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Category Archives: philanthropy
Who is talking about philanthropy?
At the Philanthropy Australia conference earlier this year one of the panel discussions featured former Premier of Victoria, Jeff Kennett. ozphilanthropy found him startlingly funny and he asked some of the difficult questions about philanthropy and charities that people are … Continue reading
Research and Practice at ANZTSR
By Alexandra Williamson and Sharon Nathani Research: Ozphilanthropy and I recently attended the ANZTSR Conference in Sydney. What the blazes is that? we hear you asking – it’s the Australia New Zealand Third Sector Research conference (as no one has … Continue reading
Posted in engaged philanthropy, grantmaking, higher education, philanthropy
Tagged Alexandra Williamson, ANZTSR, board remuneration, community foundations, dgr, Elizabeth Cham, John McKinnon, Keir Family Foundation, Krystian Seibert, Mary Crooks, Matthew Hall, McKinnon Family Foundation, PAF, Philanthropy Australia, Private Ancillary Funds, PubAf, Purple Sage Project, Sarah Benjamin, Social Network analysis, Victorian Women's Trust
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“Splash in the shallows” – family foundations testing the waters
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
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ISTR not the Ishtar Conference
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
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Charity Fundraising in the 21st Century
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
Civil Society, Digital Democracy?
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
Have we travelled far?
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
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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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Women & Philanthropy
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
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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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