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Congratulations to sector leaders recognised in King’s Birthday Honours list

Dee Rudebeck, News and Storytelling Advisor Fri, 13 Jun 2025

Philanthropy Australia congratulates philanthropists and those working across the not-for-profit sector who are leading by example with ‘passion, generosity, energy and resolve’ to improve the lives of Australians.

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Some good news in ACNC’s Charities Report shows importance of sector to the economy

Rebecca Moriarty, Knowledge Lead, Philanthropy Australia Fri, 13 Jun 2025

Philanthropy Australia’s Knowledge Lead Rebecca Moriarty digs into the findings of 2025’s latest research on the charities sector, highlighting that revenue reached a record high of $222 billion – a rise of 10.7%.

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Leadership Summit – meet the speakers: Dr Rebecca Huntley unpacks social trends behind the ‘polycrisis’

Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News & Storytelling, Philanthropy Australia Fri, 13 Jun 2025

In the run-up to the Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025, we talk to keynote speakers about what ‘leadership for our times’ means to them. This week is a fascinating Q&A with one of Australia’s foremost researchers on social trends, Dr Rebecca Huntley. At the Leadership Summit, Rebecca will be sharing insights from her latest research into voter sentiment as well as community expectations about what Australians expect from leadership today.

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Queensland Philanthropy Awards 2025 cap off another inspiring week of highlights

Fri, 13 Jun 2025

Seven exceptional individuals and organisations were honoured at the 2025 Queensland Philanthropy Awards – the centrepiece of a week-long celebration of giving and events, including Genevieve Timmon’s Savvy Giving Essentials.

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Philanthropy Australia to develop an Innovate RAP

Fri, 30 May 2025

This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme is Bridging Now to Next, which urges us all to continue to ‘push forward as past lessons guide us’. With this in mind, Philanthropy Australia looks at the key learnings and outcomes from recently completing its Reflect RAP, while the organisation prepares to begin the Innovate RAP on the next stage of its learning journey.

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Historic $50m Ainsworth family gift for endometriosis research ‘shows what’s possible in leadership for women’s giving’

Allison Harding Fri, 30 May 2025

Like millions of women around the world, Lily Ainsworth and others in her family have been dealing with the distress of endometriosis for decades – and they don’t want the next generation to face the same problem. It’s this personal experience that’s behind their groundbreaking $50 million commitment to establish the Ainsworth Endometriosis Research Institute at the University of NSW.

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Presenting … Philanthropy Australia’s Annual Review 2024

Fri, 30 May 2025

Philanthropy Australia is delighted to share its 2024 Annual Review following our AGM earlier in May. It highlights some significant organisational achievements and shared sector milestones in a year of considerable global and domestic challenges.

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