ODA Advisory P/L (ODAA) has been active in addressing client mandates and the Board has now determined the beneficiaries of the fees earned from advisory endeavours by our Pro bono team for the calendar year to 31/12/23.
We are very pleased to continue our philanthropic endeavours for the benefit of Community focused charities.
ODAA has given full consideration and determined a Policy for the eligibility of charities to benefit from the fees earned through our advisory roles.
Beneficiaries will be reviewed year on year, and may not necessarily be the same charities ongoing. The prime consideration will be relative financial need, for purpose and community benefit. The charities to receive donations this calendar year are required to nominate a specific expenditure need to be acquitted. Those charities identified as needing support now are:
Iris Foundation.
Wyong, NSW. Cool Connections program. Iris Foundation works to reduce the risk of suicide through primary prevention. We facilitate programs and support awareness campaigns and partnerships which enhance community connectedness and well-being. The core pillars of Resilience, Hope & Connections are embedded in all that we do. The donation will support the Cool Connections, 9-14 year old school aged children early intervention mental health programs.
We Care Connect Wyong and Thornton, NSW. (Van purchase for pick- ups).Connecting community donations to local kids in need.
We Care Connect provides local disadvantaged children with practical, everyday essentials like clothing, car seats, prams and cots to fundamentally reverse the impact of childhood poverty. We care about local vulnerable kids – our target group is the 30,000 children living in poverty throughout the Central Coast and Hunter. Each month, We Care Connect’s volunteer team supports over 200 children and re-homes over 10,000 items.
Muscular Dystrophy NSW – Peer Connect MDNSW works to empower, connect and support people with neuromuscular conditions, and be an effective advocate for the neuromuscular community across NSW.
They achieve this by providing specialised information, camps and programs that bring people together to share, learn from and support each other. The donation will support the “Peer Connect” program which provides connection, respite and peer-support to children and adults living with neuromuscular conditions and their families.
Spirit of Giving Fundraising Hub – a NFP outreach project based in Cessnock and Hunter Valley region under the auspices of St Joseph’s Parish Cessnock.
The Hub assists the disadvantaged, homeless and people suffering domestic violence by providing a welcoming, warm, pleasant and supportive environment for those in need. By working together with outreach partners from the local community we provide voucher services, emergency food supplies, clothes washing, ablution and hairdressing facilities. A donation from ODA Advisory will help in acquiring much needed laundry equipment such as washing machines and dryers.
Our Advisors are delighted that their advisory roles will benefit so many recipients in a number of various communities positively through the donation to these four charities. Ron Thomsen, Managing Director of ODAA said “there is no doubt that with our recent expansion of advisors and geographic focus that the extent of beneficiaries will increase on a needs basis in the future.”
Media Release 19/4/23
