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.
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Crowdfunding is first experience of giving for nearly a quarter of Australians, says report
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 14 Nov 2025
About 23% of Australians surveyed by crowdfunding platform GoFundMe said that using the online tool has been their first experience of giving and that 40% went on to become 'more charitable' afterwards. Global CEO Tim Cadogan spoke with Giving News following a roundtable hosted by Philanthropy Australia and the platform in Sydney.
Q&A with Rhodri Davies, author of Rich Expectations: Why Rich People Give
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 14 Nov 2025
Rhodri Davies’ latest book explores how expectations shape approaches and attitudes toward giving among UK donors and is the third in a series examining philanthropy through the lens of funders. Rhodri, founder of think tank Why Philanthropy Matters and a key speaker at PA’s UK study tour last year, authored the book with Professor Beth Breeze OBE, who presented at the Philanthropy Australia conference in 2022, and researcher Theresa Lloyd.
Savvy Giving Roadshow captures priority learning areas for philanthropy sector
Genevieve Timmons, Senior Advisor, Partnerships & Practice
Fri, 14 Nov 2025
Over the past six months, sector stalwart and philanthropic knowledge font Genevieve Timmons hosted a Savvy Giving Roadshow across Australia. At seven sessions for more than 250 Philanthropy Australia (PA) members and guests, Genevieve asked them 'what are you most keen to learn about in philanthropy and what matters most?'. Here she reflects on the workshops, and what she learned.
Vincent Fairfax Fellowship celebrates 30 years of ethical leadership
Fri, 14 Nov 2025
One of the country’s most respected leadership programs, the Vincent Fairfax Fellowship (VFF), marks three decades of supporting leaders to hone their skills in an ethical framework, build moral maturity and learn how to make decisions for the greater good.
Farewell to Pat Burke: a much-loved member of Philanthropy Australia and the sector
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 14 Nov 2025
Philanthropy Australia (PA) bids an appreciative adieu to one of its longest serving and highly esteemed employees, Pat Burke, as she heads into (semi) retirement.
Join us: 50 years of Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 31 Oct 2025
In 2025 and 2026, Philanthropy Australia is celebrating a remarkable milestone - 50 years since the founding of The Association of Australian Philanthropic Trusts, our predecessor organisation established by visionary leaders Lady Meriel Wright of The Myer Foundation and Patricia Feilman of The Ian Potter Foundation with others.
