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.
Koala Alliance Victoria, an alliance of koala protection groups, will launch on Wednesday 3 May, Wild Koala Day, to advocate for Victoria’s at-risk koalas. The alliance has formed because Victoria is fast becoming a hell zone for one of the country’s most-loved…
With the cost of living spiralling out of control, people in need are turning to local businesses for a helping hand. Grill’d and St Vincent De Paul Society (Vinnies) are answering that demand via their City Support Dinners initiative. On the first…
A new report released this week by the Doctors for the Environment Australia and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia shines a spotlight on the health benefits of trees with protection against heat, a significant factor in a nation that suffers from intense heatwave…
With 1 in 5 families acquiring a new dog or cat to add to the family unit in recent years, the Petspiration Foundation (formally PETstock Assist) is encouraging Australians to Adopt Different this National Pet Adoption Month by considering a pet most…
Festivals and events in New South Wales are finding new ways to cut down on rubbish. Andrew Macarthur, Managing Director of Clean Vibes, said he was inspired to create a waste management company focusing on environmental sustainability after identifying a gap in…
With close to a third of greater glider habitats burned in the 2019-20 bushfires, the Australian National University, Greening Australia, and the World Wide Fund for Nature-Australia have teamed up to design, test and install “goldilocks” nest boxes. In just six years, greater gliders went from…
Following a successful one-year partnership in 2022, national charities Give for Good (Domino’s registered charity) and Orange Sky Australia have announced they are embarking on a three-year partnership to continue supporting people experiencing homelessness or hardship. Committing a further $50,000 per year…
McGrath Foundation co-founder and president Glenn McGrath was at the Sydney Cricket Ground this week to launch the 15th NRMA Insurance Pink Test, calling on Australians to come together to make this Pink Test “one to remember” and to support families experiencing breast…
The Salvation Army, St Vincent de Paul Society and Grill’d have joined forces to feed Australians doing it tough this Christmas. From dinnertime tomorrow, 6 December at 5pm, five Grill’d CBD restaurants in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, and Adelaide will offer one…
Make-A-Wish Australia is excited to announce its new partnership with the John James Foundation (JJF) to help grant life-changing wishes for kids in the Australian Capital Territory. The relationship is the first of its kind for the JJF and is an exciting…
