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Leading with hope

Liz Gillies, CEO, Menzies Leadership Foundation Fri, 22 August 2025

Liz Gillies, CEO of the Menzies Leadership Foundation, walked away from the Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025 feeling the urgency of the polycrisis but also buoyed by a ‘wellspring of capability and imagination’, and a belief that leadership can still shift our trajectory. Here, she offers her reflections and provides a strong call to action for the future.

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Catch up on the Philanthropy Leadership Summit breakout sessions

Fri, 22 August 2025

From First Nations leadership to community-led solutions and the rise of AI, among a plethora of other topics from our ‘Deeper dive into real life leadership’ breakout sessions – our facilitators share their reflections.

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How a leadership program creates catalytic connections across sectors

Katherine Ellis, CEO, Leadership Victoria Fri, 22 August 2025

Fellows of the Williamson Community Leadership Program commit to ‘always take the call’ from another Fellow. This creates a web of influence that spans business, government and civil society lasting decades. Katherine Ellis, CEO of Leadership Victoria, which runs the program, says that investment in leadership is an ‘impact accelerator’.

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The Canva mission: ‘We want our giving to grow as fast as the company is growing’

Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling Fri, 22 August 2025

Tech company Canva’s unique approach to corporate giving is baked into its business model – to provide its visual communication platform free to educators and not-for-profits. That mission has just passed some remarkable milestones. More than 100 million teachers and students, and 870,000 NFPs in 190 countries now benefit, a gift valued at $1.5bn annually. On top of this, the Canva Foundation gave out $50m+ last year. Head of Social Impact, Robyn King, says there is much more to come.

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.

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Philanthropy 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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Events

Working with advisors to align capital with purpose: Lessons from the Endowments for Impact Challenge

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEST

Join the Endowments for Impact Challenge and the Foundations Group for Impact Investing for a conversation on the challenges and opportunities for mission-based advice. This session will explore how Foundations & Trusts currently engage with advisors, existing challenges, alongside the report findings and resources from the recent Endowments for Impact Challenge.

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Peer Network

Education Funders Peer Network

Melbourne and Sydney,Array 10:30 am – 12:00 pm AEST

The Education Funders Network meeting will provide a summary of the August workshop in Canberra and hear from guest speaker ‍Dr Michele Bruniges, who will provide another angle on education inequity in Australian schools.

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Workshop

Savvy Giving Roadshow

Various,Array

Join us for a guided overview of the key themes in Savvy Giving by Dr Genevieve Timmons, providing practical tools and concepts to support impactful giving and insight into how philanthropic roles are evolving in a shifting landscape.

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