‘We’re developing future champions of theatre’
Allison Harding
Fri, 4 Oct 2024
A unique Queensland Theatre Company (QTC) program for young people is sparking young people’s interest in careers in the arts but also building the audiences and champions of the future, thanks to generous philanthropic support.
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New gen generosity: How are Gen Z and Millennials changing philanthropy?
Bella Conyngham, New Gen Network Lead
Fri, 4 Oct 2024
New research highlights opportunities for the sector to engage and develop the Gen Z and Millennials cohort, who are ‘rewriting the rules of charitable giving’. Here, Bella Conyngham, Philanthropy Australia’s New Gen Network Lead, gives an overview of the findings from the US organisation Foundation Source – and how they apply to the Australian setting.
GiveOUT’s Emily Scott on receiving her Churchill Fellowship
Emily Scott
Fri, 27 Sep 2024
Philanthropy Australia recently heard from two of the ‘bold change-makers’ who received 2024 Churchill Fellowships and will be enriching the sector with their international research. Here, fellow recipient Em Scott, CEO of GiveOUT, shares some of her plans for advancing LGBTIQ+ philanthropy in Australia – or ‘growing the pot of gold under the rainbow’.
This month in philanthropy: September 2024
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 27 Sep 2024
Welcome to the latest edition of our gallery designed to showcase events, launches, project updates and activities happening in our busy member community.
Collaborative conservation: The story of Ned’s Forest
Peter Wilmoth
Fri, 27 Sep 2024
This is a story of a teenager’s crucial role in saving a precious parcel of remnant coastal bushland, the power of collaboration and the different skills and experience that helped it happen.
Gifts in wills: How can charities ensure that promised bequests are realised?
Fri, 27 Sep 2024
In this joint Q&A, Morgan Koegel and Rohani Bixler, two of the specialist speakers at Philanthropy Australia and Include a Charity’s Legacy Lunch in October, share some findings from the latest research on unfulfilled bequests. Ahead of their upcoming report, they provide valuable insights on the cost of ‘missing gifts’ and what charities and advisers can do to ensure a donor’s legacy achieves the impact that was intended.
