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“As the inaugural assistant director, grants implementation, I was responsible for developing the NDIA’s national grant management approach. This included designing the agency’s engagement model for grant partners, building and leading a new team, developing grant reporting requirements, and overseeing the end-to-end grant relationship,” she says.<\/p>\n
“This was my first leadership role in grant-making, and it was an invaluable learning experience. It shaped my understanding of the kind of leader I aspire to be and reinforced the incredible impact that effective grant-making can have in communities.”<\/p>\n
Asked about the impact of women in the for-purpose sector, Amy points to the number of incredibly intelligent and impact-driven women she gets to work with in the Geelong region, through both the foundation’s network of funders and its grant partners.<\/p>\n
“These women are both dedicated and determined to create a fairer world, they lead with courage and empathy, and they don’t shy away from making big, bold decisions,” she says.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on International Women’s Day, Amy notes that many of the opportunities she has had were only possible because of the women who fought for them.<\/p>\n
“To me, IWD is a celebration of both the women who have come before us and those who will follow \u2013 women who have worked, and continue to work, to create a fairer world,” she says.<\/p>\n
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MEET two of the inspiring women who make up and support the Geelong Community Foundation. Geelong Community Foundation board member Allana Goldsworthy is a barrister and nationally-accredited mediator practising family law, and she has now modified her practice to concentrate on alternative dispute resolution. “I see first-hand the emotional damage and long-term financial pain that […]<\/p>\n