The Bradcorp Community Partnership Fund
Helping build better communities
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Bradcorp has an underlying philosophy of becoming part of the communities in which it operates. Helping build better communities in every aspect is integral to the company's view on social responsibility. Our aim is to set a benchmark of corporate giving that is open and transparent. Bradcorp launched the Community Partnership Fund in July 1998 to demonstrate its commitment to local communities. It recognised that many community projects were unable to find sufficient funding from local and state governments and other traditional sources and wanted to ensure these local initiatives could proceed. The Fund supports not-for-profit organisations in the Camden and Wollondilly shires of southwest Sydney and its many fundraising efforts have been widely praised for their contribution to the wellbeing of the entire Macarthur region. It focuses on initiatives that will leave an enduring legacy with the community especially in areas of education, health, culture, sport and local enterprise. Bradcorp finances the Community Partnership Fund by donating a proportion of its sales revenue from all its development projects. In the 18 years since its inception, the Fund has donated in excess of $3.3 million to the local community from $500 for a photocopier, over $56,000 towards sun shelters at six schools in Macarthur, through to $215,000 toward the construction and furnishing of the Wollondilly Youth Hub. In 2008 the Fund made a major donation to establish the Peter Brennan Chair of General Practice in the School of Medicine at the University of Western Sydney to help address the critical health needs of the greater west's growing population. The interdependence between local business and local neighbourhoods is the hallmark of a healthy community. We work closely with local residents to ensure a sense of pride and ownership in their locality and their community. |
   
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