Community and not-for-profit organisation can apply for funding to support projects that offer clear community benefit, contributing to social outcomes, community welfare, environmental, health, education, or cultural areas.

Bendigo Bank's social purpose focus set its agenda for 'feeding into prosperity', from its products and services through to its commitment to creating positive social change.

Projects may demonstrate outcomes in:

• Animal welfare
• Choice and empowerment
• Community resilience
• Digital
• Disaster recovery
• Environmental
• Financial
• Health
• Housing
• Learning, skills and development
• Safety
• Social cohesion

To apply, you must:

• be an incorporated community or not-for-profit organisation
• have a project partner if you are not an incorporated organisation. A project partner is an incorporated community or not-for profit organisation that is willing to enter into the funding agreement on your behalf and help you to deliver the project
• have a valid Australian bank account
• actively bank at Community Bank Trentham & District or be willing to do so (schools and select government and large community support organisations exempt).

• Email: aanderson@tccce.com.au