50+ stories for 50 years
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 21 Mar 2025
This year marks Philanthropy Australia’s 50th anniversary! For five decades, our community has championed philanthropy, driving positive change across Australia. As an organisation, we have continued to grow, evolve, and thrive thanks to you—our members, both past and present.
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An Australian COP31 should be a ‘People’s COP with community at its core’
Fri, 21 Mar 2025
Climate Action Week Sydney (CAW.SYD) ended last week with a call to put people and communities at the Centre of COP31 as Australia and the Pacific bid to co-host the global summit. Leaders involved with the cross-sectoral COP31 Collaboration Group (CCG) said work must ensure that COP31 is a ‘People’s COP’ that has inclusivity, First Nations and community engagement at its core.
Australian Schools Plus and Paul Ramsay Foundation announce $4.7m investment in success for remote kids
Fri, 7 Mar 2025
The Paul Ramsay Foundation (PRF) has provided Australian Schools Plus (Schools Plus) a $4.7 million grant over five years to shift the dial for kids who are often left behind in rural Australia. This initiative will support 7,000 students across remote communities with targeted programs and resources, fostering academic achievement and overall wellbeing.
Bequests Promised vs Bequests Realised: Understanding what happens when gifts in wills don’t materialise
Rebecca Moriarty, Knowledge Lead, Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 7 Mar 2025
Startling new research has revealed that millions of dollars are being lost to the not-for-profit sector because gifts in wills are simply not reaching their intended charity.
PA’s simplified membership tiers are here! Join today.
Fri, 7 Mar 2025
Philanthropy Australia CEO Maree Sidey recently launched the organisation’s new membership model. Based on member feedback, PA has streamlined the membership offering into three clear tiers – CONNECT, ENGAGE and IMPACT.
What should philanthropy do about the US freeze on aid?
Benjamin Bellegy, Executive Director at WINGS
Fri, 7 Mar 2025
Here we are. The entirety of USAID’s, the biggest bilateral aid donor on earth, programmes were suddenly frozen last week by US President Trump. The organisation’s website is now offline, and the Trump administration is moving to put the free-standing agency under the umbrella of the State Department. Elon Musk, who now holds a key position in Trump’s government, has called the USAID ‘criminal’ and said it’s ‘time for it to die’.
‘Passion over power’: Top 5 takeaways from the NEXUS Australia Summit
Saska Coote, Marketing Lead, Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 7 Mar 2025
More than 200 members of the next gen philanthropic community, impact investors and young social innovators from across Australia and the world came together in Melbourne this week for the 2025 NEXUS Australia Summit under the banner Brave Voices, Bold Ideas. Saska Coote, Philanthropy Australia’s Marketing Lead, shares her top 5 takeaways from the inspiring event.
