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A Philanthropically - Minded Town
1. Melbourne’s tradition of philanthropic business leaders started with people like Sidney Myer and continues today through the business-led movement in social innovation, Melbourne Cares. Melbourne Cares is the first major corporate and government collaboration to address social disadvantage in Australia. It is a brand which facilitates collaborative action by companies to tackle real social and economic disadvantage by providing a range of flexible volunteering opportunities for employee volunteers. (Source: www.melbourne.org.au)
2. The Melbourne Prize Trust offers one of the richest arts prizes in Australia. The first inaugural Prize will be awarded in 2005, for Urban Sculpture, then Literature in 2006 and Music in 2007. The Melbourne Prize Trust recognises and rewards excellence and talent, inspires creative talent and will enrich public life in Melbourne. The annual Melbourne Prize is run by the Melbourne Prize Trust (the Trust) which was created from an endowment generated from the sale of limited-edition copyright miniatures of ‘The Magic Pudding’ sculpture, a landmark public artwork located in the Ian Potter Foundation Children’s Garden at the Royal Botanic Gardens. (Source: www.melbourneprizetrust.org)  |