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As the CEO and founder of Noble Ambition and She Gives, my mission is to see exponential increase in philanthropic investment to accelerate positive social change in Australia, and globally.
She Gives is a campaign to celebrate, share and inspire women's giving that has connected with hundreds of thousands of women across Australia. She Gives aims to grow giving at any scale, to any cause, that accelerates positive social impact. Late 2025, She Gives will deliver the most significant report on women’s giving in Australia to be launched by Her Excellency, the Governor-General of Australia.
Noble Ambition (est. 2016) works across the philanthropic, charitable, government, corporate and media sectors to deliver highly strategic, impactful campaigns that build collective engagement and catalytic impact in the areas of gender, First Nations, climate, health, culture and international development.
Over the last two decades, Melissa has also built fundraising and philanthropy programs from concept to delivery at major cultural institutions such as the Powerhouse Museum and Sydney Opera House and in the university sector at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and RMIT University in Melbourne. She achieved multiple awards including Australian Fundraiser of the Year (FIA) and Global Fundraiser of the Year (IFC).
Melissa was Board Director of Stella (2021-2024) and founded She Gives Campaign in 2024. Melissa has a BA Hons (First Class, USyd), Masters of Management (UTS) and is a Churchill Fellow.