AusArt Day: Australia’s first ever national giving day to arts and culture
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Creative Australia’s inaugural national giving day for arts is a significant initiative to raise funds and profile the sector. While the day will urge people to support musicians, artists and cultural organisations across the county, it’s a vital opportunity to preserve our unique and diverse voices, said Creative Australia Chair, Professor Wesley Enoch AM, who spoke with Giving News.
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Impact Stage at SXSW Sydney mixes bold voices on innovation and purpose
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 17 Oct 2025
In its third year, SXSW Sydney, the local incarnation of the globally renowned festival and conference focused on music, film and tech innovation, brought ‘purpose’ into the fold. At this week’s festival, a new Impact Stage, presented by giving platform Charitabl. spotlighted bold voices and changemakers who explored what 'generosity in a connected, purpose-led world' means today.
PA staff updates: welcome back Mary Chackola, farewell Sophie Marcard
Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Top 5 AI ‘must-knows’ for philanthropy and not-for-profits leaders
By Kristi Mansfield, Founder & CEO, Seer Data
Fri, 17 Oct 2025
In the second part of this series, Kristi Mansfield, Founder & CEO, Seer Data, outlines what you need to know to avoid the hype and implement AI safely.
The Philanthropy Leadership Summit Compass launches
Fri, 17 Oct 2025
Philanthropy Australia is pleased to share the Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025 Compass with the sector. This guide to practice in response to the polycrisis has been informed by our 2025 strategic planning process and shaped by insights and ideas from participants in the Summit funders’ workshop and from individual members.
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation unveils new name: Greater Melbourne Foundation
Fri, 17 Oct 2025
After more than 100 years of operation in Melbourne, the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation this week entered a new chapter. It revealed its new operating name: the Greater Melbourne Foundation. The change reflects the Foundation’s recently launched strategic focus on social justice and equity, and its renewed commitment to tackling some of Greater Melbourne’s most pressing challenges.
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.
