations Foundation has released five new financial literacy modules focused on scams awareness as part of its world-first My Money Dream platform. My Money Dream is the Foundation’s online financial literacy education platform, which evolved through a successful 10-year face-to-face financial literacy program delivered to …

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First Nations Foundation launches ‘On Country’ online platform, supporting businesses and community organisations to provide financial wellbeing education and resources for Indigenous employees and clients Australia’s leading Indigenous financial literacy organisation, First Nations Foundation has launched a new online financial wellbeing hub, On Country, designed to educate professionals working with First Nations people to provide …

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Indigenous financial wellbeing organisation, First Nations Foundation has received a grant for over $790k as part of the Australian government’s Women’s Leadership and Development Program to support and empower Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with skills to secure a prosperous future. The Indigenous Women’s Financial Wellness (IWFW) project, which will be implemented over 3 …

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Sydney, February 2021: Pearler – the fintech start-up that aims to combine the community aspects of social media with the age of digital investing – has announced it has partnered with First Nations Foundation, to enable Pearler users to contribute to the Foundation’s ongoing work. “The new wave of Millennials and Gen-Z investors are continuing …

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While the hurdles presented in 2020 tested the nation’s not-for-profit and charitable sector, leading Indigenous financial literacy organisation, First Nations Foundation, has displayed incredible resilience and innovation to achieve remarkable growth and deliver support to thousands of vulnerable individuals as it enters its 15th year in operation. Triumphant in the face of last year’s adversity, …

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First Nations Foundation, Australia’s leading Indigenous financial literacy organisation, has launched an online resource to educate and empower young Indigenous Australians to take control of their financial future. The new platform, TomorrowMoney.co, specifically targets young Indigenous Australians aged 18-30 years old, with a view to setting them up for long-term financial wellbeing. First Nations Foundation …

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Financial literacy, or financial capability, is widely agreed as being fundamental for financial wellbeing. This is particularly relevant in 21st century Australia, where the government’s policy of self-funded retirement is a critically important issue for most. Research by ANZ revealed that when it comes to financial matters, a large proportion of the population has insufficient …

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IBA signs partnership agreement with First Nations Foundation for next two years. The partnership supports the delivery of financial education and retirement goals for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Financial well-being builds confidence around money management and increases financial literary. Indigenous Business Australia (IBA) partners with First Nations Foundation to deliver on their joint …

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First Nations Foundation, Australia’s leading Indigenous financial literacy organisation, has launched an online resource to help Indigenous Australians find, manage and grow their superannuation – IndigenousSuper.com.au. The Foundation has reconnected Indigenous Australians with more than $24 million in lost super to date through its award-winning Big Super Day Out events. With a heightened level of …

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