Frontline sector leaders recognised in Australia Day Honours list 2025
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News and Storytelling
Fri, 7 Feb 2025
This year’s Australia Day Honours shone a light on the inspirational work of sector leaders in areas such as trauma-informed education, social equity and mental health services for farmers. Philanthropy Australia congratulates the philanthropists and those working across the not-for-profit sector who have been recognised.
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Cost of living, elections and collaboration highlighted in 2025’s Better Philanthropy Telescope
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 7 Feb 2025
Philanthropy Australia’s third annual Better Philanthropy Telescope takes the pulse of the sector, shedding light on the emerging trends, challenges and opportunities that will shape Australia’s giving agenda in the year ahead.
NEXUS Australia gears up for Melbourne summit in 2025
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
The 2025 NEXUS Australia summit will be held 3-5 March in the Victorian capital under the banner Brave Voices, Bold Ideas. The objective of the summit is to ‘connect across sectors, inspire through shared experiences and activate new pathways to accelerate change and achieve lasting impact’.
New State of Gender-wise Giving Survey reveals key insights
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Australians Investing In Women (AIIW) has released the findings from the second annual State of Gender-wise Giving Survey. It provides an important benchmark to better understand the degree of gender-focused philanthropic giving in Australia. AIIW have also released the seventh video in their Empowered Giving for a Fairer Future series.
This month in philanthropy: November and December 2024
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
Welcome to the latest edition of our gallery designed to showcase events, launches, project updates and activities happening in our busy member community.
The story behind the Dr Christopher Baker Memorial Scholarship
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
The Swinburne Philanthropy and Social Impact Alumni (SPSIA) group is again offering the Dr Christopher Baker Memorial Scholarship in honour of the highly regarded and passionate social change leader who died in 2020.
Housing as a human right and the role of philanthropy
Erin Dolan, Senior Program Manager – Homelessness and Affordable Housing, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation
Fri, 13 Dec 2024
The idea of housing as a human right has recently gained traction, partly thanks to the Inquiry into Australia's Human Rights Framework and the proposal for a National Housing and Homelessness Plan, embedded in law. Erin Dolan, Chair of Philanthropy Australia’s Affordable Housing Funders Network, provides an overview of recent developments.
