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What does $87M of giving look like?

Jodi Kennedy, Tuesday, 19th March 2019 -  This week Equity Trustees released its inaugural Annual Giving Review. Jodi Kennedy, general manager charitable trusts and philanthropy, explains how it marks the beginning of their journey towards measuring impact.
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US Foundation Pledges $150 Million to Fix Gaps in Impact Investing

Luke Michael, Friday, 15th March 2019 -  A leading US foundation is launching a new initiative to help fund impact investments deemed too risky for conventional financing.
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Gen Y emerge as Australia’s most generous givers

Luke Michael, Thursday, 14th March 2019 -  Millennials are the most giving generation in Australia and are nearly twice as likely to volunteer for a cause than baby boomers, according to new research.
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Leave a Gift of Love

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 12th March 2019 -  Peninsula Animal Aid is encouraging people to leave a gift of love in their will to help fund vital animal services.

A Lighter Note

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No Wash Challenge to Start Homelessness Conversation

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 8th March 2019 -  Have you ever worn a favourite shirt for a couple of days in a row and felt a bit icky? Now, a charity is challenging Australians to keep their kit on for three full days in an attempt to raise funds and awareness for people experiencing homelessness

Opinion

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Introducing Gender Lens Investing. It’s More Than Pink-Washing

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 8th March 2019 -  There has always been a moral case for gender lens investing, but research is increasingly finding a business case, write Danielle Logue and Gillian McAllister, from the University of Technology Sydney, in this article which first appeared in The Con

Opinion

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As Donors and as Causes, Women are Taking the Lead in Philanthropy

Kate Pew Wolters, Thursday, 7th March 2019 -  The movement we are seeing today of women as leaders and funders is the outcome of decades of women’s leadership in philanthropy, not a sudden phenomenon brought about by political and cultural change, writes Kate Pew Wolters, as part of the Doroth
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Tabitha King Says She’s More Than Just Her Husband’s ‘Ball-And-Chain’

Luke Michael, Monday, 4th March 2019 -  She may be a philanthropist and much-published author, but when Tabitha King jointly donated more than a million dollars to a Boston genealogical group with her husband Stephen, she was dismissed in media coverage as simply the wife of a famous man.

Opinion

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Nonprofit Media is Experiencing a Growth Spurt – So is Philanthropy’s Response

Tory Martin, Monday, 25th February 2019 -  Major cutbacks across the news industry are fueling the growth of nonprofit news outlets in the US. Philanthropy is taking note, writes Tory Martin, from the Dorothy A. Johnson Center for Philanthropy, as part of their 11 Trends in Philanthropy for 2
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Experts Concerned as Fewer Australians Give to Charity

Luke Michael, Monday, 25th February 2019 -  The percentage of Australians donating to charity is falling, according to new research that experts say highlights a need for different giving strategies in the sector.
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