Watch: Inspiring video stories of South Australia
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 23 Aug 2024
The Philanthropy Australia Conference 2024, hosted in Adelaide, SA on Kaurna Country, showcased six inspiring stories of purpose from South Australia.
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Creative Australia celebrates inspiring philanthropy for the arts
Sophie Marcard, Director, Marketing and Communications
Fri, 21 Jun 2024
The Creative Australia Partnership Awards were held this week in Sydney. Of the four awards, two Philanthropy Leadership Awards were presented – to James & Diana Ramsay Foundation and to ACT-based philanthropist Meredith Hinchliffe AM.
Meet our new member: Queensland Theatre
Fri, 17 May 2024
In the first of a regular series, we’ll be introducing new members who have joined Philanthropy Australia in recent months. It is of perennial interest to see where the breadth of philanthropy’s work reaches across all sectors of the community and its ever-evolving nature is reflected in our members. Here, we kick off the Q&A series with Queensland Theatre. The answers have been provided its Executive Director, Criena Gehrke.
A New Approach: How philanthropy and creativity are working together to turn Australia into a ‘cultural powerhouse’
Peter Wilmoth
Fri, 26 Apr 2024
Australia can become a powerhouse where arts and culture is a part of the day-to-day lives of Australians. A consortium of like-minded philanthropic bodies are working together to achieve exactly that. The organisation driving this effort is Australia’s leading arts and culture think tank, A New Approach (ANA).
Where dreams come to life
Nick Place
Fri, 22 Sep 2023
Melbourne Recital Centre’s Making Waves program offers Year 12 music students the opportunity to have their compositions brought to life by professional musicians on the same stage that has played host to many of the world’s great artists. This creates ‘instant career pathways’ in their minds – none of which would be possible without philanthropy.
The vision for Creative Australia
Adrian Collette, AM, CEO, Australia Council
Fri, 30 Jun 2023
Philanthropy plays a key role in the vision for Creative Australia and the long-term sustainability of our artists and creative industries, writes Adrian Collette.
Can philanthropy help address the dire need for gender equality in the media?
Lisa Davies, CEO, Australian Associated Press
Fri, 31 Mar 2023
AAP aims to launch a Gender Equality desk, that would produce more than 250 articles a year exploring a range of issues relevant to gender equality, including workforce participation and remuneration, childcare solutions, violence prevention, education and health outcomes, economic impact and leadership.
