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First Nations Foundation has relaunched its award-winning online financial literacy training program, My Money Dream, to empower Indigenous Australians to take control of their financial future with culturally specific learning tools. My Money Dream was developed off the back of national research showing the monumental gap in financial literacy compared to the rest of the […]

Ahead of Indigenous Business Month, we launched a new podcast – something I’ve wanted to bring to life for a while now. In an evolution of different ideas and directions, Beyond the Gap became an Australian-first investigation into best practice reconciliation and Indigenous engagement for corporate Australia and beyond. I wanted to have meaningful conversations

Australia for UNHCR’s Leading Women Fund is a perfect example of how empowering women can transform entire communities, just like the dedicated First Nations Foundation women’s initiative. By Naomi Steer, National Director of Australia for UNHCR – the UN Refugee Agency Since founding Australia for UNHCR more than 21 years ago I’ve dreamed of how

As Australia’s vaccination rate climbs, Superfriend’s Mark Leopold writes on leadership and mental health in the workplace.  In my forties I became a positive leader. If that sounds like I’m pumping wind into my own sails, be assured, I spent the prior 20 years being somewhat crude at the art! I say ‘art’ because I

Sobah Beverages co-founder Dr Clinton Schultz writes about building an Indigenous business from a garage to a $10 million valuation. Sobah Beverages is an Aboriginal-led family business based on beautiful Kombumerri lands known as Gold Coast, Queensland, founded by myself and my wife Lozen. Sobah Beverages is an innovative scale-up business in the non-alcoholic adult

Ahead of Indigenous Business Month in October, First Nations Foundation has launched a new seven-part podcast series “Beyond the Gap” in an Australian-first investigation into best practice reconciliation and Indigenous engagement for corporate Australia and beyond. Guests include Indigenous and non-Indigenous thought-leaders – Hon. Ken Wyatt AM (Minister for Indigenous Affairs), Karen Mundine (Reconciliation Australia

BPAY Group makes additional $10,000 contribution to Indigenous financial literacy program Less than a year ago BPAY Group worked with the amazing Leasa Mann, who offered to pay the bills of anyone who was struggling with a loss of income brought on by the first lockdown – securely and anonymously through BPAY. A year later,

The launch of two new strategic partnerships – Australian Unity Bank and Bank Australia – supports Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in their financial success. The partnership demonstrates an important collaboration with segments of the corporate sector committed to the economic independence of Indigenous Australians. Australian Unity Bank and Bank Australia will deliver a

Earlier this month I had the absolute honour of presenting at the 2021 Native Title Conference. The event itself went for 5 days but my talk happened to coincide with Mabo Day. Delegates at the event were treated to something truly special as Gail Mabo was the opening presenter for the day. Hearing Gail talk

First Nations Foundation is very excited to share that we have recently undergone a review and update of the FNF brand, including our main logos and those of our various financial literacy training and outreach programs. The Foundation has worked with Indigenous design agency Relative Creative and Aboriginal artist Rachael Sarra to develop a brand image that’s contemporary and