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New gen generosity: How are Gen Z and Millennials changing philanthropy?

Bella Conyngham, New Gen Network Lead Fri, 4 Oct 2024

New research highlights opportunities for the sector to engage and develop the Gen Z and Millennials cohort, who are ‘rewriting the rules of charitable giving’. Here, Bella Conyngham, Philanthropy Australia’s New Gen Network Lead, gives an overview of the findings from the US organisation Foundation Source – and how they apply to the Australian setting.

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Gifts in wills: How can charities ensure that promised bequests are realised?

Fri, 27 Sep 2024

In this joint Q&A, Morgan Koegel and Rohani Bixler, two of the specialist speakers at Philanthropy Australia and Include a Charity’s Legacy Lunch in October, share some findings from the latest research on unfulfilled bequests. Ahead of their upcoming report, they provide valuable insights on the cost of ‘missing gifts’ and what charities and advisers can do to ensure a donor’s legacy achieves the impact that was intended.   

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$150bn will be inherited this year: JBWere Bequest Report

Dee Rudebeck, News and Storytelling Adviser Fri, 16 Aug 2024

Latest research on inheritance trends, the Bequest Report from wealth management company JBWere, makes compulsive reading for the philanthropic sector. While figures show that inheritance to family, friends and charity is expected to reach at total of $5.4 trillion by 2044, only 1% of wealth transfer in Australia currently goes to charitable causes. The report considers the impact of these findings across the sector and opportunities for growth.

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Raise: Research highlights pressures experienced by young people today

Dee Rudebeck, Adviser, News and Storytelling Fri, 2 Aug 2024

Two important education reports were launched this week at an event hosted by David Gonski AC. The 2024 Australian Youth Barometer: Understanding Young People in Australia Today and the Independent Evaluation of the Raise Mentoring Program highlight the multiple demands on young people’s mental health. The Raise report outlined some of the philanthropically supported programs having positive outcomes the space.

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Drumroll please… Conference program released for Adelaide 2024!

Philanthropy Australia Fri, 21 Jun 2024

Join hundreds of your colleagues and friends for three days of inspirational ideas and insights.

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Hopes for a breakthrough in childhood diseases underpinned by 10-year funding relationship

Dee Rudebeck, News and Storytelling Advisor Fri, 19 Apr 2024

An enduring relationship that has formed between the Stafford Fox Medical Research Foundation (SFMRF) and Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) over a decade has been attributed to enabling the latter to develop world-first research into stem cell medicine that could result in treatments for rare or currently incurable and devastating childhood diseases, including heart disease and brain cancer.

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Australian Philanthropy Awards 2024 – in pictures

Philanthropy Australia Fri, 19 Apr 2024

Take a look at some of the highlights and key moments from the Australian Philanthropy Awards Showcase event including guests, award recipients, finalists, presenters and more.

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