50 Lives 50 Homes: the modest grant that led to hundreds leaving homelessness
Peter Wilmoth
Fri, 28 Jun 2024
The 50 Lives 50 Homes project was conceived to help alleviate homelessness. Its name suggested its initial ambition, but support grew to include a collective of 30 community service agencies and the Western Australian Government. It wasn’t long before it outstripped its aim of helping 50 people into homes. It’s now 427 and growing.
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Farewell to Sam Rosevear
Sophie Marcard, Director, Marketing and Communications
Fri, 28 Jun 2024
In news that is both sad and exciting, Philanthropy Australia’s Executive Director of Policy, Government Relations and Research, Sam Rosevear has accepted a senior role as Head of the Research Division in the Higher Education Group, Department of Education, Canberra. Sam will be leaving PA in mid-July and will commence this fantastic opportunity in late July.
Q&A with Peter Walton
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 28 Jun 2024
Peter Walton commenced as CEO of Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation in April 2024. Prior to joining the Foundation, Peter was CEO of global humanitarian organisation CARE Australia. Before that he was Director, International with Australian Red Cross, and CEO of Infoxchange. Here, Philanthropy Weekly asks Peter about his first weeks in the role.
The build-up continues… Conference side events schedule launched
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 28 Jun 2024
Following hot on the heels of the release of the draft program for the 2024 Philanthropy Australia Conference, comes the evolving side events schedule.
Social impact evaluation gets $2.1m boost from Paul Ramsay Foundation, announces Andrew Leigh
Dee Rudebeck, Adviser News and Storytelling
Fri, 21 Jun 2024
Expanding the use of social impact evaluation in the for-purpose sector that include trials and other experimental, ethically performed, components, received a significant boost this week in a new grant round from the Paul Ramsay Foundation (PRF). The grants, totalling $2.1million, were announced by Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities, and Treasury, the Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP.
Creative Australia celebrates inspiring philanthropy for the arts
Sophie Marcard, Director, Marketing and Communications
Fri, 21 Jun 2024
The Creative Australia Partnership Awards were held this week in Sydney. Of the four awards, two Philanthropy Leadership Awards were presented – to James & Diana Ramsay Foundation and to ACT-based philanthropist Meredith Hinchliffe AM.
Six harmful ‘gender norms’ identified as key levers for meaningful change, says Deloitte report
Dee Rudebeck, Adviser, News and Storytelling
Fri, 21 Jun 2024
The ‘Remaking the norm’ report by Deloitte Access Economics on gender inequity was launched this week and suggests progress will remain stagnant unless all sectors of society collectively address the root cause of inequity: harmful gender norms. The report was produced with Australians Investing In Women and the Minderoo Foundation.
