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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

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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

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Giving circles gain momentum


Collective giving through giving circles has been growing in Australia over the last four years. Since James Boyd introduced the Impact100 model to Western Australia in 2012, four more Impact100 groups have sprung up in Australia – Impact100 Melbourne (disclosure … Continue reading

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Bermuda Community Foundation


Just a shout out to my colleague, Myra Virgil, who went through the Senior International Fellows Program with me last month – congratulations on your story highlighting the establishment of the Bermuda Community Foundation in the Royal Gazetteonline. The article … Continue reading

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Senior International Fellows in Philanthropy


 A little quiet lately as about to embark on some professional development at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center, Center for Philanthropy and Civil Society.  They run a Senior (as in old(er)) International Fellows Program for people in … Continue reading

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Community Foundations – Global Reflections, Local Opportunities- Clare Brooks at SPA


Apologies for the long gap between posts. Tonight I ventured out to the Swinburne Philanthropy Alumni to hear a talk in their Maimonides Society series – and the guest speaker was Clare Brooks, the new CEO of the Australian Communities … Continue reading

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Coming soon . . .


Coming soon – a series of posts on the Australian Community Foundations Forum at Tweed Heads hosted by Northern Rivers Community Foundation , Philanthropy Australia and the Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal (FRRR).

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