Thank you to King & Wood Mallesons for so generously and spectacularly hosting last night's Pinnacle Foundation annual partners' dinner in Sydney. The event is a highlight in the Pinnacle calendar, and we thank everyone who attended for their generous and sustained support. King & Wood Mallesons has been a gold partner of The Pinnacle Foundation since 2019, and the recipient of The King & Wood Mallesons Scholarship, Ed Ford, powerfully shared his story. We also celebrated the Make Awkward Awesome campaign and our alliance with The University of Sydney Business School to deliver the LGBTQIA Executive Fellowship (which will next run 21 - 25 July 2025). Special thanks to Dan Creasey, Saskia Ilott, Jerome Tse, Clementine Johnson, Claire Warren, Hilary Pugh and Tania Winlaw. Thank you to our partners, L'Oréal, Dan Murphy's, Blundstone Australia and UnLtd. for the generous raffle prizes - and to Scott Druce for Telegram Group - Telegram Co & Milligram's array of gifts.
The Pinnacle Foundation
Non-profit Organizations
Potts Point, NSW 3,449 followers
We are Australia's LGBTQIA education charity. We help young LGBTQIA Australians to realise their full potential.
About us
The Pinnacle Foundation is Australia's LGBTQIA education charity. Our flagship program provides educational scholarships, mentoring and opportunities for young LGBTQIA Australians to realise their full potential. Our vision is for a more diverse and inclusive society with visible LGBTQIA role models. The Foundation awards multi-year scholarships nationally to students aged between 18 and 26 for fulltime study at public higher education institutions in Australia to achieve educational or vocational qualifications in any profession, trade or the arts. Every Pinnacle scholar is carefully matched with a mentor who will typically share the same academic and professional interests, gender identity and sexual orientation. The mentor acts as a role model. They will have walked the scholar’s path – and provide the encouragement, counsel and inspiration to support the scholar’s rounded development and the successful completion of their studies. Many of the young LGBTQIA people that Pinnacle supports have grown up in environments where they have been rejected because of who they are and how they identify. Many have experienced bullying, discrimination and abuse. We know that gaining an education can significantly change life for the better. Education increases our options, enriching and empowering us – it helps us to expand our life choices. Additionally, we ally with The University of Sydney Business School to deliver the LGBTQIA Executive Fellowship: https://www.sydney.edu.au/business/study/executive-education/lgbtqia-executive-fellowship.html. The Fellowship, the first of its kind in the Asia Pacific region, develops senior and executive leadership capabilities within the LGBTQIA community.
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http://thepinnaclefoundation.org/
External link for The Pinnacle Foundation
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Potts Point, NSW
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2007
- Specialties
- LGBTQIA Scholarships, LGBTQIA Mentoring, LGBTQIA Executive Fellowship, and LGBTQIA Education
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PO Box 990
Potts Point, NSW 1335, AU
Employees at The Pinnacle Foundation
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Tom Roets
Technology Officer Practice Asia-Pacific @ Russell Reynolds Associates | Student of leadership & stoicism | Entrepreneur & investor | Diversity &…
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Andrew Staite
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director at The Pinnacle Foundation
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Antoine Vidal
Empowering Pharma with digital engagement services for HCP, while piloting a PA28 from YBSK.
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Ross Wetherbee
Ross Wetherbee is an Influencer Inclusion & Belonging Leader and Non-Executive Director - Working and living on Gadigal Land
Updates
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Applications for Pinnacle Foundation scholarships commencing in 2025 are now open until 31 August. Scholarships are for fulltime study at public tertiary institutions (university and TAFE). Visit https://lnkd.in/gkkniui.
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Thank you to our gold partner, King & Wood Mallesons for generously hosting our annual partners’ dinner in Melbourne last Thursday evening. The dinner was an uplifting celebration to thank our corporate and philanthropic partners who make the Pinnacle program possible. Pinnacle Foundation scholarship recipients powerfully shared their stories and expressed their gratitude for our partners’ support of their education, wise counsel of a mentor, and welcome embrace of the Pinnacle family. Special thanks to Bailey Kubeil, Zoe Bairamis, Joseph Muraca, Dan Creasey, Dr Corinne West, Saskia Ilott, Sarah Rood, Dahlia R. and Ava Hill-de Monchaux, as well as the generous providers of raffle prizes L'Oréal (gold partner), UnLtd. Mood Tea (gold partner), Blundstone Australia (gold partner), Telegram Group - Telegram Co & Milligram and Hampers With Bite. The Pinnacle Foundation is Australia’s LGBTQIA education charity. We rely on the support of our partners, donors and volunteers to award educational scholarships, mentoring and opportunities to young LGBTQIA Australians, many who have faced family, faith and community rejection because of how they identify.
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On 11 August our Tasmanian Committee hosted a Winter in Italy quiz night, generously hosted at Hobart's Fellini Restaurant. The event was a sell-out, raising over $5,000 to educate and support young LGBTQIA Australians. Thank you to Tasmanian Pinnacle scholar, Sam, our partners, Hydro Tasmania and Blundstone Australia and our Tasmanian Cornerstone members, Dr Craig White, Rod Anderson and Grahame Williams for attending and showing their support. And importantly, thank you to our Tasmanian Committee, capably chaired by the irrepressible Kevin Brown, for their work to create such a special and successful event for the Pinnacle family in Tasmania. Together, we will realise our vision for a more diverse and inclusive society with visible LGBTQIA role models.
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Pinnacle Foundation scholarship applications are open until 31 August for fulltime public university or TAFE studies commencing in 2025. For further information and to apply, please visit: https://lnkd.in/gkkniui.
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Thank you to our partners L'Oréal, Mirvac, Macquarie Group and Hall & Wilcox for hosting our end of financial year fundraisers in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth respectively. Thank you to everyone who attended and donated, helping to raise vital funds to educate and support young LGBTQIA Australians, many who have faced family, faith and community rejection, to realise their full potential.
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✨🌟Last week, our incredible Platinum Partner Mirvac, hosted a fabulous cocktail event to raise funds for The Pinnacle Foundation. 🥂🌈 The support we've received over the last year has been amazing and your donation can help us make it happen. 👉 https://lnkd.in/g_HgKuh 💖 A huge shoutout to the amazing Katrina Brooks, Brooke Shaw, Kim McIntyre, and Jason Bowran for being our special hosts!!🤩🤩 Their support means the world to us. And, of course, we couldn't have done it without our fantastic mentors, donors, and volunteers. 👏👏 You all make The Pinnacle Foundation shine! ✨ #SocialJustice #Scholarships #LGBTQ #Charity #PinnacleFoundation #Pride #Generosity #GivingBack #LGBTQI #LGBTQIA #LGBT #Diversity #Inclusion #DoGood #Charity #DonateNow #Education #Scholarship #Donate #DonateToday
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Australian LGBTQIA education charity, The Pinnacle Foundation, has launched a new campaign with Cocogun encouraging parents to break through the embarrassment barrier and talk to their kids about their sexuality and identity.
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Thank you to the incredible team who made this campaign a reality .. let’s make awkward awesome.
Announcing a powerful new campaign for The Pinnacle Foundation, in collaboration with UnLtd. , Initiative and Good Oil. This campaign encourages parents to embrace 'awkward' and step into the closet to chat with their children about their sexuality, instead of waiting for them to come out. By fostering acceptance and understanding at home, we can create a more inclusive world for everyone. Thank you to this team of legends for making it happen. Andrew Staite | Tim Lai | Ola Radka | Danielle (Elle) Galipienzo | Thomas Dodd | Connor Pritchard | George Mackenzie | Nick Payne | Ant Melder | Emily Hahn | Lewis Clarke | Loz Maneschi | Jimmy Williams | Kirsty Reynolds | Chris Clausen | Shev Tan | Jeremy Richmond | Rumble | Dan Higson | Nick West | Smith & Western Sound | Jade Harley | Emily Long | Louise Pay | Anna Thairs | Michael Gie | Siena Mascheretti | Renee Park | Alexander Booker | Daniel Alexander Fry | Cheryn Frost | Liam James #UnderstandingMatters #IdeasThatMatter
Pinnacle Foundation Encourages Parents to ‘Make Awkward Awesome’, with Cocogun | LBBOnline
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