Who, What & Why?

The Need

We exist to help good social purpose organisations become great.

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The Need

We exist to help good social purpose organisations become great.

Charities’ goals are often bigger than their budgets or organisational capabilities. Tanarra
Philanthropic Advisors (Tanarra) exists to help charities achieve their mission in the most
efficient and effective way. The type of advice we provide is usually only
available to the corporate sector.

Our end goal is to help good Australian charities become great by boosting their financial and strategic position.  It is that simple.

 

Providing skills and expertise not dollars

Our contribution

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Providing skills and expertise not dollars

Our contribution

We provide (primarily) pro bono advice, with the benefit of decades of experience as financial and strategic advisors and investors, coupled with a deep background in, and understanding of, the philanthropic investment space. We believe our combination of skills and perspectives is even more important for charities today, as many philanthropic supporters now have a mindset of being investors in high-quality well-run organisations rather than passive donors.

What we will do is provide honest, direct, practical, thoughtful, independent advice, utilising the skills of the Tanarra investment team – one of the best in Australia – as well as a network of highly qualified supporters. We’ll tell charities what you need to hear, not necessarily what you want to hear. Sometimes this may be that the best path to achieving mission is to combine with other organisations with similar goals, to gain strength through scale. For small charities, within a reasonable time budget, our advice is free. For larger charities, it’s low bono.

What we won’t do are three things

  • raise money for charities or be an introduction service to potential donors or investors
  • provide legal advice
  • advise charities on how to grow market share against others in essentially a zero-sum game in their sector. We want to work with charities that are committed to growing the pie or value in their sector, either by increasing overall revenues, building something entrepreneurial and innovative, or reducing sector costs.

Each project is scoped with agreed hours, following a selection process and due diligence.

 

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We're clear on our offering

We don't aim to please, we aim to help

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We're clear on our offering

We don't aim to please, we aim to help

WE DON’T

  • raise money for charities or introduce them to potential donors or investors
  • provide legal advice
  • advise charities on how to grow market share against others in essentially a zero-sum game in their sector. We want to work with charities that are committed to growing the pie or value in their sector, either by increasing overall revenues, building something entrepreneurial and innovative, or reducing sector costs
  • give financial donations or grants
  • produce management consultant reports
  • serve on charity Boards
  • do marketing or social media

Progressive charities and social enterprises

Working in our 5 focus areas

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Progressive charities and social enterprises

Working in our 5 focus areas

 

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What difference are we making?

How do we know we are effective?

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What difference are we making?

How do we know we are effective?

Tanarra's skill set

40 years of investment banking, business management and corporate social responsibility expertise

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Tanarra's skill set

40 years of investment banking, business management and corporate social responsibility expertise

Our team of 40+ people in Australia and international offices have been handpicked for their exceptional skills and track record.

We are very good at:

  • shaping and sharpening strategy and business models,
  • scaling and innovating through a global lens,
  • predicting and managing risks,
  • improving financial models and efficiencies,
  • optimising sector structures and,
  • improving governance and transparency;

Get to know us

A small but mighty group of people

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Get to know us

A small but mighty group of people

Get to know us

 

We harness the capability and experience of the global Tanarra Group.

A massive thankyou to all the Volunteer Professionals who have risen to our call-out for help, and who have no connection to Tanarra!

Commercial business

About Us

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Commercial business

About Us

Tanarra is a growing alternative asset investment firm that invests in a wide range of early stage ventures, private and public companies in Australia and around the world.

Tanarra’s focus is on building genuine value rather than realizing near term returns and their approach is based around genuine partnerships and encouraging leadership teams to leverage Tanarra’s substantial experience to build market-leading organisations.

Tanarra Philanthropic Advisors is aligned with the underlying principles of Tanarra’s approach and are committed to delivering transformative outcomes for the charity sector through the formation of partnerships based on integrity, understanding and connection.

For more information on Tanarra, visit their website here.