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News and stories

News and stories

Sarah Hardy to be new PA Deputy CEO

Fri, 11 July 2025

Philanthropy Australia’s CEO Maree Sidey has announced that Sarah Hardy has accepted the role of Deputy CEO of Philanthropy Australia. Sarah has more than 30 years of cross-sector leadership experience spanning philanthropy, local government, and the not-for-profit sector. For the past eight years, she has served as Chief Executive Officer of the R E Ross Trust, where she led the organisation through a period of strategic change and elevated its impact through values-driven grantmaking.

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Opinion

What do the taxation statistics of giving reveal?

Emeritus Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Dr Alexandra Williamson Fri, 11 July 2025

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has recently released its statistics for the financial year 2022-23, including gift tax deductions by claimed individuals, as well as the latest numbers on private and public Ancillary Funds. Both provide a backdrop for the potential implementation of recommendations from inquiries and the current Treasury consultation on ancillary fund distribution rates.

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Beyond the 5% Rule: Why charity trustees should invest for impact

Paul Ronalds, CEO, Save the Children Global Ventures Fri, 11 July 2025

You can’t have your cake and eat it too. Or some would argue that if you want to generate social or environmental impact from your investments, you have to compromise financial returns. This debate matters because society desperately needs to unlock large, patient chunks of capital to use to scale innovations that can solve the planet’s biggest social and environmental challenges, writes Paul Ronalds, CEO of Save the Children Global Ventures.

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Best practice lives at home too: Insights from North American philanthropy

Andrew Binns, CEO, Australian Communities Foundation Fri, 11 July 2025

North America often looms large in the philanthropic imagination. It’s home to some of the world’s most storied foundations, biggest givers and boldest initiatives. Andrew Binns, CEO of Australian Communities Foundation, has had two weeks of meetings and conversations across Canada and the US. He has returned with a powerful reminder: the most effective and innovative philanthropy isn’t confined to one part of the world. Best practice lives here, too.

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Philanthropy 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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Events

Peer Network

QLD Funders Peer Network

Brisbane hybrid,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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Workshop

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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Peer Network

Social Enterprise Funders Network

Virtual 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEST

Join us at the next Social Enterprise Funders Network meeting on Wednesday 23 July. More details to be released.

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