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50+ stories for 50 years

Philanthropy Australia Fri, 21 Mar 2025

This year marks Philanthropy Australia’s 50th anniversary! For five decades, our community has championed philanthropy, driving positive change across Australia. As an organisation, we have continued to grow, evolve, and thrive thanks to you—our members, both past and present.

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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.

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New Southside community foundation will support local solutions to local problems

Allison Harding Fri, 22 Nov 2024

Victoria’s newest community foundation is starting to make waves in its bayside Melbourne home, with plans to begin its first grants program in coming months.

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Sector news wrap up

Fri, 22 Nov 2024

The last fortnight has been a busy one in philanthropy with major gift announcements across higher education and medical research as well as the release of the influential Scanlon Mapping Social Cohesion Research report for 2024.

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Future Generation Australia is seeking NFP partners for first time in 10 years

Dee Rudebeck, Advisor, News and Storytelling, Philanthropy Australia Fri, 15 Nov 2024

Future Generation Australia (FGX) is calling for expressions of interest from non-profits that are supporting children facing adversity to thrive. It marks the first time that FGX, which has donated $43m to Australian charities working with children at risk, has opened its books to new non-profit partners since it was founded by veteran fund manager Geoff Wilson in 2014.

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Youth voices ‘add authenticity’ to VFFF’s grantmaking

Allison Harding Fri, 11 Oct 2024

The Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation is a multi-generational family foundation focused on its strategy of Backing Young People. We explore the foundation’s establishment of an advisory group to assess if grant applications pass the ‘youth pub test’. The initiative puts participatory grantmaking into lively practice in a bid to deliver better outcomes by incorporating community voices in the funding process.

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2024 Philanthropy Australia Conference – concurrent sessions

Philanthropy Australia Tue, 17 Sep 2024

Recordings of the concurrent sessions of the 2024 Philanthropy Australia Conference in Adelaide, 6 and 7 August 2024.

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