Kids helping kids

Funding Partners

Vodafone Australia Foundation

SchoolAid is grateful for the support of the Vodafone Foundation, which was established in 2002 and supports people and charitable organisations to help them reach their full potential. Through this support, SchoolAid has provided education and awareness for over 900 schools and their community of the impact of philanthropy and how young children can benefit from being supported in giving back. The key focus of this project has been for national schools to support those communities who were impacted by the Victorian Bushfires in 2008. As a result, over 1 million dollars has been raised for schools in Victoria that have been destroyed or impacted by the Bushfires.

Tim Fairfax Family Foundation

SchoolAid is proud to partner with TFFF for the inaugural Kids Helping Kids awards, launching in 2010. This will mean an increased engagement and awareness amongst students and teachers about the opportunities and benefits of student-led philanthropy.

Telstra Foundation

Telstra Foundation have recently come on board with SchoolAid to support the development, over the next two years, of our suite of educational resources for teachers and to provide engagement opportunities for teachers around our various pro-active campaigns and appeals.

Social Ventures Australia

SchoolAid is one of SVA's 20 ventures and falls within their youth portfolio. SVA, an independent non-profit organisation, is a new and unique model of social investment that aligns the interests of philanthropists with the needs of social entrepreneurs to combat some of Australia's most pressing community problems.

Microsoft

SchoolAid has partnered with Microsoft in 2009 and is appreciative of their ongoing support for SchoolAid's online community and resource development. Their involvement has made it more possible for SchoolAid to incorporate values based education, student action and fundraising into online technology.

Cartoon Network

Cartoon Network is THE best place for kids to see the hottest new shows, have fun with long-time favourites, and completely animate their lives to be whatever they want to be. Whether it’s the action and adventure of Ben 10 and Deltora Quest, or the fun and laughs of Chowder and Scooby-Doo, Cartoon Network has got something for every kid. Partnering with SchoolAid on the Cartoon Network Hero Award is just another way that Cartoon Network is helping to make kids’ lives better.

Media Partners

Education Partners

Australian Primary Principals Association

The Australian Primary Principals Association (APPA) is the national professional association for Primary School Principals in Australia, and the national voice for all Primary School Principals. APPA represents affiliated state and territory Government, Catholic and Independent primary schools across the nation (over 7200 members). It speaks directly to the Federal Government on matters that concern school principals and their school communities.

Australian Secondary Principals Association

The Australian Secondary Principals Association (ASPA) is the umbrella organisation for the eight state and territory associations of government secondary school leaders. There are about 2,000 members across all states and territories. ASPA works in the national educational scene with the Commonwealth Government, DEST, and the many and various government agencies that administer policies and projects in which ASPA has an interest.

Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia

AHISA is a professional association for Principals of independent schools across Australia. Members’ schools include day and boarding, and are of religious and non-denominational affiliations. All schools whose principals belong to AHISA are concerned with maintaining high standards of professional practice. They encourage the holistic development of young people, focusing on the development of the body, mind and spirit. Many of these schools are innovative, particularly in the area of the use of technology in education, community service, and quality teaching and learning.

Australian Council for Educational Leaders

ACEL is the relevant, influential and vibrant professional association for all educational leaders and the education community. ACEL provides dynamic professional learning programs and publications, and taps into the collective and individual expertise of its members, involving them in continuing dialogue and activities to improve educational leadership theory and practice.

Principals Australia

Formed in 1993, PA is the national body that supports school leaders professional development – helping principals and other school leaders meet new challenges and improve the learning outcomes of all Australian school students. PA is passionate in its support of principals, their associations and their schools, to build effective, inspirational and sustainable leadership in Australia. This leadership has the learning and well being of students and staff as its prime focus.

Education Network Australia

Education Network Australia (edna) supports and promotes the benefits of technology for education and training in Australia. edna is a joint initiative of the state and territory governments and the Australian Government, through their education departments, to provide free news, resources, networks and online tools for educators. edna is managed by education.au limited and has been operating since 1996.

Project Partners

Plan International Australia

Plan is an international child-centred community development organisation working with children in 66 countries to address the causes of poverty and the consequences for children's lives.

Jetstar

Jetstar, Australia’s low fares airline, is proud to partner with SchoolAid in this unique program to foster positive change in school communities both here and abroad. The partnership is a terrific way to align Jetstar’s already established World Vision ‘StarKids’ program with SchoolAid which helps children to enjoy a brighter future in the Asian communities within the destinations that Jetstar services. SchoolAid works effectively to highlight the needs of these children and encourage Australian kids to lend their support. Through specific SchoolAid projects, Jetstar is committed to significantly benefiting these StarKids communities for many years to come. The SchoolAid partnership follows Jetstar’s incredibly successful Collect4Schools program, which encouraged schools to collect used Jetstar boarding passes, which were then exchanged for travel vouchers. The travel vouchers were either raffled off in school fundraisers, used to help school sports teams compete or given to families in need within the school community. As well as Jetstar’s philanthropic efforts, the airline is dedicated to educating school-aged children about the importance of considering the environment. In 2009, Jetstar donated thousands of pencil cases to Victorian schools made from recycled Jetstar advertising billboard ‘skins’, as part of Jetstar’s commitment to a sustainable future for all Australians.

Save the Children Australia

Save the Children fights for children's rights, delivering immediate and lasting improvements to children’s lives worldwide. Save the Children works for a world which respects, values and listens to each child so that they may have hope and opportunity.

hike4hunger

hike4hunger is launching its first annual School Award because we believe in the importance of building awareness and empathy in our children for a better tomorrow. hike4hunger is dedicated to raising awareness about the global food crisis and building solidarity in our communities by commemorating World Food Day each year in a series of symbolic hikes around the world.

The Australian Children's Music Foundation

ACMF's vision is to use the power of music to inspire and enrich the lives of all Australian children and youth, particularly the disadvantaged and indigenous. ACMF was a major grant recipient in 2009, to deliver "Music for Hope" programs in five schools severely impacted or destroyed by the February Victorian bushfires.

SurfAid International

SchoolAid has teamed up with SurfAid International for the Asia Pacific Emergency Appeal to help our kids' compassionate action take shape in Sumatra after the devastating earthquake on 30 September 2009. SurfAid is a non-profit humanitarian organization with the mission to improve the health, wellbeing and self-reliance of people living in isolated regions connected to us through surfing.

Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal

FRRR partnered with SchoolAid in the delivery of grants to community organisations working in the recovery phase of the February 2009 Victorian bushfires. The Foundation supports the development of regional community foundations and uses seed funding and challenge grants to move regional development project funding into a more dynamic context.

ActNow

ActNow provides young people with information and opportunities to take action on issues they care about. ActNow knows that the more you understand about an issue the more you’ll feel like you can do something about it. Use ActNow to find non-judgmental and factual information on social, political, environmental, lifestyle and topical issues, and to get a snapshot of the bigger picture. The ActNow website is also a volunteering hub. Use the site to get in touch with over 200 organisations that work with young people and can provide opportunities to take action.

Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation

SchoolAid is proud to consider LMCF a philanthropic and advisory partner. The Foundation is one of Melbourne's longest serving and most highly regarded philanthropic organisations, having been established by Sir John Swanson in 1923.

Australia for UNHCR

Australia for UNHCR is committed to providing education for displaced and refugee children both in long-term camp situations, and when they return and resettle in their home communities.

ChildFund Australia

ChildFund Australia is an independent and non-religious international development organisation that works to reduce or eliminate poverty for children.