The Philanthropy Leadership Summit Compass launches
Fri, 17 Oct 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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Join us: 50 years of Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 31 Oct 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.
Women take centrestage at The Funding Network’s First Nations Crowdfunding Event
Fri, 31 Oct 2025
The annual First Nations Crowdfunding Event held by The Funding Network (TFN) is set to showcase an all-women line up of finalists. All leading high potential, community defined programs, they will pitch to TFN’s network of funders, philanthropists, corporate partners, peers and everyday Australians.
WINGS Asia-Pacific Working Group set to strengthen philanthropic ecosystem
Fri, 31 Oct 2025
In a significant step toward strengthening philanthropy across the Asia-Pacific region, WINGS – the only global network of philanthropy support and development organisations – has launched its Asia Pacific Working Group, a regional forum designed to elevate local philanthropic voices and connect them to global conversations.
Historic Treaty For Victoria promises ‘tomorrow can be better than yesterday’
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 31 Oct 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.
Diabetes Victoria offers Capital Impact Loan for translational research
Fri, 31 Oct 2025
Billed as a 'game-changer' when launched by Perpetual Limited in 2023, the financing tool enables PAFs and PUAFs the opportunity to lend a portion of capital to a fund or charity through a 10-year, zero-interest loan. The Diabetes Innovation and Impact Foundation (DIIF), an initiative of Diabetes Victoria, is close to making one of the first of its kind available to funders across the country. This will support the national research foundation’s mission as the number of people affected by diabetes continues to rise.
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation unveils new name: Greater Melbourne Foundation
Fri, 17 Oct 2025
After more than 100 years of operation in Melbourne, the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation this week entered a new chapter. It revealed its new operating name: the Greater Melbourne Foundation. The change reflects the Foundation’s recently launched strategic focus on social justice and equity, and its renewed commitment to tackling some of Greater Melbourne’s most pressing challenges.
