Rona Glynn-McDonald: ‘We want to rewrite the story of wealth and funding’
Fri, 1 Sep 2023
An innovative funding platform, First Nations Futures, has been launched that gives everyone in Australia the opportunity to provide unrestricted funds for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-driven initiatives. As efforts towards truth-telling and justice gain momentum, the platform hopes to help allocate funding into spaces that are under-resourced and create intergenerational impact for community and Country.
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‘We see our funders as visionaries’
Fri, 28 Jul 2023
How does trust-based philanthropy work? It is a growing area of interest but requires a highly relational approach from funder and fundee, and strong sense of a shared mission.
What is progressive philanthropy?
Fri, 5 May 2023
Long-time philanthropic adviser and educationalist Jason Franklin first spoke about advocacy at Philanthropy Australia’s conference in 2016.
Collective power is key to a fair democracy
Saffron Zomer, Lawyer, strategist and Executive Director, Australian Democracy Network,
Fri, 17 Mar 2023
I had been working on the issue of climate change for a decade when I started to wonder – why aren’t we winning? The environmental imperative for action was clear and strong public support was there – yet, successive governments failed to answer the call to deliver action.
Gender equality in numbers
International Women's Development Agency
Wed, 8 Mar 2023
Even with a seemingly limitless amount of data about our shopping habits or Netflix viewing history, we lack data about gender.
Lack of cultural diversity in Australian philanthropy impacting social outcomes; further research underway
Fri, 3 Feb 2023
New findings from the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) and Jumbunna Institute for Indigenous Education show a need for further research into cultural diversity and intersectionality within Australian philanthropy
The Majority World – what’s in a phrase?
Dr Salmah Eva-Lina Lawrence
Fri, 4 Nov 2022
At the recent Philanthropy Australia conference, Dr Salmah Eva-Lina Lawrence used a phrase - 'Majority World' - and started a conversation.
