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Category Archives: fundraising
Philanthropy and art: why Australia’s wealthy don’t invest in culture
Check out this opinion piece from Raven by John McDonald art critic for the Sydney Morning Herald and film critic for the Australian Financial review.
Community Foundations Forum Day 2 2013
The second day of the Community Foundations forum took place at the beautifully tranquil Maggie Beers’ Farm, and started off with a talk from the lady herself on “why giving?”. Along with a breakfast of baked tomatoes, great sausages and … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising, philanthropy, social action
Tagged ACNC, Acorn Foundation, Alex Gartmann, ASIC, auspicing, Australian Community Philanthropy, Bill Holland, Community Foundations Conference, Community Foundations Network of Canada, Corporations Act, dgr, Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, FRRR, Geelong Community Foundation, Income Tax Exempt Funds, ITEF, Kristi Mansfield, Maggie Beer, non-DGR, PAF, Private Ancillary Fund, Public Ancillary Fund, Southern Highlands Community Foundation, Sydney Community Foundation
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4 events in three weeks
It’s going to be a busy second half of August. A few events for your consideration: Next week my workday organisation, the Inner North Community Foundation, hosts Tom Dawkins, social entrepreneur and crowdfunding specialist, co-founder of Start Some Good (Dream Big, … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising, philanthropy, social action, social media
Tagged Ashoka, Australian Communities Foundation, Australian Women Donors' Network, Catherine Brown, Changemakers Festival, Colleen Willoughby, Impact100, Lord Mayors Charitable Fund, Maimonides Society, Philanthropy and Ethics Debate, PLuGIN, start some good, Swinburne Philanthropy Alumni, Tom Dawkins, Victorian Women's Trust
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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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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
Posted in donate, fundraising, philanthropy
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 in October 2011 by Simon Crean, who was the then Minister for the Arts. It was most interesting for me to note a recommendation for a merger of … 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
