Ryan Fritz started The Advocate in 2014 to provide not-for-profits and charities with another media platform to tell their worthwhile hard news stories and opinion pieces effortlessly. In 2020, Ryan formed a team of volunteer journalists to help spread even more high-quality stories from the third sector. He also has over 10 years of experience as a media and communications professional for not-for-profits and charities.
AUSTRALIA’s only national support service dedicated solely to early pregnancy loss, Pink Elephants, has reported a significant growth in its online support services. Ahead of Mother’s Day this Sunday, 8 May, which can be a triggering event for women who have experienced…
AUSTRALIA’s leading brain cancer charity, the Cure Brain Cancer Foundation, is leading the charge to support women and their leadership aspirations. The Cure Brain Cancer Foundation’s leadership team is currently all women whilst the organisation is also made-up of 83 per cent…
THE Happy Boxes Project, a not-for-profit organisation that provides beautiful boxes of toiletries, sanitary items and self-care products via Happy Boxes to Indigenous women in remote communities around Australia is proud to announce the launch of ‘The Happy Hub’. Located on the…
CHILDREN in rural and remote areas will have better access to life-saving medical equipment. The Federal Government is providing $100,000 to The Humpty Dumpty Foundation in 2021-22 to support its work to improve the care of children in rural and remote Australia…
The Shepherd Centre has unveiled a first-of-its-kind virtual reality (VR) experience to allow others to find out what life is like with hearing loss. The unique experience is designed to prevent bullying of children with hearing loss at school by giving their…
IT is the miraculous survival story we all need to read right now. Pretzel, a green turtle hatchling, has already survived a flood disaster, and potentially fatal plastic consumption, all of which has just occurred in its first few weeks of life.…
HUMANITARIAN aid organisations and charities across Australia, such as World Vision, CARE, and UNICEF, have condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and have begun launching appeals to help innocent Ukrainian civilians caught up in the deadly conflict. CARE Australia has launched a fundraising…
SEVENTY-seven per cent of Australians want single-use plastics to be banned as soon as possible. Over 20,000 people across 28 countries, including Australia, were surveyed for the Plastic Free Foundation on peoples’ thoughts on the global plastic pollution crisis. WWF Australia has…
A CHARITY that specialises in helping young people with hearing loss is launching a social media campaign – #undeafeated – to help teenagers feel confident enough to connect to vital mental health services. Hear for You’s national manager, Mr John Lui, says…
Join ReachOut’s Laps for Life that occurs throughout March: lapsforlife.com.au AUSTRALIAN swimming stars Ian Thorpe AM and Paralympic Games gold medallist Lakeisha Patterson OAM are calling on people across Australia to participate in Laps for Life this March in support of youth…
