Leadership Summit – meet the speakers: Dr Rebecca Huntley unpacks social trends behind the ‘polycrisis’
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling, Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 13 Jun 2025
In the run-up to the Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025, we talk to keynote speakers about what ‘leadership for our times’ means to them. This week is a fascinating Q&A with one of Australia’s foremost researchers on social trends, Dr Rebecca Huntley. At the Leadership Summit, Rebecca will be sharing insights from her latest research into voter sentiment as well as community expectations about what Australians expect from leadership today.
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Queensland Philanthropy Awards 2025 cap off another inspiring week of highlights
Fri, 13 Jun 2025
Seven exceptional individuals and organisations were honoured at the 2025 Queensland Philanthropy Awards – the centrepiece of a week-long celebration of giving and events, including Genevieve Timmon’s Savvy Giving Essentials.
Congratulations to sector leaders recognised in King’s Birthday Honours list
Dee Rudebeck, News and Storytelling Advisor
Fri, 13 Jun 2025
Philanthropy Australia congratulates philanthropists and those working across the not-for-profit sector who are leading by example with ‘passion, generosity, energy and resolve’ to improve the lives of Australians.
Philanthropic collaboration puts Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands
Fri, 30 May 2025
The Spinifex Foundation SA (Spinifex) began implementing a project in 2023 called Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands: Responding to COVID-19. This innovative initiative was First Nations-led and supported by three philanthropic organisations including the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR). Jo Kemp, FRRR’s then Philanthropic Services Manager, shares some key learnings on behalf of the group.
Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025 – draft program released!
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News and Storytelling
Fri, 30 May 2025
Amid much anticipation and registrations filling fast, Philanthropy Australia is excited to announce the first round of program highlights for its Leadership Summit 2025. They include keynote speaker, the international author and ‘polycrisis’ expert Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon, Australian social commentator Dr Rebecca Huntley, highly regarded MCs from the Australian sector, stimulating lightning talks and much more.
Presenting … Philanthropy Australia’s Annual Review 2024
Fri, 30 May 2025
Philanthropy Australia is delighted to share its 2024 Annual Review following our AGM earlier in May. It highlights some significant organisational achievements and shared sector milestones in a year of considerable global and domestic challenges.
Historic $50m Ainsworth family gift for endometriosis research ‘shows what’s possible in leadership for women’s giving’
Allison Harding
Fri, 30 May 2025
Like millions of women around the world, Lily Ainsworth and others in her family have been dealing with the distress of endometriosis for decades – and they don’t want the next generation to face the same problem. It’s this personal experience that’s behind their groundbreaking $50 million commitment to establish the Ainsworth Endometriosis Research Institute at the University of NSW.
