b"MA FinancialBowden Marstan Bird in HandFoundationMA Financials partnership with GOFoundationWe are proud to partner with the Birdhas grown into so much more than in Hand Foundation, which came at ana sponsorship. After funding severalThe Bowden Marstan Foundation important time in 2018 when AdamGO Programs in the early days, theirhas been instrumental in enabling and Michael were about to launch therelationship now includes supportthe GO Scholarships Team to grow. GO Foundation Scholarship Programat our Sydney Big Lunch and staff- Recently they were able to support the in Adelaide. Since the beginning, weorganised fundraisers. After manyexpansion of our Sydney scholarship have built a relationship that is basedyears, GO has become so embedded inteam, funding a full-time staff member on deep respect, understanding andthe culture at MA Financial that manyfor six months so that we could forge shared values. The Bird in Handof their staff now personally donate tocloser relationships with students Foundation team go above and beyondsupport our programs and we couldat schools. The Foundation has also and in addition to financial support,not be more grateful for their ongoingallowed us to expand our team in which has allowed us to grow thesupport and generosity. Adelaide, having funded a Scholarship number of scholarships in Adelaide,Manager position. Their support has they are also extremely generousalso helped us to reach our milestone in providing in-kind assistance thatof 1,000 GO scholarships this year with enables us to allocate funds wheretheir support of students in Canberra.they need to go, to empower our youngGHDmob through education.Over the past six years, GHD has been This year, Bird in Hand strengtheneddedicated to providing supportive their partnership by hosting ourand culturally-responsive careerSony inaugural Adelaide Big Lunch. Weopportunities for GO students, which isSony has been supporting GO for more were so grateful the Bird in Hand teamdelivered in addition to a partnershipthan three years now, assisting with rallied together to organise logistics,between our two organisations. GHDboth our scholarship Programs and invite their friends, family and contacts,has solidified these opportunities byour events. We are grateful to Sony donated prizes and give GO profitsattending Culture Connect Days inwho wish to expand their partnership from wine sales on the day. We areSydney, Adelaide and Canberra overand further support our Program by already counting down the days untilthe last few years, and continuing to becoordinating Aboriginal artists and next year's event! engaged with GO at every opportunity.performers to come along to future GHD and GO continue to discuss waysstudent events. they can provide deeper support forGO students and look forward to hosting one of our Year 5 and 6 David JonesLeaderships Days later in 2023. David Jones has been supporting GO for more than five years nowExtent Heritageand recently incorporated the GOExtent Heritage is helping oneFoundation and our founder Adamof our GO students, Jessie, becomeGoodes into their Reconciliation Actionthe first person in her family toPlan. As part of this relationship, DavidMy Sydney Angelsattend university. Jessie is studying Jones has donated prizes and goodieFor many years GO has enjoyed thea double degree in Art History and bags to our events and opened thesupport of members of the My SydneyClassical Studies at Australiandoor to several GO students throughAngels network, but this year weNational University in Canberra.career opportunities. welcomed them more formally into theThe support from the team at Extent GO family of supporters. The Anglesnot only means that Jessie can attend are a collaborative group of womenuniversity, but also allows her to actwho have chosen to support GO andas a mentor to other students.our Program exclusively, through both financial contributions and volunteering their time at our Sydney events. After a successful year, we were thrilled to hear the team had nominated GO as their 2024 charity partner. 2023 ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 43"