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The power of Five Bucks: founder Brianna Kerr on ‘going small to go big’
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News and Storytelling
Fri, 27 June 2025
Five Bucks – a giving community where members chip in $5 a week – is all about ‘going small to go big’. Giving News talks with the founder of this collective giving initiative as the community distributes its first $62,000. In this Q&A, Brianna Kerr shares fascinating insights on the democratisation of giving in action – and what’s in store for year two.
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Sydney Women’s Fund emergency domestic violence appeal was ‘saving lives’ in weeks
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News and Storytelling
Fri, 27 June 2025
Sometimes there’s only a window of a few hours to get locks changed and save a woman’s life. Weave Youth & Community Services, a Sydney not-for-profit that works at the ‘pointy end’ of keeping women and children safe from domestic violence, has a trusted team of trauma-informed tradies on call to do the job. The work is funded in part from an emergency appeal by the Sydney Women’s Fund that was in Weave’s hands within weeks.
Leaders on … leadership for our times
Fri, 27 June 2025
With the Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025 rapidly approaching, Giving News is contacting speakers and leaders for their thoughts on the topic of “leadership for our times”. Each day we see more global and local news that confirms the urgent need for a robust discussion about leadership in a time of polycrisis. So, what do leaders think?
Canberra Foundations Collaborative boosts social projects with $1.94m in grants
Fri, 27 June 2025
As more Canberrans turn to community services for support, a local philanthropic collective has joined forces for the fourth year to deliver a $1.94 million boost to 71 vital community projects across the region.
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Read our stories of givingPhilanthropy Australia Conference 2026
Tue, 8 Sep 2026
Brisbane, QLD
Brisbane has been chosen as the host city for the 2026 Philanthropy Australia Conference! More info to come.
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FGII meet and greet
Free
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm AEST
Join us for our quarterly Foundations Group for Impact Investing (FGII) meet and greet.
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QLD Funders Peer Network
Brisbane City,QLD
10:00 am – 11:30 am AEST
The Philanthropy Australia Qld team warmly invites you to join our next Qld Funders Peer Network meeting. For our third gathering this year, we’re pleased to welcome Ben Gales, Executive Advisor of the Office of Social Impact within Queensland Treasury.
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Evaluation for funders: Workshop with Patricia Rogers – Melbourne
Melbourne,VIC
$499
9:30 am – 4:30 pm AEST
Join the Learning and Evaluation for Australian Funders (LEAF) network for an exclusive one-day roundtable with Professor Patricia Rogers, one of the most respected and sought-after global leaders in evaluation.
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