KU Annual Report KU Annual Report 2018 | Page 19

KU MARCIA BURGESS FOUNDATION: INCREASING OUR IMPACT In 2018, KU invested in several new pilot programs to test and prove the difference future programs, to be funded by the Foundation, will be able to make. One such program piloted in 2018 was ‘Healthy Start,’ a targeted nutrition initiative that saw children from KU Macquarie Fields Preschool and playgroup trying and eating healthy foods they had never eaten before. Participating parents gained the knowledge and confidence to provide low cost, healthy meals for their families at home. To facilitate a more strategic and targeted approach to organisational fundraising and philanthropy, and to develop the partnerships and systems that will grow the Foundation into a sustainable source of revenue, the decision was taken to appoint a dedicated manager. Through the KU Marcia Burgess Foundation, KU is expanding the wonderful work we already do in this space. We look forward to sharing more about the corporate partners, generous donors and philanthropists, and other foundations with whom we are partnering, as well as the innovative and potentially life changing programs we develop and implement together. KU 20 18 13