Overview

Join us in the first peer network meeting of the First Nations Funders Network in 2026. 

This is your chance to deepen your connections with your peers and to share with the group how you’ll contribute as a member of the First Nations Funders Network.

 

Tuesday 17 March 2026

  • 11:30am - 1:00pm AEDT (ACT, NSW, TAS, VIC)
  • 11:00am - 12:30pm ACDT (SA)
  • 10:30am  12:00pm AEST (QLD)
  • 10:00am - 11:30am ACST (NT)
  • 8:30am - 10:00am AWST (WA)

Online event

Details will be provided after the registration is submitted. 

Audience

This event is for Philanthropy Australia First Nations Funders Network members only.

We welcome Philanthropy Australia Engage (individual/ organisation) and Impact members who are already funding First Nations-led organisations and communities to consider opting in to the Terms of Reference (ToR) to join the First Nations Funders Network. You can commit to the Terms of Reference through this opt-in page. 

Not at this membership level? Please reach out to membership@philanthropy.org.au.

Peer Network Chair

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Michelle Steele - Chief First Nations Officer, Paul Ramsay Foundation

Michelle is a Kamilaroi/Gomeroi Yinarr from Moree, NSW, and is the Chief First Nations Officer at the Paul Ramsay Foundation and is a Board Member of Hands Across Canberra. Prior to joining PRF, Michelle worked in the public sector for more than 18 years, leading in key policy areas delivering for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, particularly in health and aged care.   
   

Michelle has represented Australia at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues and the Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. She is also an inaugural Fellow of the Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity program, an Indigenous-led lifelong collaborative fellowship program and platform for systemic change.

Learn more about Philanthropy Australia membership.

Órganisation category

Please indicate the most suitable category that aligns to you as a individual or for your organisation.

Membership

This is a funder-only network meeting open to New Gen, Engage (individual/organisation) or Impact membership tiers who opted in to the First Nations Funders Network Terms of Reference. Members at Connect membership tier have the option to upgrade to join funder and peer networks.

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