Australian Philanthropy Awards 2024 – in pictures
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 19 Apr 2024
Take a look at some of the highlights and key moments from the Australian Philanthropy Awards Showcase event including guests, award recipients, finalists, presenters and more.
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Hopes for a breakthrough in childhood diseases underpinned by 10-year funding relationship
Dee Rudebeck, News and Storytelling Advisor
Fri, 19 Apr 2024
An enduring relationship that has formed between the Stafford Fox Medical Research Foundation (SFMRF) and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) over a decade has been attributed to enabling the latter to develop world-first research into stem cell medicine that could result in treatments for rare or currently incurable and devastating childhood diseases, including heart disease and brain cancer.
‘Stop talking ourselves down as a sector’
Julia Keady, CEO/Founder, Benefolk
Fri, 5 Apr 2024
Practices, mindset and behaviours that are needed to evolve for the NFP and charity sector – as voted by its leaders.
Latest Telescope report highlights cost-of-living and collaboration as big issues for 2024
Fri, 16 Feb 2024
A new report has revealed the philanthropic sector’s issues and ideas for the coming year. Philanthropy Australia’s second annual Better Philanthropy Telescope report has taken the pulse of the sector to help identify the trends, issues and opportunities that will shape the giving agenda this year.
How impact investment is making a difference in global health equity
Mark Sullivan AO, founder and managing director of Medicines Development for Global Health
Fri, 2 Feb 2024
Impact investing is playing a critical and growing role in the development of medicines to treat ‘neglected diseases’ affecting the world’s poorest and most underserved peoples. These medicines would not otherwise be developed by the pharmaceutical industry, which is primarily driven by financial returns. Here, Mark Sullivan AO, founder and managing director of Medicines Development for Global Health, an Australian biopharmaceutical not-for-profit, describes how this finance model is supporting the development of Moxidectin – a potential gamechanger for the WHO’s roadmap to ending river blindness by 2030.
Australian Leadership Hub launches to answer ‘critical’ need for NFP sector
Louisa Graham, CEO, Australian Leadership Hub
Fri, 8 Dec 2023
As pressure mounts on for-purpose organisations, effective leadership is more critical than ever, and the Australian Leadership Hub whose purpose is to develop leaders, is stepping up to deliver what the sector needs most. After 14 years as the Australian Scholarships Foundation, during which we provided 5,000 individuals with scholarships and professional development opportunities worth a staggering $17.2 million, we have now expanded our activities to offer leadership awards, education programs and events. We also build connections among educators, executives, funders and alumni, who partner with us to foster skills that are crucial for organisations dedicated to creating a better society.
Snow Medical to revolutionise immunology research globally with $100 million gift
Fri, 24 Nov 2023
In one of the largest and longest-running philanthropic partnerships in Australian history, the Snow Medical Research Foundation (Snow Medical) announced this week that it will work with the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute to establish one of the world’s leading immunology research centres with an initial commitment of $100 million over 10 years. It will be called the Snow Centre for Immune Health, and the emphasis of the funding is to create the long-term capacity to allow scientists to pursue bold research programs. Ongoing investments are expected beyond 10 years.
