Sector news wrap up
Fri, 22 Nov 2024
The last fortnight has been a busy one in philanthropy with major gift announcements across higher education and medical research as well as the release of the influential Scanlon Mapping Social Cohesion Research report for 2024.
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Video: Inspiring Story – Foundation Barossa
Philanthropy Australia
Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Foundation Barossa nurtures and builds its community’s strength and assets, responding to challenges and opportunities and supporting organisations and individuals to do likewise.
Video: Inspiring story – Catherine House
Philanthropy Australia
Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Catherine House provides crisis, longer term accommodation and support services to women experiencing homelessness in South Australia.
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.
50 Lives 50 Homes: the modest grant that led to hundreds leaving homelessness
Peter Wilmoth
Fri, 28 Jun 2024
The 50 Lives 50 Homes project was conceived to help alleviate homelessness. Its name suggested its initial ambition, but support grew to include a collective of 30 community service agencies and the Western Australian Government. It wasn’t long before it outstripped its aim of helping 50 people into homes. It’s now 427 and growing.
How a philanthropic consortium is helping young people out of homelessness
Allison Harding
Fri, 7 Jun 2024
A recent Foyer Foundation initiative with Hand Heart Pocket and others resulted in the Queensland government committing $320 million to youth homelessness accommodation and support services. Here, we look at how that collaboration between a consortium of philanthropists, impact investors and service providers worked. We also explore the broader impact of the foundation’s model supporting young people experiencing homelessness into stable housing, employment and education around Australia.
New gender-wise resource launched to support philanthropic collaborations
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 26 Apr 2024
Australians Investing In Women (AIIW) and the University of Melbourne's Melbourne Social Equity Institute (MSEI) have launched a comprehensive resource to increase the impact of philanthropic and social investments.
