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Alan Schwartz and other leading philanthropists honoured in King’s list

Fri, 16 Jun 2023

Philanthropy Australia congratulates philanthropists and those working across the not-for-profit sector who have been recognised in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours.

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What are the benefits of participatory grantmaking? 

Fri, 16 Jun 2023

A new report from CEI reviews the latest global evidence on the benefits, challenges and methods of how funders can share decision-making power with grant-seekers to put lived experience at the centre of the issues they both seek to shift. Watch this Philanthropy Australia webinar reviewing the research and read the report. 

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Lotterywest commits $627,000 to Philanthropy Australia to grow giving in WA 

Fri, 16 Jun 2023

The project will support grantmaking training, data collection and regional engagement opportunities to build on the state’s generosity and growing interest in philanthropy. 

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‘Cracker of an idea’: The story behind early education’s mega-bucks Investment Dialogue

Fri, 9 Jun 2023

How did Matthew Cox bring together a broad group of foundations in Australian philanthropy to commit potentially hundreds of millions to early years education – and get the Federal government to back it too?

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How cultivating the joy of giving in children will grow the next generation of changemakers 

Kristen Lark, CEO of The Funding Network Australia Fri, 9 Jun 2023
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How indigenous artwork plays an important role in Reconciliation 

Jenna Oldaker Fri, 2 Jun 2023

First Nations artist Jenna Oldaker, who has created Philanthropy Australia’s RAP painting, reflects on the significance of artwork as the oldest vehicle of storytelling for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples – and as a conversation starter for learning and reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians today.

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