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The Conversation would like to thank those individuals who have shown their commitment to our work with a major donation. Major donations for the financial year 2023-2024 are:
Patron (>$10,000)
Lindsay Adams, The Beeton Family Fund, The Bowness Family Foundation, Therese Cochrane & Fred Woollard, Joyce Kirk, The Orgill Family Foundation, The Koshland Innovation Fund, The Sky Foundation, Tony Wheeler, Harrison Young, Anon (2).
Impact (>$5000)
The Carthew Family Trust, Clack-McLure Fund, Kathleen Daly, Sean Hughes, The Keir Foundation, In Memory of Joceyln Kendall, Bev Rogers, Anon (10).
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Power of Ten supporters
The Conversation would like to recognise a select group of people who have shown their support for our work for over 10 years. Many of these Friends of The Conversation have been supporting us since we began. We are humbled by their faith in us and immensely grateful for their continued support. Our thanks to:
Robert Allen, Ronan Bernard, Jill Cassidy, Perry Gretton, Susan Groundwater-Smith, Shane Hewitt, Martyn Hiley, Richard Jones, Stephen Lance, Teresa Lennie, Adam Lippiatt, Michael Lewarne, Alan McCormack, Anthony Moon, David More, Courtney Pederson, Steve Posselt, Jeffrey Potter, John Richardson, John Ryan, Hui-chang (Lan) Wang, Michael Wise, Meredyth Woodward.
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