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Founded 50 years ago with a commitment to strengthen and grow philanthropy across Australia, Philanthropy Australia is building on that legacy as we chart our path forward.

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News and stories

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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News and stories

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.

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Nearly two thirds of the planet’s population gave to charity last year: World Giving Report 2025

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.

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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.

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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

Peer Network

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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Professional development and training

Communications Peer Network

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEST

Communicating your organisation’s key messages can be difficult, with many other causes fighting for the attention of donors, peer-to-peer fundraisers, volunteers and potential staff members.

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