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Category Archives: fundraising
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
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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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Community Foundations Forum: Bequests Pt 1
Bequests came up twice at the Community Foundations Forum in Mackay last week. First there was a presentation from Anna Herbert, Senior Development Officer – Bequests and Major Gifts at QUT. Anna’s presentation was very stimulating, because after she had … Continue reading
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Tagged Anna Herbert, bequest, cultivation, Include a Charity, QUT
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Australia’s top 200 donors
According to Charlotte Grimshaw of Fundraising Research and Consulting, there are now 200 donors in the country who have donated more than $1,000,000 and their gifts are on the public record. Fundraising Research and Consulting has undertaken the painstaking task … Continue reading
Mitchell Review into Private Sector Support for the Arts
The Mitchell review of private sector support for the arts was released this week by Simon Crean, Minister for the Arts. It was most interesting for me to note a recommendation for a merger of artsupport Australia with the Australia … Continue reading
PLuGIN – Mary Crooks at the Inner North Community Foundation
Writing this one with two hats, blogger and Executive Officer of the Inner North Community Foundation. A few weeks ago, the Inner North Community Foundation had its first PLuGIN (Philanthropy Leadership Group in the Inner North) – which had its … Continue reading
Tim Costello on issues in fundraising
Tim Costello, CEO of World Vision, was the guest speaker at a breakfast for not for profit CEOs at JBWere and jointly presented by Dakin Mayers and the Fundraising Institute of Australia. Tim spoke on a wide range of issues … Continue reading
Workplace Giving
Workplace giving – when people agree to support a not for profit through a deduction from their payroll (usually regularly and ongoing) – or as the ATO says “allowing employees to make regular donations to eligible charities through a payroll … Continue reading
What I learned about PAFs at the Community Foundations Forum Pt 1
Not so long ago I wrote about the new draft guidelines and legislation for Public Ancillary Funds. The new regime will come into effect on 1 January, but there will be a three year period for Public Ancillary Funds to … Continue reading
Madison Downunder
As part of my professional development this year I am participating in Madison Downunder, which is presented by the Fundraising Institute of Australia in the Barossa Valley in conjunction with the Madison Institute, University of Madison, Wisconsin. It’s a four … Continue reading
Women donors and the gender lens
The Australian Women Donors’ Network not only encourages women in Australia to donate, but focusses on women and girls as a priority for “investment” by donors. The Australian Women Donors’ Network believes that women and girls are underrepresented as recipients … Continue reading
