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Australia - 2006
Building Capacity in Communities, Organizations
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Throughout Australia, Alcoa has demonstrated its long-established commitment to community partnerships that strengthen communities and help build the capacity of community organizations.
In 2006, Alcoa Foundation supported the development of a governance training program for staff and committee members of community organizations in Australia. The four-day program was developed by Our Community and the Australian Institute of Community Practice and Governance. Alcoa also funded scholarships for 73 community representatives to complete the training program and take part in the Communities in Control conference.
Alcoa Foundation has also supported the development of a public relations training program to help community organizations raise their profile and broaden their support base. Twenty Victorian community organizations took part in the first two-day workshops in 2006, and Western Australia community groups completed the training in March 2007. The program and a manual entitled "Media on a Shoestring" were developed by Media Team Australia, a non-profit organization that works with community organizations.
Alcoa's approach to social responsibility is built on a firmly-held belief that partnerships hold the key to strengthening communities. The company's Australian community partners include:
- The Barwon Inclusive Events Planning Committee, which supports people with disabilities to participate fully in all aspects of community life;
- The Wagerup Sustainability Fund, which was established by Alcoa to increase community involvement in decision-making about Alcoa's community contributions;
- BAC-Links, which brings businesses and community groups together to work in social partnerships in Geelong and Portland;
- The Western Australia Community Foundation, which helps small community organizations by providing a legal and administrative framework for fund-raising foundations;
- Winda Mara Aboriginal Corporation's Lake Condah project, which is developing a community strategy for sustainable development in southwest Victoria; and
- The Alcoa Research Centre for Stronger Communities at Curtin University of Technology, which conducts research into sustainability issues affecting Australian communities.
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