Treasury consults on Community Foundations reforms
Fri, 7 Jul 2023
Treasury is consulting on reforms to Community Foundations that look set to not only give effect to the Government’s commitment to provide DGR 1 status to 28 Community Foundations, but to also provide a more streamlined process for new Community Foundations to access DGR 1 status in the future.
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Adrian Appo: ‘I’d love to say we’ve solved it all, but there’s still a way to go’
Fri, 7 Jul 2023
Adrian is a Gooreng Gooreng man from the Bundaberg area in Queensland. Here, he talks on eldership, breaking down barriers facing First Nations’ enterprise; why 95% of indigenous businesses have a social agenda; the Voice to Parliament; capacity building and how his portfolio area is planning to make a real difference in the Indigenous jobs space in a six-year spend-down.
‘Combining knowledge systems gives us multiple outcomes’
Fri, 7 Jul 2023
How the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance is one not-for-profit leading the way in integrating ancient First Nations knowledge systems with the latest technology for outstanding cultural and environmental benefit.
Q&A with Leah Armstrong, Managing Director and Chair, First Australians Capital
Fri, 7 Jul 2023
‘Governments and banks are risk-averse, so there is a sweet spot for philanthropy to take prime position investing more and better in First Nations enterprise’
The vision for Creative Australia
Adrian Collette, AM, CEO, Australia Council
Fri, 30 Jun 2023
Philanthropy plays a key role in the vision for Creative Australia and the long-term sustainability of our artists and creative industries, writes Adrian Collette.
Philanthropists collaborate in new employment grants program
Fri, 30 Jun 2023
A group of Australia’s leading philanthropic organisations has established a new grant program to support social enterprises in accelerating growth and impact, while creating job opportunities for Australians facing barriers to employment.
Andrew and Nicola Forrest make extraordinary gift to Minderoo Foundation
Fri, 30 Jun 2023
In an exceptional act of philanthropy, Andrew and Nicola Forrest have committed an additional A$5 billion to their philanthropic foundation Minderoo, through a donation of 220 million Fortescue shares – one fifth of their shareholding.
