James and Diana Ramsay Foundation

Today on World Mental Health day we would like to highlight our current partners working in the sector; batyr, leaders in prevention and stigma-reduction. By sharing lived experience stories and peer-to-peer education, batyr seeks to keep young people from reaching the point of crisis. Breakthrough Mental Health Research Foundation, who fund evidence-based research to better understand what causes mental illness, how to reduce it's impact and ultimately prevent mental illness from occurring in the first place. ifarmwell, a research-based, free online toolkit to help farmers cope effectively with life's challenges and get the most out of every day, regardless of the circumstances they face. See more here - https://lnkd.in/g-rWTFQw And we can't forget the wider impact that education, access to arts and community, and programs for youth resilience and leadership can have on mental health. Together our partner organisations are working towards healthier communities and we are proud to support their work.

Entries for the Ramsay Art Prize 2025 are now open! Held every two years, the $100,000 acquisitive prize is open to Australian artists under 40 working in any medium, and aims to support and encourage contemporary Australian artists to make their best work at a pivotal moment in their career. Finalists will be selected from a panel of experts including leading Australian artist Michael Zavros; Associate Professor and Program Director of Visual Art at the Queensland College of Art and Design and inaugural winner of the Ramsay’s People’s Choice Prize Julie Fragar; and Emma Fey, Acting Director of the Art Gallery of South Australia. Start tagging your talented friends! ✨ More info on how to enter here: https://loom.ly/pWWzaBk Entries close 13 December 2024. #agsaadelaide #ramsayartprize 📸 1. Michael Zavros; photo: Leo Zavros. 2. Julie Fragar; photo: Saul Steed. 3. Emma Fey; photo: Saul Steed.

It’s International Youth Day! Did you know... 50% of our current projects are directly supporting young people? This is across our key focus areas of health, youth and arts, and includes projects in; mental health, regional performance touring, in-school programs, art lessons, medical research, leadership development, scholarships, and performance subsidies. Read about our partner organisation, Operation Flinders Foundation, featured in Philanthropy Australia's 'Inspiring Stories of Giving' on pages 12-15. https://lnkd.in/ghS5rSiK

JDRF is thrilled to co-host with Philanthropy Australia and Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) one of the exciting side events to kick off the PA Conference in Adelaide. 🎉 We were delighted to welcome 40 guests for an after-hours viewing of the "Reimagining the Renaissance" exhibition thank to AGSA. This unique experience was a perfect way to inspire thoughts on change and innovation ahead of the conference. #paconference #Adelaide #JDRF #AGSA #Innovation #Change

The James and Diana Ramsay Foundation is immensely proud to receive the Philanthropy Leadership Award from Creative Australia. The board and staff of the Foundation gratefully accepted this honour in person at the awards event in Sydney last night, alongside esteemed guests including fellow award winners Meredith Hinchliffe AM, Troy Casey and Amanda Hayman, and Clive Scott AM. This award celebrates the outstanding and ongoing cultural legacy of James and Diana Ramsay. We give our heartfelt thanks to the arts organisations and artists that we work with, we share this award with you.

Talking all things media, PR, target audiences and messaging! This ‘value-add’ forms part of our commitment to helping boost organisational capacity for our partner organisations. Thank you to Verity Edwards from Hughes PR for facilitating the workshop, to Restless Dance Theatre for the studio space, and to attendees for taking time out of your busy schedules to join in! 👏🏼

We are pleased to acknowledge a milestone of $1M in grant funding to the Neurosurgical Research Foundation, a JDRF partnership spanning ten years and four projects. Well done to the talented researchers here in SA who are making a difference to patient outcomes for now and the future.

Our Grants Manager, Kiah Elsworthy not only works on our philanthropic partnerships within the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation, but also helps grow philanthropy outside of the Foundation through her volunteer roles with both Impact100 South Australia and through 10x10 Philanthropy, two of Adelaide’s giving circles. The 10x10 event held mid-October raised $19,000 for three charities and attracted 100 guests, many new to philanthropy. Great work Kiah for your outstanding contribution in fostering the growth of philanthropy through the James and Diana Ramsay Foundation and through your other volunteer roles.