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This Month in Philanthropy: July 2024

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 Estimated reading times: 1 minutes

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

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Schools Plus launched its Every Child Every Opportunity Report on 27 June at Parliament House in Canberra. The report highlights wellbeing issues faced by disadvantaged schools and proven solutions to address them. 
 Pictured: from left, Sally Sitou (MP), David Friedlander (Chair, Schools Plus), Jacinta Collins (Executive Director, National Catholic Education Commission), Sherrill Nixon (CEO, Schools Plus), Jason Clare (Federal Minister for Education), Graham Perrett (MP), Cassandra Fernando (MP), Jane Ogilvie (Director of Marketing and Government Relations, Schools Plus).  
Myriad Australia attended the 2023-2024 KBF Africa Prize ceremony in the presence of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde in Brussels. This prestigious prize was awarded to Her Initiative, in recognition of its work to unlock women’s economic potential and accelerate economic and social development in sub-Saharan Africa. 
Pictured: Pierre Wunsch, Chairman of the King Baudouin Foundation, awarding the 2024 KBF Africa Prize to Lydia Moyo, CEO and founder of Her Initiative, and Anna Kulaya, first chairperson.
NEXUS Australia delegates at the NEXUS Summit in New York. Pictured: Lucy Steggles, Executive Officer of NEXUS Australia and Bella Conyngham, Philanthropy Australia’s New Gen Network Lead, are fourth and sixth from left respectively. Read more about the Summit in reflections from Lucy and Bella here.
One of the NEXUS summit’s most popular speakers was artist, actor and philanthropist Selena Gomez. With one of the largest social media followings on the planet (more than 400 million) Selena is using her platform and her Rare Impact Fund to advocate for mental health promotion through sharing her personal journey with bipolar disorder.
Official launch of the She Gives campaign in Melbourne, 24 July 2024, showcasing the significant impact women have in philanthropy. Photo credit: Aaron Francis.
Panelists at the launch of the She Gives campaign in Sydney on 25 July 2024. Photo credit: Events 1 Photography.

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