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Philanthropy Australia CEO Maree Sidey appointed to WINGS board

Dee Rudebeck, News and Storytelling Adviser Fri, 4 Oct 2024

Philanthropy Australia is delighted to announce that CEO Maree Sidey has been appointed as a board director to WINGS. WINGS is an international network of more than 200 philanthropy support organisations from 58 countries committed to growing and strengthening philanthropy worldwide. WINGS was created 24 years ago by a group of grantmakers’ associations from all over the world who felt they needed a space to share knowledge and collaborate at the global level.

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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.

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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.   

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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’.

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Sector leaders among 103 ‘bold change-makers’ to receive Churchill Fellowships

Fri, 20 Sep 2024

A number of friends and colleagues of Philanthropy Australia have received 2024 Churchill Fellowships to do a study tour overseas. They include Erin Dolan, from the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation, Bernadette Black AM, CEO of Seed Futures, who spoke at the 2023 Philanthropy Meets Parliament Summit in Canberra, and Em Scott, CEO of GiveOUT. Here, Erin and Bernadette share more on their study plans and how they hope the research will feed into their work across the sector.

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2024 Philanthropy Australia Conference – concurrent sessions

Philanthropy Australia Tue, 17 Sep 2024

Recordings of the concurrent sessions of the 2024 Philanthropy Australia Conference in Adelaide, 6 and 7 August 2024.

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