Clubhouse Partnerships

MTP Services

MTP Services has been a major supporter of the Clubhouse. In 2021, they donated every item of software and hardware on the Clubhouse wish list—that’s almost $10,000 of equipment! They also provide regular monthly support that enables us to deliver the Mobile Clubhouse to even more young people in the Tuggeranong region.

Snow Foundation

The Snow Foundation have been a significant support of the Clubhouse. In 2014, The Snow Foundation provided a $20,000 grant to the Clubhouse to support the operational aspects of the project. They have built on this initial support with a further $30,000 over 2016-18, to support the role of the Clubhouse Coordinator, which is crucial to the success of the program.

Georgina Bryon, CEO of The Snow Foundation said, “The YWCA Computer Clubhouse is a perfect fit for The Snow Foundation as one of our key focus areas is to fund education and life skills programs for children and adults. This program encompasses all that is good about the Canberra community – volunteers, government, corporate and philanthropic groups working together to provide students with the skills to explore and experience the ever-changing digital world. It allows young people to become engaged, confident, and creative in a safe and supportive environment.

Collabit

CollabIT has leveraged its networks to help spread the word about the Computer Clubhouse and encourage support within the community for this exciting program.

Lockheed Martin Australia

Lockheed Martin Australia is committed to supporting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education, the men and women of our national security forces, and veteran causes. That is why Lockheed Martin Australia was a founding partner of the YWCA Canberra Clubhouse program, providing financial support to ensure our members can travel to engage in educational and vocational excursions, in Australia and beyond, as well as funding the development of our audio-visual production suite for our Members.

AARNet & ACTDE

AARNet (Australia’s Academic and Research Network) and ACTDE provided internet connectivity to the Clubhouse pro bono, which is vital for enabling skill development in digital technologies.

Coordinate

Coordinate creates content for advertising, design, digital, social, and media, partnering with Canberra’s most brilliant and progressive brands.

Coordinate was an original partner of the YWCA Canberra Clubhouse program, and has provided in-kind support by way of developing our marketing collateral and promotional videos.

HSBC’s sponsorship program has a special focus on developing youth, furthering education, and embracing different cultures. That is why HSBC Canberra provided both in-kind and financial support in our establishment phase to ensure the viability of this important community initiative. 

NICTA is Australia’s Information Communications Technology (ICT) Research Centre of Excellence and the nation’s largest organisation dedicated to ICT research. NICTA’s primary goal is to pursue high-impact research excellence and, through the application of this research, to create national benefit and wealth for Australia.

NICTA was an original partner of our Computer Clubhouse program, donating a 3D printer so our members can design and manufacture their own 3D objects.

Wacom Australia says “We love what creativity brings to the world. It makes us human, adding richness to our lives, and bringing ideas, imagination and beauty. We dream of a world alive with creativity, where people are free to explore and express new ideas. Creativity puts a smile on the face of the world.”

Wacom Australia was an original partner of the YWCA Canberra Clubhouse program, donating 10 reconditioned Intuos5 Medium graphics tablets so that our members can hone their digital design skills.

Intravision provided the installation of cabling and electrical work for the Clubhouse at a below-cost rate when we first opened our doors.

The Good Guys Tuggeranong kindly donated eight 12-inch monitors for the Clubhouse’s desktop PCs when we initially established the Clubhouse.

CDC is an Australian company. Since its creation, it has been a trusted partner to organisations requiring secure, reliable, green and customised data centre solutions. In 2017, CDC joined our community of Clubhouse partners, by funding a refresh of key equipment in the space, including high-spec desktop computers.

Inspiring Australia is a joint initiative between the Federal Department of Innovation, Industry and Innovation, ACT Government, and CBR Innovation Network. Inspiring Australia provides of in-kind support to a range of STEAM initiatives, and a fabulous entrepreneurial and innovation network. In 2017, Inspiring Australia helped revamp the equipment at the Clubhouse, including a number of high-spec desktop computers for our members to work on.

Microsoft believes in the positive changes that women bring in decision-making processes, managing people, driving corporations, and impacting social life in general. Microsoft is a founding partner of our Computer Clubhouse and was instrumental in its establishment and strategic development. The Microsoft team continues to be active contributors through mentoring and in-kind professional support.

The ACT Education and Training Directorate has supported Richardson Primary School to partner with YWCA Canberra’s Computer Clubhouse.

Richardson Primary School are a key partner to YWCA Canberra in this important initiative.

As part of its corporate social responsibility strategy, Heads, Hearts and Hands, Dimension Data Australia is a founding partner of the Clubhouse. Dimension Data designed and deployed the IT environment, and has made financial donations to support our operations and provide ongoing IT support to the Clubhouse.