An Australian COP31 should be a ‘People’s COP with community at its core’
Fri, 21 Mar 2025
Climate Action Week Sydney (CAW.SYD) ended last week with a call to put people and communities at the Centre of COP31 as Australia and the Pacific bid to co-host the global summit. Leaders involved with the cross-sectoral COP31 Collaboration Group (CCG) said work must ensure that COP31 is a ‘People’s COP’ that has inclusivity, First Nations and community engagement at its core.
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‘Passion over power’: Top 5 takeaways from the NEXUS Australia Summit
Saska Coote, Marketing Lead, Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 7 Mar 2025
More than 200 members of the next gen philanthropic community, impact investors and young social innovators from across Australia and the world came together in Melbourne this week for the 2025 NEXUS Australia Summit under the banner Brave Voices, Bold Ideas. Saska Coote, Philanthropy Australia’s Marketing Lead, shares her top 5 takeaways from the inspiring event.
Claire O’Rourke, AEGN CEO, on climate action: ‘We must fundamentally reorientate ourselves to meet this moment in history’
As told to Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News and Storytelling
Fri, 21 Feb 2025
Where next on climate funding for philanthropy as we reach the mid-way point in the critical decade for action to prevent catastrophic environmental change? Claire O’Rourke stepped into the role of CEO of the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN) last year. Here, she talks about her vision for the organisation, the energising response of the sector and our role as pivotal ancestors-to-be at this vital juncture.
Cost of living, elections and collaboration highlighted in 2025’s Better Philanthropy Telescope
Philanthropy Australia
Fri, 7 Feb 2025
Philanthropy Australia’s third annual Better Philanthropy Telescope takes the pulse of the sector, shedding light on the emerging trends, challenges and opportunities that will shape Australia’s giving agenda in the year ahead.
Collaborative conservation: The story of Ned’s Forest
Peter Wilmoth
Fri, 27 Sep 2024
This is a story of a teenager’s crucial role in saving a precious parcel of remnant coastal bushland, the power of collaboration and the different skills and experience that helped it happen.
Video: Inspiring Story – The Forktree Project
Philanthropy Australia
Mon, 26 Aug 2024
The Forktree Project’s goal is to return a degraded 133-acre former pastoral property in South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula back to nature.
Video: Inspiring Story – ifarmwell
Philanthropy Australia
Mon, 26 Aug 2024
Designed by Australian farmers, ifarmwell helps other Australian farmers cope effectively with life’s challenges and get the most out of every day.
