Out For Australia is a charity who provides visible role models, mentors, content and targeted support to aspiring LGBTQIA+ professionals and to strengthen the sense of community among professionals and students.
We run three core community programs, each designed to support and mentor aspiring LGBTQIA+ professionals as they navigate their way through the early stages of their career:
1. Australia’s largest professional LGBTQIA+ mentoring program
Our mentoring community has over 1,000 participants from all around Australia, and is free for anyone to join. The program pairs tertiary students and young professionals with more established professionals, who meet with their mentee a number of times during the year for career conversations. By equipping young LGBTIQA+ people with information, skills, connections and role models, the program aims to get these young people into the workforce, and also to ensure that they are confident to be their authentic selves when starting their career.
2. Regular, free, impactful events
Since our inception in 2015, we have hosted 155 events nationwide, reaching over 13,000 individuals and engaging 300 unique speakers. Our regular, free events build a sense of community among professionals and students by highlighting role models, tackling key issues related to workplace inclusion, and providing professional development opportunities.
3. Practical and inspiring digital content
We have a strong online presence with more than 16,000 people engaging with our content across social media and monthly newsletters. We regularly post inspiring and practical content for our online community such as stories, articles and leads to educational and financial resources.