The Canva mission: ‘We want our giving to grow as fast as the company is growing’
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling
Fri, 22 Aug 2025
Tech company Canva’s unique approach to corporate giving is baked into its business model – to provide its visual communication platform free to educators and not-for-profits. That mission has just passed some remarkable milestones. More than 100 million teachers and students, and 870,000 NFPs in 190 countries now benefit, a gift valued at $1.5bn annually. On top of this, the Canva Foundation gave out $50m+ last year. Head of Social Impact, Robyn King, says there is much more to come.
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Media Release: Philanthropy Australia encourages engagement with ‘Giving Fund’ reforms and cautions against ‘cherry picking’
Philanthropy Australia
Wed, 11 Jun 2025
The Australian Government has commenced consultation on proposed reforms to the regulation of Public and Private Ancillary Funds, which are to be renamed as ‘Giving Funds’. These flow from the recommendations in the report of the Productivity Commission’s (PC) philanthropy inquiry, Future Foundations for Giving.
50+ stories for 50 years
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 21 Mar 2025
This year marks Philanthropy Australia’s 50th anniversary! For five decades, our community has championed philanthropy, driving positive change across Australia. As an organisation, we have continued to grow, evolve, and thrive thanks to you—our members, both past and present.
Corporate giving grows to $1.5 billion: GivingLarge report
Fri, 6 Dec 2024
The 2024 GivingLarge report has revealed that Australia’s top 50 corporate givers contributed a record $1.5 billion to community initiatives in FY 2024. The 2024 philanthropy marks a 14% increase from 2023 (an additional $171 million).
