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Category Archives: advocacy
Funding advocacy
A quick shout out about Philanthropy Australia’s recent publication – The Power of Advocacy: Making the Case for Philanthropic Support for Advocacy. Published in February, this handy guide reiterates the case for philanthropic organisations’ ability to be active in the … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, engaged philanthropy, grantmaking, philanthropy
Tagged Aidwatch, Charities Act 2013, Hammack and Anheier, Jenny Harrow, Krystian Seibert, Oxford Handbook on Global Public Policy and Transnational Administration, Philanthropy Australia, policy advocacy, Reichstein Foundation, Tobias Jung
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Gillian Triggs at Melbourne Women’s Fund Forum
Emeritus Professor Gillian Triggs was the keynote speaker at the Melbourne Women’s Fund inaugural forum held in Melbourne. Professor Triggs spoke of having grown up post-war, as a baby-boomer, given a free legal education and becoming a practising barrister at … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, philanthropy
Tagged A Room of One's Own, Anne Summers, Australian Women Donors' Network, Banking on Women Leaders, Beijing Platform for Action, community legal centre, Do Facts Matter?, domestic violence, Elizabeth Broderick, Female Eunuch, Germaine Greer, gig economy, Gillian Triggs, Global Gender Index, homelessness, Human Rights Commission, IMF, Jennifer Hohschild, Melbourne Women's Fund, Office for Women, Plan International, post truth, Rosie Batty, Sex Discrimination Act, sisterworks, Sustainable development goals, Women's Money Tool Kit, World Bank, World Economic Forum
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American Vertigo: Philanthropy & Democracy in Uncertain Times
Mae Hong, from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers (whom she calls the “poor cousins of the Rockefeller Foundation”) was in Australia for a second tour with Australian Executor Trustees (who brought her out last year). She gave talks in Melbourne and Sydney … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, donate, engaged philanthropy, grantmaking, philanthropy, social action
Tagged ACLU, American Vertigo, Apple Pay, Australian Executor Trustees, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Dress like a Girl, Edward Nik-Khah, Lewis Lapham, Lucy Bernholz, Mae Hong, Maya Angelou, PayPal, Philanthropy & Democratic Societies, Planned Parenthood, Reichstein Foundation, Rob Reich, Rockefeller Foundation, Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisers, Southern Poverty Law Center, SPLC, Sweetness of Charity, The Age of Folly, Tortilla Riots, VUCA
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DGR Reform
The Treasury Department has called for submissions commenting on a new discussion paper around Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) reform. Read the paper here. Submissions are due by 4 August – as per the website – the discussion paper had 14 … Continue reading
Women Moving Millions
The Australian Women Donors Network has just completed the “Power of Women” tour introducing Women Moving Millions in Sydney and Melbourne. Women Moving Millions was started in 2005 by Helen LaKelly Hunt and Swanee Hunt, who wanted to “raise the … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, donate, grantmaking, philanthropy
Tagged 50/50, Ann Lovell, Australian Women Donors' Network, Carol Schwartz, Good Men Project, Good Pitch, Jack Myers, Jacki Zehner, Julie Reilly, locker room, Michael Kimmel, The Mask You Live In, The Vagina Monologues, Tiffany Schlain, Tony Porter, women & girls, Women Moving Millions
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The Funding Network
The Funding Network was established in Melbourne just over a year ago, based on a model from the United Kingdom. It’s a new model of live crowdfunding where donors come together to hear about charitable projects and then make pledges … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, donate, fundraising, philanthropy, social action
Tagged Alliance for Gambling Reform, Allison Keogh, Australian Communities Foundation, Ben Schokman, Daniel Haile-Michael, digital storytelling, Funding Network, Human Rights Law Centre, Jill Reichstein, John Spierings, Reichstein Foundation, Tamar Hopkins, Tom Mohr
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Funding Advocacy – the legal, conceptual and anecdotal
Swinburne Philanthropy Alumni presented a lively session last night on “funding advocacy”. Dr Charles Lane, former CEO of the Myer Foundation and Sydney Myer Fund, spoke first. Dr Lane’s view is that advocacy is a crucial component of grantmaking and … Continue reading
Posted in advocacy, philanthropy, social action
Tagged advocacy, Charles Lane, Compass, Dr Lane, Genevieve Timmons, Irish Times, Julia Unwin, Mary Crooks, philanthropic organisations, purple sage, Royal Commission, SPA, the Nun's Story, voice for indi, womens christian temperance movement
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