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Philanthropist James Fairfax Dies

Wendy Williams, Monday, 16th January 2017 -  Prominent philanthropist and one of Australia’s “greatest patrons of the arts” James Fairfax AC has died, aged 83. The former chairman of media group John Fairfax Ltd died on Wednesday…

In Conversation With the Experts – Genevieve Timmons

Julia Keady, Tuesday, 8th November 2016 -  Philanthropy Australia’s recent conference theme Future Ready marks the starting point for philanthropy consultant Julia Keady-Blanch to tease out the issue with long-standing…

Business Leaders Join Gonski in $5M Gift to Disadvantaged Schools

Lina Caneva, Friday, 14th October 2016 -  A collaboration by some of Australia’s leading businessmen and philanthropists, led by education reform advocate David Gonski AC, is donating more than $5 million towards students…

New ‘Self-Generating’ Philanthropic Body Launches

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 13th October 2016 -  Not-for-profit and community organisations across Melbourne will have a new avenue to grant funding with the launch of a philanthropic body with a difference. Connected Communities…

Philanthropists Should Invest in Social Enterprise

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 21st September 2016 -  Philanthropists can get more “bang for their buck” if they invest in social enterprise over programs where the impact ends once the funding runs out, according to the leader of an innovative…

$7M Grant For Alzheimer’s Research

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 1st September 2016 -  A major grant of more than $7 million to help Alzheimer’s research, coinciding with the start of Dementia Awareness Month in Australia, could “unlock the door” to new medicines. Monash…

$10M of Philanthropy Restructured For Greater Impact

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 23rd August 2016 -  One of Australia’s largest distributors of philanthropic funds has restructured its grant program to direct more than $10 million of annual discretionary charitable giving into…

Opinion

Australia’s Rich Give Little – and a Culture of Secrecy Surrounds Their Philanthropy

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 18th August 2016 -  Opinion: Australia is becoming more unequal and Australia’s wealthiest people don’t seem to want to do anything about it, writes Bronwen Dalton and  Elizabeth Cham from the University…

Couple Withdraw Multi-Million Dollar Donation Over a Name

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 26th July 2016 -  A philanthropic couple has withdrawn a multi-million donation to an American university after a disagreement over a name. Mark Bernstein and his wife, Rachel Bendit, announced …

$100 Million to Solve a Critical Problem of Our Time

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 30th June 2016 -  Can $100 million change the world? The MacArthur Foundation believes so. The foundation, one of the largest philanthropic funders in the US, has launched a new competition offering…

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