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The Philanthropy Leadership Summit Compass launches
Fri, 17 October 2025
Philanthropy Australia is pleased to share the Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025 Compass with the sector. This guide to practice in response to the polycrisis has been informed by our 2025 strategic planning process and shaped by insights and ideas from participants in the Summit funders’ workshop and from individual members.
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Historic Treaty For Victoria promises ‘tomorrow can be better than yesterday’
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 31 October 2025
In a landmark session in the Victorian State Parliament last night, the only treaty with First Peoples in Australia was passed into law by the Upper House after a decade-long movement and years of negotiations between the Assembly and government. The Treaty will centre First Peoples in the decision-making process of any legislation involving Aboriginal people.
Join us: 50 years of Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 31 October 2025
In 2025 and 2026, Philanthropy Australia is celebrating a remarkable milestone – 50 years since the founding of The Association of Australian Philanthropic Trusts, our predecessor organisation established by visionary leaders Lady Meriel Wright of The Myer Foundation and Patricia Feilman of The Ian Potter Foundation with others.
How Australian funders are adopting organisational effectiveness
Julia Keady, CEO/Founder, Benefolk
Fri, 17 October 2025
Julia Keady, Founder and CEO of Benefolk, has been championing an integrated way for funders and grantee partners to achieve a capability and wellbeing uplift using the Organisational Effectiveness framework, which she calls ‘reverse grantmaking’. It is one of the topics covered at the Beyond the Grant webinar series, hosted by Philanthropy Australia and Benefolk. Julia explains how ‘OE’ developed and its possibilities.
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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NSW not-for-profit member morning tea
Sydney,Array
10:00 am – 11:30 am AEDT
Join us for the next Not-for-profit member gathering in Sydney and online. More details to be released.
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Social Enterprise Funders Network
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm AEDT
The Social Enterprise Funders Network (co-chaired by Belinda Morrissey from English Family Foundation and Sally McGeoch from Westpac Foundation) will hold its final peer network meeting for 2025 on Thursday 6 November.More details to be shared.
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