Corporate & Government Engagement
Partner With AAEF
AAEF is a national Aboriginal charity in development. Your partnership now helps build the infrastructure, programs, and governance that will deliver real outcomes for Aboriginal Australians — and gives your organisation early, authentic engagement with a model built for national scale.
AAEF is in its establishment phase — building the governance, partnerships, and operational foundations for long-term impact. Early partners are helping shape what this becomes.
Why partner with us now
The Case for Early Partnership
Founding partners shape the model. Organisations that engage now will have direct input into program design, procurement pipelines, and enterprise outcomes — before the doors open.
Reconciliation Action Plan outcomes
Founding partnership activities are designed to satisfy Innovate and Stretch RAP deliverables with verified, reportable activities — from day one of your engagement.
Indigenous procurement pipeline
Get early access to AAEF's emerging enterprise network as Business House graduates establish Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led micro-businesses across multiple categories.
Measurable ESG reporting
Receive annual development reports covering program milestones, governance achievements, and the social impact your funding is building toward.
Founding partner recognition
Organisations that invest in the build phase receive permanent founding partner recognition across all AAEF assets — a distinction that cannot be purchased after programs open.
Sponsorship packages
Choose Your Level of Commitment
All packages include formal acknowledgement, annual development reporting, and direct access to AAEF leadership. Packages are structured around the financial year and apply during the development phase.
Bronze
Community Partner
Start your journey with Aboriginal enterprise
- Logo on AAEF website and annual report
- Certificate of partnership
- Quarterly development newsletter
- Invitation to one AAEF community event
- Social media acknowledgement
Silver
Enterprise Partner
Deepen your impact and visibility
- All Community Partner benefits
- Named contribution toward Life Skills Retreat development
- Staff volunteer day (up to 10 staff, when programs open)
- Bi-annual development briefing with AAEF CEO
- RAP-ready partnership letter for your report
- Feature in AAEF media releases
Gold
Pathway Partner
Help build the pathway from retreat to employment
- All Enterprise Partner benefits
- Named contribution toward Business House program development
- Priority access to AAEF employment graduates when programs open
- Corporate skills advisor placement (2 days/month, when programs open)
- Co-branded case study and impact story
- Board-level engagement opportunity
- Invitation to annual Elders Council gathering
Platinum
Foundation Partner
Lead the national model for Aboriginal enterprise
- All Pathway Partner benefits
- Permanent founding partner recognition across all AAEF assets
- Seat on AAEF Corporate Advisory Panel
- Custom enterprise partnership — co-design a program stream
- Exclusive first access to Indigenous procurement pipeline
- Annual reconciliation outcomes report (board-ready)
- Speaking opportunity at AAEF national events
Ways to engage
Six Pathways Into Partnership
Workplace Giving
Set up a payroll giving program that directs employee contributions directly to AAEF's development. We provide all the documentation your payroll team needs, and employees receive tax receipts automatically.
Set up workplace givingCorporate Volunteering
Register your team's professional skills now. Skills advisors, mentors, and facilitator roles are being built into the program model — early registrations shape what those roles look like when programs open.
Register volunteer interestIndigenous Procurement
Join AAEF's emerging enterprise network. As Business House graduates establish micro-enterprises, we will connect corporate buyers with suppliers from our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduate network. Register now to be first in the pipeline.
Join the procurement networkCSR Partnerships
Align your corporate social responsibility strategy with a program being built for national scale. We work with your CSR team to design activities that meet your internal KPIs and external reporting requirements — now, during the development phase.
Design a CSR programReconciliation Outcomes
AAEF partnership activities are designed to satisfy Reconciliation Australia's RAP framework deliverables. We provide documentation, development data, and narrative content your RAP working group can use directly.
Request RAP alignment guideSponsorship Packages
Structured annual sponsorship from $5,000 to $75,000+. Each tier includes formal acknowledgement, development reporting, and direct access to AAEF leadership. Founding partners receive permanent recognition.
View packages aboveReconciliation Action Plan Ready
AAEF partnership activities are mapped to Reconciliation Australia's RAP framework. We provide board-ready documentation, outcome data, and narrative content your RAP working group can use directly — at every tier.
Investing at Scale?
For foundations, corporates, and high-capacity donors considering gifts of $100,000 or more — AAEF offers structured major giving tiers, named giving opportunities, legacy arrangements, and direct access to Karl Eales. These partnerships are built on relationship, not just transaction.
$100K – $499K
Community Partner
- Named contribution toward a specific AAEF program stream
- Permanent founding partner recognition across all AAEF assets
- Seat on AAEF Corporate Advisory Panel
- Annual reconciliation outcomes report (board-ready)
- Direct relationship with Karl Eales, CEO & Founder
- Co-branded impact story and case study
- Invitation to annual Elders Council gathering
$500K – $999K
Foundation Partner
- All Community Partner benefits
- Custom enterprise partnership — co-design a full program stream
- Exclusive first access to Indigenous procurement pipeline
- Priority access to AAEF employment graduates when programs open
- Speaking opportunity at AAEF national events
- Legacy naming rights to a program facility or stream
- Bi-annual board-level briefing with AAEF leadership
$1M+
Legacy Partner
- All Foundation Partner benefits
- Endowment naming rights — permanent recognition in perpetuity
- Seat on AAEF National Advisory Board
- Custom multi-year impact reporting framework
- First right of refusal on national program expansion partnerships
- Joint media and public affairs strategy with AAEF
- Legacy giving arrangement — estate and bequest planning support
Ready to Build a Partnership?
Contact Karl Eales, CEO & Founder, to discuss which engagement pathway suits your organisation. We'll respond within two business days.
Partnership prospectus available on request.
Australian Aboriginal Enterprise Foundation Ltd is endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR). Donations of $2 or more are tax deductible in Australia.