International Women's Day Gala 2025 - EOI for Charity & Not-for-Profit Organisations

International Women's Day (IWD) is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. Celebrated annually on 8 March, the day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity. Significant activity is witnessed worldwide as groups come together to celebrate women's achievements or rally for women's equality. 

The broad objectives of IWD are to:

• celebrate women's achievements
• raise awareness about women's equality
• lobby for accelerated gender parity
• fundraise for female-focussed charities

Camden Council’s IWD Gala evening will celebrate women’s achievements, especially local women, raise awareness of issues of women’s equality, and promote the message that we all have a role to play in accelerating the gender parity journey.

The event will be held on Thursday 6 March 2025 and take place at Gledswood Homestead & Winery. All proceeds from ticket sales of the event will be donated to a local charity or not-for-profit organisation whose services directly benefit residents of the Camden LGA.

Council is seeking EOIs from local charities and not-for-profit organisations to receive funds raised via Council’s International Women’s Day Gala 2025. The successful applicant will receive all funds raised from ticket sales of the event.

The EOI period is open from 14 October to 11 November 2024. All EOIs must be submitted via SmartyGrants by midnight on Sunday 10 November 2024.

Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

To be eligible for consideration in this EOI process, an organisation must:

• Be not-for-profit; or
• Be a registered charity;
• Be an incorporated body;
• Offer services that directly benefit residents of the Camden LGA; and
• Acquit any previous Camden Council grants (excluding grants held within the prior 12 month period) and have no outstanding debts to Council.

The following attachments are required to accompany all EOI submissions:

• Copy of your organisation's current Public Liability Insurance
• Copy of Certificate of Incorporation
• Copy of your organisation’s last audited balance sheet
• Copy of ABN/ACN and GST registration confirmation from the Australian Taxation Office