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Philanthropic giant suspends university funding over lack of diversity in award recipients

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 9th March 2022 -  “We would have preferred not to have taken this step, but now is the time for action – not just talk.”

Philanthropic groups unite for impact

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 2nd March 2022 -  “We believe that by teaming up, we will get money out to as many people as we can, as efficiently as we can.”

Opinion

Glyn Davis standing by the gates of Yirranma Place

New philanthropy, old digs: Why we invested in Yirranma Place

Glyn Davis AC, Wednesday, 2nd March 2022 -  Professor Glyn Davis AC, chief executive officer of the Paul Ramsay Foundation, reflects on the challenges we face coming out of COVID and why a precinct built for social purpose and philanthropy is so important right now. 
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Critical gaps in Australia’s Holocaust knowledge revealed

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 27th January 2022 -  “There is a clear benefit to the social fabric of Australia by improving Holocaust knowledge” 
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Supporting philanthropy to fund NFP journalism

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 24th February 2021 -  New research will explore the potential of a not-for-profit journalism sector  
First Nations Foundation community learning youth.

2020 showed us philanthropy can be more: More effective. More responsive. More innovative.

Jodi Kennedy, Tuesday, 22nd December 2020 -  It was our ability to change our traditional way of granting to be more responsive, flexible and ultimately supportive of what the sector needed, that was our proudest achievement this year, writes Jodi Kennedy, from Equity Trustees.

Myer Foundation soars towards ethical investment portfolio transformation

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 2nd December 2020 -  The philanthropic giant is aiming for 100 per cent of its portfolio to be made up of sustainable investments by 2022 

Analysis

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Our investments should not drive the problems we ask grantees to solve

Ellen Dorsey, Wednesday, 25th November 2020 -  Many foundations have realised that they do not need to sacrifice returns to multiply impact and as a result are deploying their investments as another tool in service of their mission, write Ellen Dorsey and Dan Chu.

Opinion

Haiti after 2010 earthquake

You call it philanthropy, we call it ‘Devlopman Tèt Ansanm’

Marie-Rose Romain Murphy, Monday, 21st September 2020 -  Marie-Rose Romain Murphy shares lessons from the Haiti Community Foundation in the second in a global series of articles contextualising the role of foundations, philanthropists and funders in countries around the world. 
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We need to talk about racism in philanthropy

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 20th August 2020 -  Structural racism is not a new issue in Australian philanthropy. But it’s not an issue that people like to openly talk about. Now, some want that to change.  
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