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No time to lose: Groundswell and Australian funders forge strong relationships at Climate Week NYC
Arielle Gamble, EO and Co-founder of Groundswell Giving
Fri, 4 October 2024
The team at Groundswell, a community committed to funding and accelerating strategic climate action in Australia, has just attended Climate Week New York, alongside other Australian climate funders. Here, Arielle Gamble, CEO and Co-founder of Groundswell Giving, reflects on the very busy and inspiring few days she had at the event with co-founder Clare Ainsworth-Herschell, who is also a founding member of Philanthropy Australia’s New Gen Network, and Chair Anna Cerneaz.
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Philanthropy Australia CEO Maree Sidey appointed to WINGS board
Dee Rudebeck, News and Storytelling Adviser
Fri, 4 October 2024
Philanthropy Australia is delighted to announce that CEO Maree Sidey has been appointed as a board director to WINGS. WINGS is an international network of more than 200 philanthropy support organisations from 58 countries committed to growing and strengthening philanthropy worldwide. WINGS was created 20 years ago by a group of grantmakers’ associations from all over the world who felt they needed a space to share knowledge and collaborate at the global level.
‘We’re developing future champions of theatre’
Allison Harding
Fri, 4 October 2024
A unique Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) program for young people is sparking young people’s interest in careers in the arts but also building the audiences and champions of the future, thanks to generous philanthropic support.
New gen generosity: How are Gen Z and Millennials changing philanthropy?
Bella Conyngham, New Gen Network Lead
Fri, 4 October 2024
New research highlights opportunities for the sector to engage and develop the Gen Z and Millennials cohort, who are ‘rewriting the rules of charitable giving’. Here, Bella Conyngham, Philanthropy Australia’s New Gen Network Lead, gives an overview of the findings from the US organisation Foundation Source – and how they apply to the Australian setting.
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Read our stories of givingPhilanthropy Australia Conference 2024 – virtual attendance (plenaries)
Mon, 5 Aug 2024
Adelaide, SA
The Philanthropy Australia Conference is the pre-eminent gathering of the philanthropic and not-for-profit sectors for learning, networking, storytelling, and celebrating achievements.
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Legacy Lunch – Inspiring and Securing Charitable Bequests
Canberra,ACT
12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Join Philanthropy Australia and Include a Charity for a Legacy Lunch on 10 October in Canberra where new research will be presented on unfulfilled charitable bequests.
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Funder Network Meeting: Disability employment in Australia
Free
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm AEDT
We invite you to join us in conversation with Kirsten Deane, Deputy Director of Melbourne Disability Institute — Be part of this joint session of the Disability Funders Network and Jobs and Skills Funders Network (JasFN) for updates on the Disability Employment Services (DES) reform, the Royal Commission, and emerging challenges and opportunities. Hear insights on how philanthropy can support better employment outcomes for people with disabilities.
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