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Tag Archives: social change
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
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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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Engaged Philanthropy: The Trust Company lowers the drawbridge
The Trust Company is one of Australia’s oldest trustee companies, established as we can see by its logo, in 1885. They have launched a three year fellowship in partnership with the Melbourne Business School Asia Pacific Social Leadership Centre. The … 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
Maimonides Society – Christine Edwards
The Swinburne philanthropy alumni have formed the Maimonides Society which meets regularly to discuss issues philanthropic. Maimonides, also known as Rabbi Moshe Ben Maimon (or by the acronym RAMBAM) was a Jewish philosopher in 12th century Spain who developed an … 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
Crowdfunding
I attended a talk on crowdfunding at Hub Melbourne, presented by the Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI) featuring The Awesome Foundation, Pozible and Start Some Good. Sounds like something where a crowd funds your project? Almost but not quite. … Continue reading
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Tagged #crowd4goood, awesome foundation, crowdfunding, funds for artists, melbourne, pozible, social change, social entrepreneurs, social media, social network, start some good, strategic giving, tax deductibility, twitter
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Philanthrocapitalism – preview
Michael Green and Matthew Bishop are the authors of Philanthrocapitalism: How Giving Can Save the World (sometimes called Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich can Save the World). They have been touring Australia recently, presenting to an invitation only crowd of high … Continue reading
Compete to work for a charity of your choice
Just thought I would throw this in as it has only a very short window for applications. The Vodaphone World of Difference competition encourages social/philanthropic entrepreneurs to make a video about why they want to support a particular not for … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising, philanthropy, prizes, social action, volunteering
Tagged social change, social studio, vodaphone world of difference
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Community Foundations
A follow on to the post about Family Foundations. Community Foundations are usually set up for the benefit of a particular community, generally based on geography – for example the Melbourne Community Foundation, the Sydney Community Foundation, the Queensland Community … Continue reading
The Dragonfly Effect – not for profit readings #2
The Dragonfly Effect: Quick, Effective, and Powerful Ways To Use Social Media to Drive Social Change I very much enjoyed this book published late last year and subtitled ‘Quick, effective and powerful ways to use social media to drive change’ … Continue reading
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Tagged social change, social media, social network, twitter
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