Ryan Fritz started The Advocate in 2014 to provide not-for-profits and charities 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 experience as a media and communications professional for not-for-profits and charities and currently works at Redkite, a childhood cancer charity.
Manyana Matters Environmental Association (MMEA) is pleased to announce the launch of the Manyana Conservation Fund, managed by the charity partner for Australia’s National Parks, the Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife (FNPW). It is a significant step forward for the community…
New research, which has been welcomed by the Heart Foundation, has shown some of our least favourite vegetables could be the most beneficial when it comes to preventing advanced blood vessel disease. Published in the British Journal of Nutrition the research has found higher…
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) says the updated Reef 2050 Plan released yesterday contains no new action to tackle the threat of climate change, despite accepting that global warming is the biggest threat to our Great Barrier Reef. The updated plan…
According to young people in NSW who have lived with drought, the three key areas that are missing from Australia’s approach to managing it are long term planning, inter-governmental co-ordination and dedicated support for building and maintaining community resilience. They also strongly…
Phasing out cigarette filters, microbeads and most types of disposable plastic foodware and containers would help halve the amount of plastic pollution flowing into Australia’s environment, according to a new report. The report commissioned by WWF-Australia and prepared by Boston Consulting Group (BCG)…
Mental health not-for-profit, The Banksia Project, has expanded on its free virtual support service to assist even more Australians during lockdown. Through its free “Growth Rooms” program, all Australians can connect with others, share their experiences and learn practical lifestyle tips to…
The RSPCA is calling for urgent action – including real-time CCTV monitoring in abattoirs and electronic tracking of Australian animals – after evidence of widespread breaches of live export regulations emerged from Jordan and Indonesia. The RSPCA has written to Federal Agriculture…
Beautiful Ningaloo – one of WA’s biggest ever conservation communications campaigns – kicked off today with a series of major print, radio and online advertisements, and the mass distribution of postcards across Perth. The campaign is designed to alert the broad community to…
Not-for-profit organisation Cabrini Outreach will expand its specialist mental health services to regional Victoria in response to increasing need during the COVID-19 pandemic. In partnership with local support agencies and GP clinics, Cabrini Outreach will expand its services to people seeking asylum…
Finding out that your child has a rare genetic condition is hard enough. Discovering that it can progress into even more frightening conditions such as leukaemia and other life-threatening bone marrow disorders was truly terrifying for the family of three-year-old Max. “When…
