THE PROBLEM:
There are thousands of charities – how do you know which one to support?
How do you know where your money’s going?
If don’t have enough time to find out what’s out there, let alone whether they’re legit - listen up.
If you’re not a millionaire, but want to make a solid difference, listen up.


THE 10 X 10 SOLUTION:
10 x 10 is a scalable platform that provide a unique and social forum for young professionals and creatives to give to emerging charities whose causes resonate with them. It also helps to engender a culture of giving and philanthropy within our communities.

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THIS 10 X 10 EVENT :
Join us on Thursday 21st April 2016 at “The Church”, 262 Liverpool St, Darlinghurst
6:00pm - 8:30pm
Drinks & canapés from 6:30pm. Speakers begin at 7:00pm

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HOW IT WORKS:
1) Each event showcases three emerging local charities, carefully chosen as organisations creating solutions to complex social issues in our communities.

2) Supported by the 10x10 founders, each event is planned and hosted by a fresh committee of 10. Each committee member hosts 10 guests at the event, bringing together over 100 people who each contribute $100 or more, raising $10,000 at least!

3) Each charity has five minutes to pitch in the style of the popular UK television show "The Dragon’s Den" and are then questioned by a special guest Dragon about their cause and business model.

4) The amount you donate through Pozible in advance is turned into vouchers for 'Charity Dollars' in increments of $50. After hearing the pitches, you choose the organisations you most want to support. Many people want to support all three charities so they contribute $150 or more. If your employer offers match funding for charitable donations your impact will be doubled.

5) All costs of each event are covered by event sponsors, to ensure that ALL funds raised on the night go directly to the three charities.

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OUR GUEST ‘DRAGON'


Jan Owen (AM)
A pioneer of the youth sector in Australia, Jan has dedicated most of her working life to social change and encouraging young people to give back and invest their talents in their communities and things they are passionate about.

In March 2014 Jan received the degree of Doctor of Letters (honoris causa) from the University of Sydney, in recognition of her significant contribution to young people and policy in Australia. In 2012, Jan was named the inaugural Australian Financial Review & Westpac Group ‘Woman of Influence 2012’. In 2000 she was awarded membership of the Order of Australia for services to children and young people and in 1999 received a fellowship for leadership and innovation to the Peter Drucker Foundation in the US. Jan is the author of Every Childhood Lasts a Lifetime (1996) and The Future Chasers (2014).

Before joining FYA, Jan was Executive Director of Social Ventures Australia, which aims to increase the impact of the Australian social sector. Prior to this, Jan founded the CREATE Foundation, the national consumer body for children and young people in out of home care.

Jan has contributed to the establishment of many social change organisations in Australia and served on a wide range of Boards. She is currently Member, RMIT College of Business Industry Advisory Board; Chair, Melbourne Social Equity Institute (University of Melbourne) Advisory Board; Member, Malthouse Theatre Board; a Fellow of the Royal Society for the encouragement of the Arts, Manufacturers and Commerce (RSA) and Patron of Vanish and Children’s Ground.

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THE CHARITIES
10x10 is really excited to be working with three fantastic charities for the event on 21 April 2016:


batyr is a for purpose organisation that focuses on preventative education in the area of young people’s mental health. We provide programs that train young people to speak about their personal experience with mental ill health and start a conversation in their community. batyr also runs programs in schools and universities using young speakers with a lived experience of mental ill health to engage, educate and empower other young people to reach out for support a wide range of mental health services around them.

Despite 1 in 4 young people suffering a mental health issue by the end of adolescence, mental health issues are not openly discussed and remain the ‘elephant in the room’. Mental ill health holds a stigma that prevents open and frank exchanges and is a barrier to young people getting the help they need. batyr speakers share their life experiences of issues such as depression, suicide, anxiety, stress, sexual assault, eating disorders, bullying and personal health. They discuss the first hand benefits of reaching out, what avenues of support helped them and show students they are not alone and help is always available.



The HIV AIDS Legal Centre (HALC) is a not-for-profit, specialist community legal centre, and the only one of its kind in Australia. As lawyers we tackle the severe stigma and discrimination that remains associated with HIV, and provide specialist support to deal with the particular issues that HIV and the law create.

While HIV is now considered a chronic, manageable condition, the social stigma and discrimination associated with the condition remain a fact of life for many with HIV and the law still poses a significant barrier to people with HIV carrying on their lives on an equal basis with others.

The HIV/AIDS Legal Centre provides a free service for people with HIV related legal matters, our core funding is for providing assistance to residents of NSW only. Unfortunately because our core funding is for NSW residents we need to turn interstate clients away unless we receive funding from others sources.



Life for young people in rural towns is tough. They face high rates of suicide, limited employment opportunities, social isolation and increased attraction to drugs and crime. BackTrack (NSW Youth Service of the Year) works to re-engage young people with their community and get back on track to chase their hopes and dreams. This is achieved through programs including PawsUp, building connections and trust by working with dogs, IronMan Welding and AgLads to develop vocational skills, and ‘The Paddock’ school for literacy and numeracy. BackTrack boasts an 85% success rate helping young people into employment and education. To provide scientific evidence of its outcomes it has worked with academic researchers and can prove that BackTrack is having an impact well beyond the norm. But perhaps the final word should go to the kids themselves. As stated by one participant: “Without BackTrack I would either be in jail or dead”. Their mission statement is simple: "To help as many young people having a hard time as possible”

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Your ‘buy-in’ to come along is a donation of $100 or more. You pre-pay this on Pozible, one of Australia’s leading crowdfunding websites, and get a confirmation of your contribution. The pooled funds are held securely by Pozible. If your employer offers match funding for charitable donations your impact will be doubled.

ALL of the pooled funds will then be distributed to the charities based on the tallied up contributions.