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New on the Philanthropy Australia Website

New Position Vacant:

• Grants Manager, Victoria Law Foundation

New Events:

• Disability Affinity Group (Melbourne, Members Only) - 23rd April
• Philanthropy and Government in Partnership with Place (Melbourne) - 29th April
• Strong Foundations… Strong Future: Aboriginal Health Research Conference 2008 (Sydney) - 29th-30th April
• The Maimonides Society - take the temperature of Al Gore’s Climate Project (Melbourne) - 30th April
• Great Minds Review (Sydney, Members Only) - 6th May
• Climate Change: An American Funder’s Experience. Morning Tea with Ted Smith, Executive Director of the USA Kendall Foundation. (Melbourne) - 6th May
• Corporate Foundation Network Meeting (Sydney, Members Only) - 13th May
• Indigenous Affinity Group Meeting (Sydney, Members Only) - 15th May
• Early Intervention Affinity Group Meeting (Sydney, Members Only) - 22nd May
• Climate Change: the State and Federal Political Context, Lunchtime Seminar with John Thwaites (Melbourne) - 27th May
• Early Intervention Affinity Group (Melbourne, Members Only) - 29th May
• Loddon Mallee Aboriginal Reference Group panel - Indigenous Affinity Group (Echuca, Members Only) - 4th June
• Invasive Species -Threatening Australia’s Biodiversity and Landscapes (Lunchtime Seminar, Melbourne) - 10th June
• Arts Affinity Group (Melbourne, Members Only) - 12th June
• Grants 101: Professional Grant Proposal Writing Workshop (Sydney) - 23rd-25th June
• Making a Difference: Social Inclusion for New and Emerging Communities (Adelaide) - 26th-27th June
• Anti-Poverty Week 2008 (National) - 12th-18th October

New on the PhilanthropyWiki:

• The SEIFA (Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas) tables, produced by the ABS, provides a detailed data set comparing the relative social and economic conditions of cities, towns and suburbs across Australia as well as accompanying explanatory material and analysis.
• Developing Grantmaker Principles and Standards - presentation by Chris Andersen
• Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership - Many of the PMCBP’s publications are now available via FAHCSIA.

Other News:

• The Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal is part of a story on ABC Landline on Sunday 20 April at 12.00pm. It’s the story on the winner of the Drought not Out partnership FRRR had with the ABC.