Foresters Community Finance

Foresters Community Finance Limited is a Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) providing finance and investment capital to the community sector in Australia.

Our goal is to employ community finance and social investment strategies to service and support people, organisations and communities who have limited access to mainstream financial institutions.

Foresters comes from the tradition of Friendly Societies in Australia and has been delivering community finance and social investment in Australia for more than 20 years.


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Financial Inclusion and Awareness Forum

Accessing appropriate and affordable finance was the key theme of two workshops held recently in Caboolture. One workshop was specifically designed to assist individuals normally excluded from mainstream finance, to understand ...

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Legal & accounting almanac 2011

The Australian non-profit sector legal and accounting almanac 2011. Summaries of legal cases, legislation and developments in law and accounting relevant to non-profit organisations and charity law during 2011; including articles ...

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Member Profile - bankmecu

Responsible banking from bankmecu bankmecu is Australia’s first customer owned bankTM. Being a customer owned bankTM makes us accountable to our customers. We exist to maximise benefits to all our customers in ...

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A Perspective - Social Traders

Another big year is planned here at Social Traders to continue our mission of supporting the development of commercially viable social enterprises throughout Australia. Social Traders was set up in 2009. ...

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SIA Events 2012

SIA has an exciting and full program of events scheduled for 2012. These events include private client forums in partnership with financial advisers and family wealth advisers as well ...

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From the CEO's Desk - Feb 12

As Australia’s most developed Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI) Foresters has direct experience of the challenges that befall the individuals and organisations that experience exclusion from access to mainstream finance. ...

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Money Available Now

With loan capital available now, Social Enterprise Solutions are ready to lend to any Australian social enterprise looking to grow and develop their organisation. The Social Enterprise Solutions team has been ...

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From the CEO's Desk - Nov 11

Looking back over the year of 2011, I’d have to say this has been one of the most exciting and rewarding of my 7 years as CEO of Foresters Community ...

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Social Enterprise Solutions Launch

The Social Enterprise Solutions program was officially launched on 11th October 2011. Belinda Drew, CEO of Foresters Community Finance Ltd presented an outline of the program and its purposes. Peter ...

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From the CEO's Desk

Foresters has been on an extraordinary journey over the last 12 months or so, marked by significant growth, which is very exciting! We have commenced a number of new programs ...

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Social Enterprise Solutions

Foresters Community Finance was today named as an appointed fund manager for the Australian Government’s Social Enterprise Development and Investment Fund ...

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Minister's Award for Excellence 2009

Minister’s Award for Excellence - Karran Mosely, Key Housing Solutions; Belinda McAuliffe, Parent to Parent; Marcelle Henricks, A Key for Me; Peter Ball, Foresters Community ...

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US and UK Field Trip

Ingrid Burkett and Belinda Drew have recently returned from a field study tour of the US and UK looking at community development finance institutions, community finance and social investment. ...

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Social Enterprise Finance Research

Foresters Community Finance will publish research in December which will provide Australia with the first comprehensive overview of the finance needs of social enterprises. The research, sponsored by mecu, ...

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Social Procurement Research

Foresters Community Finance has been commissioned by the Centre for Social Impact to research the Social Procurement landscape in Australia based on an original report titled Social Enterprise and Social ...

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Enquiries

Phone: 07 3851 8000
Email: Enquire
Fax: 07 3257 0291

Postal: PO Box 742
Fortitude Valley, Q 4006

Office: 35 Brookes Street
Bowen Hills, Q 4006

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Grow Your Social Enterprise

The Social Enterprise Solutions team is looking for ambitious social enterprises that are seeking loan finance to grow.

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Become a Member

Membership is the cornerstone of Foresters, reflecting its provenance as a Friendly Society, valuing mutuality ...

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Social Investment Australia

Foresters' wholly owned subsidiary offering social investment products that provide sound, transparent investment choices ...