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Impact-driven networks – this is how philanthropy can ‘fund the glue’
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 22 August 2025
Julia Gillard’s call to action was possibly the most oft-repeated at the Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025. This Q&A with Darius Polok, Managing Director of the International Alumni Center (iac Berlin), who spoke at the event, delves into how philanthropy can invest in supporting the community networks and ecosystems necessary to achieve systems change. However, this will require shifts in perspective and practice.
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Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon: How can we lead with ‘commanding hope’?
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 8 August 2025
Globally renowned complex systems expert, Canadian Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon, kicked off the main event at the Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025 by unpacking the polycrisis. Speaking to Giving News beforehand, he said that leadership for our times involves helping people to be more comfortable with uncertainty and understand that it ‘creates possibilities for novel breakthroughs’.
Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025: ‘People have appreciated the honesty of the speakers’
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 8 August 2025
The feedback was clear and consistent. This year’s Philanthropy Australia Canberra summit took a refreshing direction that felt inclusive, open and a rich exchange of ideas. The tone was set early ‘to push each other hard in conversations’ and a focus on sharing personal stories struck a chord. Delegates came away feeling galvanised and energised about the sector’s unique position to play an important role in addressing the polycrisis.
Catch up on the Philanthropy Leadership Summit break-out 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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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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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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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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