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Sector leaders react to Gates Foundation’s historic plan to spend down US$200bn

Fri, 16 May 2025

Bill Gates has announced that the Gates Foundation plans to spend its endowment and ‘virtually all’ of his personal wealth totaling US$200 billion in the next 20 years to accelerate its mission of ‘saving and improving lives around the world’. Here, four leaders from the Australian philanthropic sector, Daniel Petre, Audette Exel, Peter Johnstone and Maree Sidey react.

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Smart Collar, the service dog innovation that could ‘save charities millions of dollars’

Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News and Storytelling Fri, 16 May 2025

Imagine having a toddler and trying to predict the grades they’ll achieve in high school. This is akin to what animal behavioralists face when assessing which puppies are suitable to be trained as Assistance Dogs. But game-changing new technology, which three Australian charities are helping to develop, could make assessment possible up to a year earlier, creating unprecedented savings.

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The Wyatt Trust: How we embedded lived experience into funding practice to change outcomes

Dee Rudebeck, News and Storytelling Advisor, Philanthropy Australia Fri, 16 May 2025

The Wyatt Trust has released a report on its learnings from the first four years of its journey to embed lived and living experience of financial hardship in its grantmaking, program design and beyond. In this Q&A, CEO Stacey Thomas shares key reflections to inspire and encourage others to explore this work more widely.

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Calling all leaders! Apply, play it forward or pay it forward!

Fri, 16 May 2025

Philanthropy Australia recently launched the Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025: Leadership for our times. Thank you to those of you who have already submitted an expression of interest. The Canberra Summit always sells out and we are committed to having a diverse and dynamic audience. We invite you to register your interest, and/or forward on the information to leaders you believe should be in the room.

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Philanthropy Australia Conference 2026

Tue, 8 Sep 2026 Brisbane, QLD

Brisbane has been chosen as the host city for the 2026 Philanthropy Australia Conference! More info to come.

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Family Foundations Peer Network – Melbourne

Melbourne,VIC 10:00 am – 12:00 pm AEST

The Family Foundations Peer Network invites you to the Melbourne session on Tuesday 20 May. In this session we’ll explore how family foundations are engaging family members, navigating family dynamics, and meaningfully involving the next generation in philanthropy. You’ll hear directly from two leading family foundations, with both family members and staff sharing their insights into fostering intergenerational involvement in their giving.

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Affordable Housing Funders Network (Q2 meeting)

Melbourne 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm AEST

The Affordable Housing Funders Network invites you to its upcoming meeting in May. More details to be released.

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Peer Network

Corporate Philanthropy Network – Melbourne

Melbourne,VIC 11:00 am – 1:00 pm AEST

The Corporate Philanthropy Peer Network invites you to its quarterly meeting with a focus on New Age Corporate Philanthropy — where innovation, technology, and impact converge.

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