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Category Archives: social action
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
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
Generosity Forum – a collective giving conversation
As you know, my focus recently has been on giving circles and collective giving. So I was very happy to attend the Generosity Forum: Conversations in Changing Philanthropy this week to hear Tom Hull from the Funding Network, Gillian Hund … Continue reading
Posted in donate, fundraising, grantmaking, philanthropy, social action
Tagged 10 x 10, Australian Women Donors' Network, conference, Funding Network, generosity, generositymag, Gillian Hund, Impact100 Melbourne, Kiva, Melbourne Women's Fund, Pat Burke, Rikki Andrews, social change, Startsomegood, Tom Hull
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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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A Century of Community Foundations: Evolution and Adaptation – Mark Sidel
The Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy hosted the 2015 Commencement Lecture with guest speaker Professor Mark Sidel, the Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and consultant for China and Vietnam at the International Center for … Continue reading
Rebecca Riccio – Learning by Giving and MOOCS
The Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy at Swinburne presented the annual Heloise Waislitz Oration with Rebecca Riccio, the founding Director of the Social Impact Lab at Northeastern University in Boston. Rebecca has developed the world’s first MOOC … Continue reading
Posted in corporate social responsibility, donate, grantmaking, higher education, philanthropy, social action
Tagged Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy, Doris Buffett, Experiential philanthropy, Geelong Community Foundation, Giving with Purpose, Learning by Giving Foundation, Lord Mayors Charitable Fund, MOOC, Northeastern University, Rebecca Riccio, Schools in Philanthropy, Youth in Philanthropy
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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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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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Philanthropy and Ethics Debate: Mind the Gap: Philanthropy, Social Policy and Government
The fourth annual Philanthropy and Ethics debate was entitled: Mind the Gap: Philanthropy, Social Policy and Government. This topic floored me a little and I felt I was playing catch up listening to the four speakers, Mary Crooks from the … Continue reading
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