How Australian funders are adopting organisational effectiveness
Julia Keady, CEO/Founder, Benefolk
Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Julia Keady, Founder and CEO of Benefolk, has been championing an integrated way for funders and grantee partners to achieve a capability and wellbeing uplift using the Organisational Effectiveness framework, which she calls 'reverse grantmaking'. It is one of the topics covered at the Beyond the Grant webinar series, hosted by Philanthropy Australia and Benefolk. Julia explains how 'OE' developed and its possibilities.
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The three AI governance essentials sector leaders need to know
Kristi Mansfield, Founder & CEO, Seer Data
Fri, 3 Oct 2025
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a future scenario – it’s in the early stages of widespread adoption in Australia across all industries and sectors. This adoption is predicted to accelerate in the next 2-3 years and by 2030 most industries will be impacted, including philanthropy and not for profits. In this two-part series, Kristi Mansfield, Founder & CEO, Seer Data, outlines what you need to know to avoid the hype and to implement AI safely.
Fitted For Work launches a giving circle to bring donors ‘closer to the cause’
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 3 Oct 2025
Fitted for Work is best known for providing women experiencing adversity clothes for job readiness, but the charity does much more. As traditional fundraising becomes more competitive than ever, the charity has launched a giving circle to bring its many committed supporters ‘closer to the cause’.
Next-gen donors say environment is their top priority, AEGN report finds
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 3 Oct 2025
A report released by the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN) reveals that 83% of next-generation donors who were surveyed identified the environment as their top priority to fund and expect that to increase to 93% by 2035. The findings could indicate a shift in the giving landscape as the intergenerational wealth transfer plays out.
Take part in exciting research to unlock collective giving in Australia
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 19 Sep 2025
Collective giving is on the rise globally. To explore its potential here, Philanthropy Australia, a group of advocates and the Minderoo Foundation are launching a major research initiative aimed at growing the movement. We invite members involved in collective giving to take part and others to share widely.
Nearly two thirds of the planet’s population gave to charity last year: World Giving Report 2025
Rebecca Moriarty, Knowledge Lead
Fri, 19 Sep 2025
Amid the global polycrisis challenges, the Charities Aid Foundation's annual report provided the buoying news that 64% of people globally gave money to good causes in 2024. While Nigeria topped the rankings, the US came 46th and Australia 68th.
Sector leaders react to dire forecasts in National Climate Risk Assessment
Fri, 19 Sep 2025
The federal government’s National Climate Risk Assessment published on 15 September has forecast a number of drastic outcomes for Australians from future climate scenarios. Sector leaders working in the nature regeneration and climate change space provide their reactions to the report and views on the Emissions Target due out this week.
