BLOG: Universal Basic Income: The answer for a decimated arts sector?

With a new Federal government perceived as more friendly to the arts than their predecessors, is this an opportunity to re-consider the structural underpinning of support for the artistic community, Deanne Weir, of The WeirAnderson Foundation asks in this week's blog.

ADVOCACY: Charities report highlights vital role in crises

The highly-anticipated charities report capturing the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic and aftermath of the summer 2019-20 bushfires was released earlier this week by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission, and revealed a complex picture of increased donations and revenue offset by a telling rise in expenses.

NEWS: Wellbeing hub set to support sector resilience

Building a new social sector wellbeing hub will start next month in an initiative designed to address the extensive sense of burnout and mental ill health across the sector.

Funding from the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation will help The Xfactor Collective Foundation’s digital hub provide immediate support and long-term advocacy around the wellbeing issues that have been compounded by the deep impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

NEWS: Amplify to tackle underfunding and support LGBTIQ+ organisations

A new fund that helps address recent research identifying Australian LGBTIQ+ communities as significantly underfunded has been launched with the intention of providing more sustainable grants and developing capacity within organisations working in those communities.

AWARDS: Australian Philanthropy Awards 2022 postponed

Philanthropy Australia has decided to postpone the Australian Philanthropy Awards by a few months until the first half of 2023. This follows an external review we commissioned earlier this year.

Philanthropy Australia remains committed to the Awards as a high-profile opportunity to recognise and celebrate extraordinary achievements in giving and to highlight partnerships between philanthropy and for-purpose organisations that create lasting, positive change.

The delay will ensure the Awards are better aligned with Philanthropy Australia’s 2022-2025 strategy, create space to consider the review findings and allow us to work with our members and partners to develop more innovative and impactful awards.

If you would like to discuss the Awards, please contact Adam Ognall below.

FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation grants

FRRR and donor partners collaborate with ABC Heywire to help communities take action on the ideas generated by young Australians who attend the annual Heywire Regional Youth Summit. There are 44 young Australians from in and around Shepparton, Victoria who have developed six exciting ideas to champion positive change in communities across Australia.

Grants of up to $10,000 are now available for communities across Australia to adopt, adapt and act on one of the six ideas. Applications close 18 July 2022.

WORKSHOP: Paying What It Takes Workshop 2 - Practical full-cost funding for NFPs and Funders​​​​​​

We know that organisations being funded for the full cost of creating impact is important. But how can funders or NFPs know what the full cost actually is? This workshop, for both funders and NFPs, will explore what capabilities organisations need to be effective and how to pay for it.

Date: Thursday 16 June
Time: 11am - 1pm AEST
Format: Online

WEBINAR SERIES: Advocacy, influencing and impact – how can philanthropy make a difference?​​​​​​

In this webinar, we will explore how advocacy, influence, and impact in Australia has evolved. And we will ask the compelling questions - How have we reached this point and where could philanthropic funding of advocacy take us next?  

Date: Thursday 5 July
Time: 12 - 1.15pm AEST
Format: Online

EARLY BIRD: Philanthropy Australia National Conference

Join us at the Philanthropy Australia National Conference ‘For the Love of Humanity: People, Place and Planet’ on
6-8 September, as we come together to become more connected, better informed and truly inspired for the next stage of philanthropy’s embrace of humanity. 

Early bird tickets are available now. 

Date: 6-8 September 2022
Location: International Convention Centre, Sydney

Endowments for impact workshops

How do Trustees, Directors, Executives and Investment Committees of Trusts, Foundations and NFPs embrace the opportunity to enhance their organisation’s impact through ‘responsible’, ‘sustainable’, ‘ESG’ and ‘impact investing’ practices?

This is the central question GoodWolf will explore alongside its collaborating experts at Brightlight and Milner+Huang in a series of small-group workshops tailored for Trustees, Directors and Senior Management of charitable Trusts and Foundations and NFPs.

The first of these series will take place in Victoria. NSW and Queensland will follow soon after.

Date: Tuesday 21 June
Time: 12 - 2pm AEST
Location: Victoria