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Ecstra Foundation works with a range of stakeholders committed to helping build financial wellbeing in Australia. These partnerships focus on our impact areas of financial education, strong communities, and consumer care.
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Ecstra's 2023 Impact report celebrates our partnerships, progress and outcomes to date, contributing to the financial capability and wellbeing of Australians across all life stages.
Over four years, Ecstra has worked with 134 partners across Australia, committing to 184 grants and $33 million in funding to support a range of financial education, consumer care and community initiatives. This includes measuring and sharing outcomes.
Read the report here.
New research commissioned by Ecstra Foundation shows that many countries, including Australia, continue to grapple with how to improve financial literacy in the face of economic and social headwinds. The findings suggest that Australia could learn a lot from the approaches of other countries.
The report, International Approaches to Progressing Financial Capability, by Social Ventures Australia (SVA), looks at international trends in financial literacy and capability, and identifies key ideas and approaches that may be relevant to the Australian context.
Our Talk Money 2023 Impact Report shares key data on program reach, evaluation outcomes and participant feedback. The results all show Talk Money is making a positive impact, helping teach students money lessons for life.
Thank you to our community of schools, teachers and team for helping Talk Money grow to be Australia's largest, face-to-face, school-based financial education program.
Declining financial literacy levels in Australia require immediate focus from government to ensure young Australians are taught about finance, understand basic money concepts and that these lessons are reinforced at key life stages, says Ecstra Foundation CEO Caroline Stewart.
There's lots of exciting news to share from Ecstra and our partners this November.
Our Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation workshops featured on ABC's 7.30 Report with students from Bankstown Girls High School! Watch these inspiring Year 10 students discuss the importance of learning about money at school and home as they attend a Talk Money workshop.
The Women's Economic Security Project was launched to address the barriers to employment, financial participation, and economic security experienced by many women and their families in Australia. The project aims to empower women by providing them with the necessary support, skills and opportunities to help them take control of their financial futures.
As part of this year’s Global Money Week, the Ecstra Foundation has called for an overhaul of the existing education and support systems to help close the persistent gaps in financial education and literacy affecting many Australians.
Ecstra’s latest newsletter: In this update we warmly welcome the appointment of Delia Rickard to the Ecstra Foundation Board. Delia's extensive consumer policy expertise, leadership in financial capability and consumer protections will be greatly valued by Ecstra and our community.
Ecstra Foundation Ltd (Ecstra) has appointed Ms Delia Rickard to its board, effective as at 18 April 2023.
Ms Rickard has over thirty years’ experience working on behalf of consumers. Most recently she was Deputy Chair of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) from June 2012 until finishing with the Commission in January 2023.
Ecstra’s latest newsletter: This month we are excited to share the overwhelmingly positive response to our new program, Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation plus share updates on initiatives from our funding partners.
Financial Capability Connect - How do effective partnerships help successful social enterprises to thrive?
With Term 1 wrapped up we are delighted to share that Talk Money with Ecstra Fountation, our new financial literacy program, has had 170 school workshops bookings in just the six weeks since launch!
We are very excited to announce the launch of Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation, our new financial education program for schools. Talk Money with Ecstra Foundation is designed to help Australian students learn money lessons for life, to be confident talking about money and to make informed financial decisions.
$2.1 million to boost women’s employment and economic security
Social businesses have been tackling the challenge of increasing workforce participation for women locked out of the mainstream jobs market long before the Federal Government set its new sub 5 per cent unemployment target.