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Philanthropy’s generosity remains strong… but for how long?

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 3rd June 2020 -  Nearly 90 per cent of Australian grantmakers have stepped up support of charities during COVID-19, new research finds  
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The top end of philanthropy surges in 2019

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 7th May 2020 -  The Paul Ramsay Foundation is once again the nation’s biggest giver
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COVID-19 set to cause a major giving downturn

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 22nd April 2020 -  Funding models of many for-purpose organisations could come under significant pressure in the future   

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How the world gives during a time of social dislocation

Emma Sakellaris, Wednesday, 8th April 2020 -  To come together to weather the immediate storm, a different approach to giving is needed, writes Emma Sakellaris, pointing to a rise in direct giving.

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Alternatives to strategic philanthropy are emerging

Teri Behrens, Thursday, 20th February 2020 -  Trust-based philanthropy and participatory grantmaking are becoming increasingly well-defined paradigms for shifting the power dynamics in relationships between funders and not-for-profit grantees – dynamics that may have been exacerbated by the st
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Jeff Bezos pledges US$10 billion to tackle climate change

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 18th February 2020 -  But climate activists say Bezos needs to go beyond grand philanthropic gestures by improving his company’s environmental policies

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Increased attention to sustainable development goals

Teri Behrens, Monday, 17th February 2020 -  Philanthropic funding in support of the sustainable development goals has been shooting up every year since their adoption, and funders are increasingly collaborating to chart their investments and global progress towards the goals. Still, a projecte

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Tainted Money and Tainted Donors: A Growing Crisis?

Michael Moody, Wednesday, 12th February 2020 -  New examples of the “tainted donor” or “tainted money” problem seem to keep popping up, and some even argue that the “cleanliness” of any money gained through capitalist practices should be considered suspect. Yet, all of this puts the no

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Increasing critiques of (big) philanthropy

Tory Martin, Tuesday, 11th February 2020 -  Recent critiques that philanthropy has gone awry are important and provocative appeals to hold big donors and major institutions accountable in a democratic society. Yet, some critics may run the risk of throwing the baby out with the bathwater, writ

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Donating in a humanitarian crisis: What donors should know

Jocelyn Condon, Tuesday, 4th February 2020 -  Jocelyn Condon from ACFID shines a light on what donors can expect to know about how donations are spent and why speed is not always the best indicator of money well-spent.
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