Category Archives: philanthropy

“Splash in the shallows” – family foundations testing the waters

Posted on September 6, 2018 by ozphilanthropy

I am fascinated by private ancillary funds (PAFs) which are generally family foundations, so was very pleased to attend the Philanthropy Australia conference‘s session which highlighted the experiences of four family foundations at various stages of maturity, expertise and development. … Continue reading →

Posted in donate, engaged philanthropy, grantmaking, philanthropy | Tagged Artsupport, Chris Cuffe, Day Family Foundation, family foundation, Ian Potter Foundation, John Emerson, Nunn Dimos Foundation, PAFs, Peter Winneke, Philanthropy Australia, Prescribed Private Funds, Private Ancillary Fund, Private Ancillary Funds, Public Ancillary Funds, Snow Foundation, Stacey Thomas, Sue-Ann Wallace, Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation | Leave a comment

ISTR not the Ishtar Conference

Posted on July 30, 2018 by ozphilanthropy

Guest post by Alexandra Williamson The International Society for Third-sector Research known as ISTR or “I Star” – (editor’s note: which sounds to us at ozphilanthropy like Ishtar, goddess of love, fertility and sometimes community) is an international membership association … Continue reading →

Posted in higher education, philanthropy | Tagged ACPNS, Alexandra Williamson, Arnova, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organisations and Voluntary Action, community foundations, Democracy and Legitimacy, Food Security, Foodbank, Gerry Salole, Hyborg, Hybridisation, International Society for Third Sector Research, Ishtar, ISTR, place-based philanthropy, Ruth Phillips, Social Network Mapping, Voluntas | Leave a comment

Charity Fundraising in the 21st Century

Posted on July 24, 2018 by ozphilanthropy

There is a new Senate inquiry into Charity Fundraising in the 21st Century. Submissions close on 6 August and the committee is to report on or before 18 October 2018. This caught my eye because one of the terms of … Continue reading →

Posted in donate, fundraising, Legislation, philanthropy | Tagged charity, Charity Fundraising in the 21st Century, donor-focused expectations, Senate Inquiry | Leave a comment

Civil Society, Digital Democracy?

Posted on July 20, 2018 by ozphilanthropy

Perpetual has hosted its third installment of discussions and workshops with Stanford PACS (Centre on Philanthropy and Civil Society) with a session entitled Civil Society in an Age of Digital Democracy. Lucy Bernholz partly deconstructed the title of the session … Continue reading →

Posted in philanthropy, social action, social media | Tagged Adam Jacoby, blockchain, Lucy Bernholz, MiVote, online voting, Perpetual Trustees, Stanford PACS, Vanessa Teague | Leave a comment

Have we travelled far?

Posted on March 29, 2018 by ozphilanthropy

I have just been reading Contemporary Art + Philanthropy, Public Spaces/Private Funding: Foundations for Contemporary Art as I revisit the nexus (is there one?) between philanthropy, tax policy and arts policy. This monograph was created to record a forum held … Continue reading →

Posted in donate, philanthropy | Tagged Alfred Felton, Australia Council, Catalyst Fund, Contemporar Art + Philanthropy, Cultural Gifts Program, Elder Conservatorium, Felton Bequest, Giving Australia, Inquiry into the Australian Contemporary Visual Arts and Craft Sector, Museum of Contemporary Art, National Cultural Policy, NGV, PAFs, Power Bequest, Private Ancillary Funds, Rupert Myer, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation | 2 Comments

Funding advocacy

Posted on March 14, 2018 by ozphilanthropy

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 | Leave a comment

Women & Philanthropy

Posted on March 5, 2018 by ozphilanthropy

There is a buzz happening around women and philanthropy. Whether someone’s capacity to donate is $100 or $1,000,000, there are opportunities to contribute individually or collectively to support charitable causes and organisations focussed on women and girls. The Victorian Women’s … Continue reading →

Posted in donate, engaged philanthropy, grantmaking, philanthropy, women and philanthropy | Tagged 100Women WA, Australian Women Donors' Network, Capital Giving, Funding Network, gender lens, Giving Australia, Giving by and for Women, Melbourne Women's Fund, Philanthropy Australia, Pressforprogress, sub-funds, Victorian Women's Trust, Women and Change, women and philanthropy, Women Moving Millions, Women's Leadership Institute Australia | 2 Comments

Gillian Triggs at Melbourne Women’s Fund Forum

Posted on October 16, 2017 by ozphilanthropy

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 | Leave a comment

American Vertigo: Philanthropy & Democracy in Uncertain Times

Posted on October 2, 2017 by ozphilanthropy

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 | Leave a comment

A bit more on collective giving

Posted on August 21, 2017 by ozphilanthropy

Just in case you missed it, the Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership commissioned Creative Partnerships Australia to write a report on collective giving. I am thinking that this is more because James Boyd, the report’s co-author, is an expert in … Continue reading →

Posted in donate, grantmaking, philanthropy | Tagged collective giving, Impact100 WA, James Boyd, Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership | Leave a comment

Category Archives: philanthropy

“Splash in the shallows” – family foundations testing the waters

Charity Fundraising in the 21st Century

Have we travelled far?

Funding advocacy

Women & Philanthropy

Gillian Triggs at Melbourne Women’s Fund Forum

A bit more on collective giving

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