Philanthropy Weekly story

This month in philanthropy: August 2024

Philanthropy Australia Fri, 30 Aug 2024 Estimated reading times: 2 minutes

Welcome to the latest edition of our gallery designed to showcase events, launches, project updates and activities happening in our busy member community.

Current members can submit images for the next edition here.

Some of the team that made the ANZUP Cancer Trials Group Limited Annual Scientific Meeting 2024 happen, which attracted more than 500 attendees. Third from left Marcel Svatos, Business and Philanthropy Manager, and fifth from left Samantha Oakes, CEO.
Philanthropy Australia Conference 2024 closing event – Voices of our Future Leaders! Hosted by Youth Opportunities and Future Generation Global.
Caroline Gurney (Future Generation Global), Lou and Faraja (Youth Opportunities graduates), Helen Connolly (Commissioner for Children and Young People SA), Chloe and Aaliya (Youth Opportunities graduates), Taicea Agnew (Chief Executive, Youth Opportunities) and Emily Fuller (Future Generation Global).
On 21-22 August Philanthropy Australia attended the Wisdom & Action forum in Melbourne, with more than 200 changemakers, led by the team from Small Giants Academy. Stan Grant, Wiradjuri man and journalist, shared his life experiences and the notion of Yindyamarra – to be quiet, gentle and respectful.
Dasho Lhatu, Director of the Centre for Gross National Happiness in Bhutan, spoke about his country’s Gross National Happiness framework at the Wisdom and Action forum in Melbourne.
Rachel Ball, CEO of the Reichstein Foundation, attended the Wisdom & Action Forum in Melbourne.
Danny Almagor, founder of Small Giants Academy, presenting at the Wisdom & Action Forum in Melbourne. All photos from the event: Good & Proper
Philanthropy Australia Conference 2024 closing event – Voices of our Future Leaders! Hosted by Youth Opportunities and Future Generation Global.
Next25 has launched its inaugural, nationwide program, Improving Democracy: Transforming Parliament for Women.
Click to watch: Liesl Tesch, Helen Dalton, Aileen MacDonald, Kobi Shetty and Leslie Williams (alumnae of the NSW program, pictured) speak about the program’s impacts to date.  

Strategic priority

Advocate, Engage, Foster, Inspire

Subject

Communities, Community services, Funder/ funding, Grantmaking

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