Allan Myers AC KC appointed Chair of Minderoo Foundation and changes at Social Ventures Australia and Coopers Foundation
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 18 Oct 2024
The Minderoo Foundation announced this week that respected Australian barrister and philanthropist Allen Myers AC, KC will replace Chair Dr Andrew Forrest AO and Co-chair Nicola Forrest AO, who will both step aside but continue serving as non-executive directors of the Minderoo Foundation.
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Mott Foundation: How can SDGs help philanthropy achieve greater social impact?
Dee Rudebeck, News and Storytelling Adviser
Fri, 18 Oct 2024
Community Foundations Australia CEO Ian Bird and Philanthropy Australia’s CEO Maree Sidey spoke with Nick Deychakiwsky, senior program officer at the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, and Dr Larry McGill, philanthropic data expert, former VP at Candid in the US and founder of Ambit 360 Consulting, during an event in Sydney this week. The US-based Mott Foundation commissioned Larry to investigate how the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) could provide a ready-made shared framework for foundations to achieve greater social impact collectively. Philanthropy Weekly shares an overview of their fascinating conversation.
Road to success: Innovative MusicNT puts Territory musicians on the map
Dee Rudebeck, Adviser, News and Storytelling
Fri, 18 Oct 2024
If you’re driving the 1,500km from Alice Springs to Darwin, you’ll want lots of music to keep you company and you’ll need to stop for food and fuel. Cue the supremely innovative idea to scan different QR codes at roadhouses en route connecting you to digital playlists of local contemporary First Nations recording artists from each region you’re travelling through.
Payment by Outcomes trial – social enterprises prove their worth
Mark Daniels, White Box Enterprises, Chief Operating Officer
Fri, 18 Oct 2024
Long-term unemployed individuals are more likely to start work sooner, earn more and stay longer, if they are employed by a social enterprise, compared to those supported through Disability Employment Services, says a new report. White Box Enterprises has run an Australian-first Payment by Outcomes trial for jobs-focused social enterprises in partnership with the Department of Social Services. In this Q&A, White Box’s Chief Operating Officer Mark Daniels, who led the project, outlines the results.
Like My Brother: The film that became a story of ‘reconciliation in action’
Dee Rudebeck, News and Storytelling Adviser
Fri, 11 Oct 2024
Co-director Sal Balharrie thought it would take 18 months to get her latest documentary Like My Brother ‘done and dusted’. The film, about female footballers from the remote Tiwi Islands following their AFLW dreams, ultimately took six years, with many lessons learned. It was nearly derailed by COVID, but it was actually the time needed to build relationships with First Nations communities that set the pace. The making of this inspiring film, released in cinemas 17 October, was philanthropically backed by 76 donors.
GiveOUT Day aims to bridge the vast funding gap for LGBTQIA+ causes
Fri, 11 Oct 2024
GiveOUT Day, Australia's national day of celebration and fundraising for underfunded LGBTQIA+ organisations, is on Thursday 17 October 2024. This year’s GiveOUT Day shines a light on the strength, diversity and power of LGBTQIA+ organisations that are driving meaningful change, while raising much-needed funds to support their vital work.
Blended finance – philanthropy’s next frontier?
Blended Finance and Investor Engagement Unit, DFAT
Fri, 11 Oct 2024
Two workshops on blended finance hosted by Convergence and supported by the Foundations Group for Impact Investing (FGII) and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) were held last week. Convergence is the global network for blended finance that aims to increase private investment in emerging markets and developing economies to advance the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. CEO Joan Larrea was the special guest speaker at the events. Here, DFAT’s Steph van Loon reflects on the key insights.
