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Date & Publication	Media Appearance
19 April, 2012 Pro Bono News	Philanthropy Australia Strategy to Embrace Change Philanthropy Australia says it needs to embrace change and play a greater leadership role within the sector if it is to become a catalyst for greater giving at all wealth levels in the future.
14 March, 2012 The Age	David Gonski - the man behind the power By Malcolm Knox In 2008, Gonski was invited to interview Cate Blanchett and Andrew Upton at the Wharf for two events sponsored by organisations he is involved with - Philanthropy Australia and the Australia-Israel Chamber of Commerce.
7 March, 2012 AdelaideNow	Shepherd: Fighting the good fight By Tory Shepherd Charities are channelling Angelina Jolie more than Mary MacKillop these days. Philanthropy Australia points out that the "less sexy" charities have to compete against the "more sexy" charities. There are dozens of breast cancer charities, to pick an obvious example, replete with celebrities and photogenic people and the word "breasts". What's a bowel cancer organisation to do?
3 March, 2012 The Australian	Volunteers step in as the call to alms proves tricky By Verity Edwards Charities nationally are reporting a decline in corporate donations since the global financial crisis, but are finding voluntary work is on the rise. Financial analyst and Philanthropy Australia Council member Paul Clitheroe said companies were increasingly aware of cutting costs and rationalising staff, while balancing pressures to be responsible corporate citizens and give back to the community.
1 February, 2012 ABC Newcastle	Evenings with Dominic Knight The owner of Grenda, a Victorian bus company, distributed $15 million in profit to his employees this week. This sort of generosity is fairly rare in corporate Australia. Vanessa Meachen from Philanthropy Australia joins us to talk about why this might be, and explains what they're doing to encourage Australians to give more.