Shaw and Partners Foundation celebrates its fifth-year anniversary.

Today Shaw and Partners is proud to announce the fifth anniversary of the Shaw and Partners Foundation. A platform that was built to encourage wider participation in community service, the Shaw and Partners Foundation adopts a mantra to “Have fun. Live life. Give back.” The majority of our staff and advisers financially contribute to the Foundation in the form of a monthly monetary donation, which is matched dollar for dollar by the firm, and/or by volunteering their time, or skills sharing. The Foundation has been a galvanising force among staff, whose generosity has made a positive contribution to many people’s lives.

Today we reflect on the tangible impact that our Foundation has made on the communities we live and work in, having raised and donated $3 million to over 70 Australian charities. To celebrate this milestone, today we are proud to launch our 5 x 5 x 5 Foundation Week initiative: over the next 5 days, we have committed to donate a minimum of $500,000 to micro charities across the country, to celebrate 5 years. The raised funds will be split equally between all six of our offices; Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra, Adelaide and Perth, where staff will decide at a local level where their respective portion of the raised funds will be donated. Our largest annual fundraiser, the Foundation Institutional Day, whereby all institutional brokerage generated on one day of the year is donated to charity, is back for the fourth consecutive year and this year will coincide with the Foundation Week, taking place this Wednesday 23 September.

The Shaw and Partners Foundation remains committed to supporting worthy charities that attract minimal, if any, assistance from the government and that without fundraising support are unable to generate significant funds on their own. We are driven by the long term effects that are achieved through corporate philanthropy to support those in our community in need.

Stay tuned for updates this week as we strive to reach our $500,000 fundraising goal and for more information on the Shaw and Partners Foundation please visit https://www.shawandpartners.com.au/community/shaw-and-partners-foundation/.