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Collaborative conservation: The story of Ned’s Forest

Peter Wilmoth Fri, 27 Sep 2024

This is a story of a teenager’s crucial role in saving a precious parcel of remnant coastal bushland, the power of collaboration and the different skills and experience that helped it happen.

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Video: Inspiring Story – The Forktree Project

Philanthropy Australia Mon, 26 Aug 2024

The Forktree Project’s goal is to return a degraded 133-acre former pastoral property in South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula back to nature.

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Video: Inspiring Story – ifarmwell

Philanthropy Australia Mon, 26 Aug 2024

Designed by Australian farmers, ifarmwell helps other Australian farmers cope effectively with life’s challenges and get the most out of every day. 

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Watch: Inspiring video stories of South Australia

Philanthropy Australia Fri, 23 Aug 2024

The Philanthropy Australia Conference 2024, hosted in Adelaide, SA on Kaurna Country, showcased six inspiring stories of purpose from South Australia.

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Now is the time for Australian philanthropy to support clean energy solutions

Danny Kennedy, CEO of New Energy Nexus Fri, 26 Jul 2024

Danny Kennedy, CEO of New Energy Nexus and a leading global clean energy investment expert, makes a compelling case that it is time to broaden the focus of environmental philanthropy. In this guest blog, he says that while it has traditionally focused on conservation, wildlife and biodiversity, which are important, now is the critical time to invest in renewable energy start-ups at pace if we have any chance of clawing back global warming to 1.5°C.

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The build-up continues… Conference side events schedule launched

Philanthropy Australia Fri, 28 Jun 2024

Following hot on the heels of the release of the draft program for the 2024 Philanthropy Australia Conference, comes the evolving side events schedule.

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Donors get behind World Vision’s bid to regreen 1 billion hectares

World Vision Fri, 14 Jun 2024

A remarkable way of regenerating billions of hectares across the world without planting a single tree has been developed – and is set to be extended to 100 countries with the support of World Vision and philanthropy. The method not only revives barren landscapes and soaks up carbon, but also alleviates poverty and puts more food on people’s tables. And to top it off, the technique is up to 36 times cheaper than planting trees from scratch.

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