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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Media Release: Philanthropy Australia encourages engagement with ‘Giving Fund’ reforms and cautions against ‘cherry picking’
Philanthropy Australia
Wed, 11 Jun 2025
The Australian Government has commenced consultation on proposed reforms to the regulation of Public and Private Ancillary Funds, which are to be renamed as ‘Giving Funds’. These flow from the recommendations in the report of the Productivity Commission’s (PC) philanthropy inquiry, Future Foundations for Giving.
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.
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.
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.
Philanthropic collaboration puts Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands
Fri, 30 May 2025
The Spinifex Foundation SA (Spinifex) began implementing a project in 2023 called Aboriginal Health in Aboriginal Hands: Responding to COVID-19. This innovative initiative was First Nations-led and supported by three philanthropic organisations including the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR). Jo Kemp, FRRR’s then Philanthropic Services Manager, shares some key learnings on behalf of the group.
Philanthropy Leadership Summit 2025 – draft program released!
Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News and Storytelling
Fri, 30 May 2025
Amid much anticipation and registrations filling fast, Philanthropy Australia is excited to announce the first round of program highlights for its Leadership Summit 2025. They include keynote speaker, the international author and ‘polycrisis’ expert Professor Thomas Homer-Dixon, Australian social commentator Dr Rebecca Huntley, highly regarded MCs from the Australian sector, stimulating lightning talks and much more.
