What does social enterprise contribute to Australia?
Fri, 25 Nov 2022
New research estimates the total number of social enterprises in Australia and their shared contribution to jobs and the economy.
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The Best of The Best is here!
Fri, 25 Nov 2022
During the past two years, Philanthropy Australia has compiled nine short films that tell stories of best practice philanthropy.
How philanthropy is helping to tackle educational disadvantage
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 11 Nov 2022
11 years after the Gonski report was first published, one of its recommendations resonates more loudly than ever.
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.
Trust gives $1 million to State Library
Fri, 21 Oct 2022
Thanks to a $1 million dollar grant from the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust, the State Library of Victoria has acquired the first graphic novel published by a woman.
What the rise of community independents tells us about philanthropy
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
Perhaps the 2022 federal election has eased the tight ethical tension between philanthropy and politics, where money, influence and consequence sit in uncomfortable proximity
Philanthropy’s role in home ownership
Erin Dolan, Senior Program Manager – Homelessness and Affordable Housing, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation
Thu, 13 Oct 2022
To use what is now a well-established cliché, these are unprecedented times. COVID-19 and the lockdown measures put in place have greatly affected our way of life. They have shown us the importance of having a safe, secure home – and also the large group of people who don’t have one.
