| Public edition #436 | 4 October 2024
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The team at Groundswell, a community committed to funding and accelerating strategic climate action in Australia, has just attended Climate Week NYC, alongside other Australian climate funders. Here, Arielle Gamble, CEO and Co-founder of Groundswell Giving, reflects on the very busy and inspiring few days she had at the event in New York with co-founder Clare Ainsworth-Herschell, who is also a founding member of Philanthropy Australia’s New Gen Network, and Chair Anna Cerneaz. |
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New research highlights opportunities for the sector to engage and develop the Gen Z and Millennials cohort, who are ‘rewriting the rules of charitable giving’. Here, Bella Conyngham, Philanthropy Australia’s New Gen Network Lead, gives an overview of the findings from the US organisation Foundation Source – and how they apply to the Australian setting. |
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A unique Queensland Theatre Company program, called the Scene Project, is sparking young people’s interest in careers in the arts and building the audiences and champions of the future. The program initially received generous philanthropic support from the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation to prioritise growth and capacity-building in regional areas and is now being supported by the Rekindle Foundation. This is an article from the Inspiring Stories of Giving Vol 2. |
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Philanthropy Australia is delighted to announce that CEO Maree Sidey has been appointed as a board director to WINGS. WINGS is an international network of more than 200 philanthropy support organisations from 58 countries committed to growing and strengthening philanthropy worldwide. WINGS was created 24 years ago by a group of grantmakers’ associations from all over the world who felt they needed a space to share knowledge and collaborate at the global level. |
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StartGiving is partnering with the Centre for Social Impact to research the current state and potential for personal giving in the Australian tech sector. They are inviting tech startup founders, execs, investors and intermediaries to take this survey. It’s easy, anonymous and will take less than 10 minutes. The survey results will be published publicly. |
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The European Union has recently released a report called ‘Benchmarking the socio-economic performance of the EU social economy’. The Centre for Social Impact says that the groundbreaking report is significant due its scale, considering 4.3 million entities. Associate Professor Melissa Edwards, from CSI UNSW, shares her thoughts on its significance and what Australia can learn in this article. |
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By spending just five minutes on this survey, you can influence the future of Australia's nonprofit sector. Participation offers the chance to gain exclusive benefits, including early access to the 2024 State of the Sector report. This vital research is proudly supported by the University of Western Australia’s Centre for Public Value and fellow nonprofit, Little Phil. | | In this insightful podcast episode, Michael Traill AM, Chair of the Paul Ramsay Foundation, reflects on what he has learned during his career, and shares unique insights in relation to investing, leading, governing and tackling a wide variety of social issues. |
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| Philanthropy Australia events
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Join us to explore a once-in-a-generation scenario: the anticipated $5.4 trillion wealth transfer in Australia over the next 20 years. Philanthropy Australia, in partnership with JBWere, presents insights from John McLeod, author of The Bequest Report, on how intergenerational wealth transfers can shape and improve the future of philanthropy in Australia.
Sydney (NSW): Thursday 24 October 2024, 10am – 12pm AEDT Brisbane (QLD): Monday 28 October 2024, 2pm – 4pm AEST Melbourne (VIC): Tuesday 12 November, 2pm – 4pm AEDT Audience: All welcome. |
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Chief Impact Officer Jen Riley and Council Grants Officer Monique O’Keeffe from the City of Greater Dandenong will share their iterative approach to learning and evaluation from their mid-program review across 20 local organisations. Where: Virtual
Date: Tuesday 29 October
Time: 10:00am – 11:00am AEDT Audience: Evaluators or Measurement, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) professionals in funding bodies and not-for-profit partners. |
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Audience: Philanthropic funders, foundations, and FGII guests are welcome to attend. Tuesday 22 October, 11:00am - 12:30pm AEDT | Virtual |
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Not-for-profit organisations are eligible to apply for up to $15,000 under the National Australia Day Council’s Australia Day 2025 Community Events Grant Program. Previous grant-funded events have included Welcomes to Country, citizenship ceremonies, morning teas, mornings of mourning, BBQs, live performances and storytelling with local Indigenous communities.
Grant applications close on Friday 11 October 2024. |
| This year’s grant round will distribute $170,000 between 6 grants. Focus areas include positive educational and alternative pathways to help at-risk children, health care services for vulnerable Australians and support for people in regional, rural and remote communities. Grant applications close on Friday 18 October 2024. |
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Do you know a local group making a difference in your community? Hawaiian’s Neighbourhood Champions program supports grassroots groups that contribute to the overall wellbeing of the local community. Hawaiian invites you to nominate local organisations and causes that deserve recognition and their share of over $30,000 in grants. Help to unearth amazing neighbourhood groups.
Nominations close on Thursday 31 October 2024. |
| The Foundation SA Neighbourhood Grants offer non-profit organisations, up to $5,000 to support acts of community connection that strengthen the bonds of neighbourhoods, led by people in their own communities. Check out the Grant Guidelines here. Grant applications close on 23 October 2024. |
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auDA’s R&D Grant Program is a new initiative that will fund multi-year partnerships for projects that deliver impact through research and development. Up to two grants of between $300,000 and $500,000 per annum for three years are available to Australian university or research organisations registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission (ACNC). Read the The FY2024-25 Research and Development Grant Program Applicant Guidelines for more information.
Grant applications close on 14 November 2024. |
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Queensland charities have a fresh chance to secure new funding to help support their operations and invest in new projects to support communities throughout the state, with the opening of two Queensland Gives 2025 funding programs on 1 October. Applications for Queensland Gives' two major funding streams – the General Fund-Organisational Capacity Building grants program, and its Regional grants program - will be open until 13 December, with a particular focus on projects helping youth, women and families at risk.
Grant applications close on 13 December 2024. |
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Host: 100 Women and Yarah Sunday 6 October, 12:30pm - 2pm AEST | Brisbane |
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Fundamentals of Arts Fundraising (Various locations) |
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Host: Australian Communities Foundation Thursday 10 October, 5:30pm - 8:00pm AEDT | Melbourne |
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Host: GiveOUT Day Thursday 17 October |
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Host: The Smith Family
Friday 18 October, 1:00pm - 2:00pm AEDT | Virtual |
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Host: Centre for Social Impact Thursday 24 October, 12:00pm AEDT | Virtual
Philanthropy Australia CEO Maree Sidey will be speaking at this event. |
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Host: Federation University Australia and the Menzies Foundation Wednesday 30 October, 5:30pm - 7:15pm AEDT | Ballarat |
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Host: Mannifera
Thursday 7 November, 12:00pm AEDT | Virtual |
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Host: Centre for Social Impact UWA
Thursday 14 November - Friday 15 November |
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Australian Film Television and Radio School (AFTRS) | Sydney |
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The University of Melbourne (UoM) | Melbourne |
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Bush Heritage Australia | Melbourne or Sydney |
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Arts Centre Melbourne | Melbourne |
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WWF Australia | Location negotiable |
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The Ian Potter Foundation | Melbourne |
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WWF Australia | Location negotiable |
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International Grammar School (IGS) | Sydney |
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Grata Fund | Location negotiable |
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We would like to thank our partners for their generous support. Learn more about our partners. |
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Philanthropy Australia acknowledges the Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the first inhabitants of the nation and the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past and present.
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