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‘Listen, learn and see where we can assist’: international giving at its heart

Sophie Marcard, Director, Marketing and Communications, Philanthropy Australia Fri, 2 May 2025

Thanks to an introduction by the Australian International Development Network (AIDN), Giving News had a chat with Anna and Darrell Wade. Darrell is Chair and Non-Executive Director of the Intrepid Foundation and co-founded Intrepid Travel. Anna has worked with the Intrepid Foundation for more than 17 years, progressing campaigns on issues including animal welfare, human rights and economic empowerment.

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An Australian COP31 should be a ‘People’s COP with community at its core’

Fri, 21 Mar 2025

Climate Action Week Sydney (CAW.SYD) ended last week with a call to put people and communities at the Centre of COP31 as Australia and the Pacific bid to co-host the global summit. Leaders involved with the cross-sectoral COP31 Collaboration Group (CCG) said work must ensure that COP31 is a ‘People’s COP’ that has inclusivity, First Nations and community engagement at its core.

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‘Passion over power’: Top 5 takeaways from the NEXUS Australia Summit

Saska Coote, Marketing Lead, Philanthropy Australia Fri, 7 Mar 2025

More than 200 members of the next gen philanthropic community, impact investors and young social innovators from across Australia and the world came together in Melbourne this week for the 2025 NEXUS Australia Summit under the banner Brave Voices, Bold Ideas. Saska Coote, Philanthropy Australia’s Marketing Lead, shares her top 5 takeaways from the inspiring event.

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Claire O’Rourke, AEGN CEO, on climate action: ‘We must fundamentally reorientate ourselves to meet this moment in history’

As told to Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News and Storytelling Fri, 21 Feb 2025

Where next on climate funding for philanthropy as we reach the mid-way point in the critical decade for action to prevent catastrophic environmental change? Claire O’Rourke stepped into the role of CEO of the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN) last year. Here, she talks about her vision for the organisation, the energising response of the sector and our role as pivotal ancestors-to-be at this vital juncture.

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Cost of living, elections and collaboration highlighted in 2025’s Better Philanthropy Telescope

Philanthropy Australia Fri, 7 Feb 2025

Philanthropy Australia’s third annual Better Philanthropy Telescope takes the pulse of the sector, shedding light on the emerging trends, challenges and opportunities that will shape Australia’s giving agenda in the year ahead.

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Collaborative conservation: The story of Ned’s Forest

Peter Wilmoth Fri, 27 Sep 2024

This is a story of a teenager’s crucial role in saving a precious parcel of remnant coastal bushland, the power of collaboration and the different skills and experience that helped it happen.

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Video: Inspiring Story – The Forktree Project

Philanthropy Australia Mon, 26 Aug 2024

The Forktree Project’s goal is to return a degraded 133-acre former pastoral property in South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula back to nature.

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