Sponsors | AGVN | Affiliated Organisations | Other Links of Interest
Sponsors
Palms Australia’s Corporate Sponsorship program provides an opportunity for businesses to do more than make money. For more information contact Brendan Joyce .
Coastalwatch provides surf reports and hosts live surf cams with footage from beaches across Australia. They recognise the value of supporting Palms‘ grassroots work and have provided funding to support volunteers.
The Podmore Foundation have made significant contributions to Palms Australia’s work in Timor-Leste and have benefitted from having a Palms volunteer in country (Daniel Gilfillan) who can report back on the progress of their projects.
Australian Global Volunteer Network (AGVN)
The Australian Global Volunteer Network (AGVN) is a network of organisations committed to volunteer sending as a method of poverty reduction. The organisations below have agreed to continue to work with Palms in its global mission.
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| Christian Brothers | Columban Mission Society | Franciscan Friars | Sisters of St Joseph | Marist Brothers | OLSH Sisters | Australian Catholic University | University of Wollongong |
Other Relevant Organisations
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) – The peak body for Australian Development Agencies. Palms Australia is a signatory to the ACFID Code of Conduct which requires high standards of governance, public accountability and financial management.
Caritas – The development agency of the Catholic Church.
Catholic Mission – The global mission society of the Australian Catholic Church provides some funding to Palms Australia each year.
Connect East Timor is a project supported by Palms Australia whose campaign objective is to establish a sustainable community telecommunications system linking all villages and towns within each district of East Timor.
Friends and Partners with East Timor – A Brisbane based community group who are currently supporting the placement of two Palms volunteers in Atabae, Timor-Leste.
goodcompany match skilled professionals with community organisations in need of pro bono assistance. Their work is similar to Palms’ except on a local, short-term, spare-time scale. So far they have provided Palms with a number of volunteers including event managers, internet consultants and media connections.
Sup De Co La Rochelle is a business school located in France. La Rochelle has provided Palms with several interns who have voluntarily assisted in a variety of ways.
Other Links of Interest
Lonely Planet – A useful site for information on every country.
The World Factbook – A comprehensive source of geographical information. Used for some of the country data available on Palms’ site.
New Internationalist – A monthly magazine focused on justice issues. Highly recommended by Palms staff.
