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Author Archives: ozphilanthropy
A tale of two community foundations
Once upon a time there was a community foundation dedicated to a large vibrant and bustling city (let’s call it Gotham). Its focus was on supporting the wishes of donors in their philanthropic goals through donor advised funds (donors … Continue reading
Senior International Fellows in Philanthropy
A little quiet lately as about to embark on some professional development at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center, Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society. They run a Senior (as in old(er)) International Fellows Program for people in … Continue reading
Posted in higher education, philanthropy
Tagged Ambassadors for Philanthropy, Australian Communities Foundation, Berks County Community Foundation, Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society, community foundations, Council on Foundations, county community foundation, international fellows program, Kevin Murphy, Philanthropy Australia, Senior International Fellow in Philanhtropy, Senior International Fellows in Philanthropy, Simon McKeon
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Philanthropy, Old, New and Enduring
Last week I attended a forum entitled Philanthropy, Old, New and Enduring presented by Swinburne University’s Asia Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy in conjunction with O’Keefe and Partners. Julie Johnson, Managing Director at O’Keefe Partners, presented on giving trends research … Continue reading
Posted in corporate social responsibility, donate, fundraising, higher education, philanthropy
Tagged asia pacific centre, bequest, charitable competition, Christopher Baker, corporate philanthropy, corporate sponsorship, estate, global financial crisis, Include a Charity, Inheritance, Julie Johnson, not for profit, O'Keefe and Partners, swinburne university, testamentary trust
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Unlocking the Potential of the Arts: A talk at the Asia Pacific Social Impact Centre
I attended the launch of two new reports at the Asia Pacific Social Impact Leadership Centre at the Melbourne Business School mainly to hear Carol Schwartz, who is the new Chair of the new body, Creative Partnerships Australia, formed through … Continue reading
Posted in corporate social responsibility, philanthropy
Tagged Artsupport, Asia Pacific Social Impact Leadership Centre, Australia Business Arts Foundation, Australia Cultural Fund, Carol Schwartz, creative partnerships, Creative Partnerships Australia, funds for artists, gift relationship, government review, Jody Evans, Liz Gillies, Margaret Lawrence Bequest, melbourne business school, public art museum, simon crean
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Season’s Greetings
for those of you who know I love both classical music and flashmobs. . . . . . and to all my ozphilanthropy readers, a happy new year.
Philanthropic Investing in Aboriginal Women & Girls
Guest post by Carolyn Munckton Last month, I had the great pleasure of attending the AMP Foundation’s launch of an outstanding new research report called The Best of Every Woman: An Overview of Approaches for Philanthropic Investment in Aboriginal Women … Continue reading
Giving Circles and Impact100 WA
James Boyd from artsupport Australia was the guest of Swinburne Philanthropy Alumni at the final Maimonides Society event for the year. James has been involved in the establishment of Impact100 WA which is a giving circle based on the 14 … Continue reading
Not for Profit Summit – keynote speaker Debra Allcock-Tyler
I heard the most amazing speaker last week at the Not for Profit Summit presented by the Office of the Community Sector in the Department of Planning and Community Development at Geelong. Debra Allcock-Tyler is the CEO of the Directory … Continue reading
Posted in philanthropy
Tagged Big Society UK, conference, Debra Allcock-Tyler, Directory of Social Change, George Bernard Shaw, It's Tough at the Top: No fibbing guide to leadership, Man and Superman, not for profit, Not for Profit Summit, Office of the Community Sector, Pleasure and the Pain: No fibbing guide to Working with People, social change, Social Investment, This is the true joy in life
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The Power of We
It’s Blog Action Day and this year’s theme is The Power of We so I thought I would just do a very brief post here to talk about the Rotary Community Service Awards which were handed out last night. I … Continue reading
Changes afoot at peak body?
Further to the not so recent news that AbaF and artsupport are to merge next year into one body, and that Louise Walsh of artsupport will soon be the new CEO of Philanthropy Australia, the Australian Financial Review yesterday noted … Continue reading
Posted in philanthropy
Tagged Artsupport, debate, ethics, Louise Walsh, PAFs, Philanthropy Australia, Philanthropy Australia strategy, transparency
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