The philanthropic arm of the Together Group.
Together Academy is a separate legal entity that administers the Indigenous Business Resilience Fund, auspices First Nations projects, and channels funder capital where the social return is greatest.
↗The full story is attogetheracademy.auTwo engines. One mission.
The structure is deliberate. The commercial firm sustains itself. The philanthropic arm is funded separately. Each reports independently. The integration is operational and relational, not financial.
Together Business
Fee-for-service work for Indigenous businesses, Aboriginal corporations and grant-funded NFPs. Crisis advisory, compliance, strategy. Funded by client fees.
Together Academy
Separate legal entity. Receives funder capital. Administers the Indigenous Business Resilience Fund. Auspices First Nations projects. Subsidises access to high-impact support.
Find the right starting point.
Together Academy serves three distinct audiences. The full detail on each pathway sits at togetheracademy.au – this is the short version.
You want to fund high-impact work with First Nations enterprise.
The Indigenous Business Resilience Fund pools philanthropic capital and deploys it through Together Business as subsidised crisis-stage advisory. Every $1 generates a measured $5.50 in social value.
You need an auspice for a First Nations project, program, or emerging social enterprise.
Together Academy can act as the legal entity for projects that need to receive grants or hold funds but don't have their own corporate structure. Two models, transparent fees.
You need accounting support but can't carry the cost.
You don't apply to Together Academy directly. You start with a free conversation with Together Business – IBRF-funded support is assessed as part of intake.
Three services. One mission.
Each service exists for a different need, with a different audience. The unifying thread: Indigenous economic empowerment, delivered through structures that prioritise integrity and outcome.
Indigenous Business Resilience Fund
Pools philanthropic capital and deploys it through Together Business as subsidised advisory for crisis-stage Indigenous businesses. The mechanism by which capacity to pay is decoupled from access to support.
Auspicing
Legal entity for First Nations projects, programs and emerging social enterprises that need to receive grants but don't have their own corporate structure – yet, or by design. Flow-through (5%) or managed (from 15%).
Capability investment
Funding for the long-term work that the commercial practice can't sustain alone: SROI measurement, system advocacy, the First Nations accounting talent pipeline, and partnerships with peak bodies.
If you're an Indigenous business in crisis, the doorway is Together Business.
You don't apply to the IBRF directly.
The IBRF funds work delivered by Together Business. So if you're an Indigenous business owner in financial distress and want to know whether subsidised support might be available, the right step is to start with Together Business. Eligibility for IBRF funding is assessed as part of the standard intake.
The Academy has its own site, with all the detail.
Funder briefings, auspicing models, IBRF governance, the full SVA SROI report and partnership enquiries all live at togetheracademy.au.
↗Visittogetheracademy.au