Watch: Inspiring video stories of South Australia
The Philanthropy Australia Conference 2024, hosted in Adelaide, SA on Kaurna Country, showcased six inspiring stories of purpose from South Australia.
Read moreVideo: Inspiring story – Carclew
Carclew is South Australia’s largest multi-art form and cultural organisation dedicated to artistic outcomes by and for people aged 26 and under. It provides young people with opportunities to try different art forms, supports emerging artists to develop their craft and advocates for youth art practice. Watch their story in this video.
Skywalk Cafe: ‘It’s such a beautiful story’
At the Skywalk Cafe overlooking the stunning Murchison Gorge in Western Australia, tourists get a serve of traditional knowledge with their coffee from its Nhanda owner, Tony Wilton. Tony was able to take on the business on the land of his ancestors with the support of Aboriginal Tourism Western Australia (ATWA), which is backed by philanthropic funders. Providing start-ups with infrastructure, training and other support is helping Indigenous businesses in remote areas of the state to thrive.
Interview with Charles Goode AC, the recently retired Chairman of The Ian Potter Foundation
In late March this year, The Ian Potter Foundation announced the retirement of Mr Charles Goode AC from its Board of Governors, effective April 2024. Charles joined the Board at the request of Sir Ian Potter in 1987 and was appointed Chairman in 1994 after the Founder's death. In this interview, Philanthropy Weekly asks the former Chairman to reflect on his 37 years of service to the Foundation.
Disaster-hit communities helped to get going again by RACQ workers turned volunteers
The RACQ Foundation was established in the wake of the 2011 Brisbane floods and Tropical Cyclone Yasi. Since then, the Foundation has continued to support communities from the outback to the coast, pledging more than 33,000 volunteering hours to deliver its Community Assistance Projects.
Investment Dialogue for Australia’s Children gets under way at Canberra roundtable
Philanthropy and government have come together in what could be the largest ever structured collaboration between the sectors in the country’s history. Formalised this week in Canberra, the Investment Dialogue’s collective aim is to improve the wellbeing of children, young people and their families by working with communities to reduce intergenerational disadvantage in Australia. The initiative is shaping up as an unprecedented, long-term, integrated and community-led approach to supporting children, families and communities to thrive.
‘Philanthropy is a portrait of readiness,’ says incoming Community Foundations Australia CEO Ian Bird
The expansion and strengthening of the place-based community foundations network is a key plank in Philanthropy Australia's double giving agenda. The network will be instrumental in developing a language and culture of giving at the local level never seen before in this country. As Ian Bird prepares to take on his new role, the internationally recognised for-purpose leader says change is coming – and it will be accessible to all.