Awards Showcase event location announced
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 8 Mar 2024
The Australian Philanthropy Awards Showcase event will be a celebration of good practice philanthropy.
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‘Giving circle magic’: The gift that grew and grew from a group of Melbourne women
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 8 Mar 2024
This is a story of a giving circle and the impact of one of its gifts that grew beyond anyone’s wildest imagination. The initial $60,000 grant came from the Melbourne Women’s Fund to help an inner-city community organisation provide early intervention support for women in contact with the criminal justice system. A few years on, it has led to outstanding results and millions of dollars in government backing to expand the program across the city.
Philanthropy Australia launches Women’s Giving and Philanthropy initiative
Patricia Burke OAM, Senior Advisor, Engagement & Philanthropy, Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 8 Mar 2024
As people across Australia gather to mark International Women’s Day, Philanthropy Australia celebrates by launching our Women’s Giving and Philanthropy initiative. Women’s philanthropy has emerged as a distinct area using innovative and creative methods to improve local, national and global communities. Pat Burke OAM, Senior Advisor at Philanthropy Australia and a key driver of this initiative, explains how it aims to grow and support women’s philanthropy with resources, research and inspiring stories as a key part of our mission to support ‘more and better’ giving.
120 events, the 400th edition of Philanthropy Weekly and a sold-out Canberra summit – what a year!
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 8 Mar 2024
It’s time for members to renew with Philanthropy Australia, so we thought it a good time to reflect on the membership year just past.
‘Great example of female-led philanthropy’: Paula McLean’s $1m gift and the Stella Prize
Nick Place
Fri, 8 Mar 2024
It must have been a Zoom call for the ages. Philanthropist Paula McLean had left the board of the Stella Prize, Australia’s groundbreaking literary award for female writers, at the start of 2021. Later that year, board members informed her that they were planning to use the organisation’s 10-year anniversary celebrations to try to secure the remaining $2 million needed to endow the prize money in perpetuity. It was a bold target and they only had 10 months to achieve it.
Nominations for the Philanthropy Australia board 2024 now open
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 1 Mar 2024
Philanthropy Australia invites Board nominations from current members. Nominations can be made until 5pm (AEDT) on 19 March 2024. Our Annual General Meeting will be held on 22 May 2024.
Awards Showcase event to celebrate good practice philanthropy
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 1 Mar 2024
Entries closed last Sunday 25 February for the Australian Philanthropy Awards 2024. Thank you to everyone who took the time to apply. A record number of entries have been received.
