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Take part in our groundbreaking research set to unlock collective giving in Australia
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 19 September 2025
Collective giving is on the rise globally. To explore its potential here, Philanthropy Australia, a group of advocates and the Minderoo Foundation are launching a major research initiative aimed at growing the movement. We invite members involved in collective giving to take part and others to share widely.
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Sector reacts to dire forecasts in National Climate Risk Assessment
Fri, 19 September 2025
The federal government’s National Climate Risk Assessment published on 15 September has forecast a number of drastic outcomes for Australians from future climate scenarios. Sector leaders working in the nature regeneration and climate change space provide their reactions to the report and views on the Emissions Target due out this week.
Nearly two thirds of the planet’s population gave to charity last year: World Giving Report 2025
Rebecca Moriarty, Knowledge Lead
Fri, 19 September 2025
Amid the global polycrisis challenges, the Charities Aid Foundation’s annual report provided the buoying news that 64% of people globally gave money to good causes in 2024. While Nigeria topped the rankings, the US came 46th and Australia 68th.
Gender Compass Stage 2 offers practical tools for gender-wise practice
Fri, 5 September 2025
Australians Investing in Women and Plan International Australia continue to expand and develop their inspiring work on supporting gender-wise practices through the next stage of the Gender Compass research. Here we give a summary of the discussion on 2 September.
Stories of giving
Stories to inspire more and better philanthropy. Read about the experiences and motivations of the donors and the causes they are supporting.
Read our stories of givingPhilanthropy Australia Conference 2026
Tue, 8 Sep 2026
Brisbane, Array
Brisbane has been chosen as the host city for the 2026 Philanthropy Australia Conference! More info to come.
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Corporate Philanthropy Peer Network
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEST
Trust-based philanthropy has been hailed as a sector best practice — but how do you make it work in the real world of corporate giving? This session goes beyond theory to uncover why trust-centred relationships can unlock greater impact for your organisation and the communities you serve.
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FGII meet and greet
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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