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Philanthropy Australia Conference 2010 a Success!

The Conference has been a great success! With over 500 registered delegates and fantastic thought leadership and big picture conversations, we thank all who participated and made the two days such a valuable event for the philanthropic sector.

Dr Susan Raymond’s Opening Dinner speech was one particular highlight; Susan’s energy, insight and articulation of the complexities in the road ahead for philanthropy were invaluable.

» Download Dr Susan Raymond’s Opening Dinner speech

We’ll be posting more follow-up documents to the Conference website over the next week, including speeches, recordings and reports. Stay tuned.

» Visit the Conference website for speaker bios and further info

New Events & Position Vacant

New Events

Lots of event updates this week, with an emphasis on social innovation and discussions around ageing:

•  Creative Innovation 2010 (8-10 September, Melbourne)
• 4th NARI Biennial Seminar on Active Ageing (10 September, Melbourne)
• Asialink Lecture: Australia’s Place in the World, with Dr Michael Wesley (14 September, Melbourne)
• Innovative Collaborations for Social Change (various dates; Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Auckland)
• Ageing Futures Affinity Group Meeting (22 September, Melbourne, Members Only)
• Myer Breakfast Briefing: Wellington Women’s Mentoring Program (22 September, Melbourne)
• Think Innovation Summit (22 September, Melbourne)
• GEO Seminar: Engage for Results (26-27 October, Canada)
• The Global Summit II: Humanity Uniting for a Sustainable Future (7-10 November, USA)
• Public Sector Social Innovation, with Christian Baston (various dates; Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Canberra, Perth)
• Australian Population Association 15th Biennial Conference (30 November - 3 December, Gold Coast)

Updated Events

• Australian National Community Foundations Forum 2010 (19-21 October, Melbourne)
• Arts Affinity Group Meeting (10 November, Melbourne, Members Only)
• Indigenous Affinity Group Meeting (17 November, Melbourne, Members Only)

» For further details visit the Events Calendar

New Position Vacant

Corporate & Community Partnerships Manager

The Big Issue is seeking an individual with the skills and energy to develop and manage relationships with corporate and community partners. The role will also include developing engagement strategies for three social enterprises, designed to assist homeless and marginalised people.

» Visit the Positions Vacant page for more information

Community Foundations Forum - Registrations Now Open

Australian National Community Foundations Forum 2010

Date: Tuesday 19 to Thursday 21 October, 2010

Location: Best Western Melbourne Airport Conference Centre, Melbourne, Victoria

Registrations now open!
» Download the Registration Form here

» Download the preliminary Programme here

This Forum is for:

• Community Foundation practitioners
• Board members
• Community Foundation staff
• Volunteers

It is also the perfect venue for those people from communities seeking to learn about the Community Foundation movement and what it can achieve for their community.

Any community or group seeking to investigate the idea of a Community Foundation should have representatives attend this Forum.

It is also an ideal Forum for those in Government and the public service to learn what Community Foundations can do, are achieving and hope to achieve for the Australian community in the years ahead.

To keep up to date with announcements on the CF Forum, visit the Community Foundations Gateway.

New Position Vacant & Events

Position Vacant

The Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife are seeking a Philanthropy Manager to oversee their portfolio of projects across Australia.
Applications close 27 August.

» For further details see the Positions Vacant page.

New Events

•  The Green Economy - How can we use economics to save the world? With Pavan Sukhdev and Miriam Lyons (Melbourne, 5 August)
• Asia/Pacific Indigenous Peoples Funders Summit (Indonesia, March 2011)

» For further details see the Events Calendar.

Member Event Reminders

• International Aid Forum (Members Only, Sydney, 3 August)
• Arts Affinity Group Meeting (Members Only, Melbourne, 4 August)
• Addressing Homelessness Affinity Group Meeting (Members Only, Sydney, 5 August)

» For further details see the Events Calendar or login to the Affinity Group Members area.

New Position Vacant, Events & Scholarships / Fellowships

Position Vacant

The Sydney Medical School is seeking a Director of Sydney Medical School Foundations to develop and implement effective donor relations and fundraising strategies, with a focus on long-term and major donors. Applications close 6 September.

» For further details see the Positions Vacant page.

Applications are still open for the following positions:

• Corporate Partnerships Executive, CCIA (Applications close 30 July)
• Trusts & Foundations Executive, CCIA (Applications close 30 July)
• Philanthropic Relations Co-ordinator, Surf Life Saving Foundation
• Research & Communications Co-ordinator (Grants Seeking Unit), Surf Life Saving Foundation

New Events 

• Australian Social Inclusion Board public consultations on Breaking the Cycle of Disadvantage (Adelaide, Brisbane, Darwin, Perth, Melbourne, Hobart - various dates)
• Updated: Hamer Oration: Ross Garnaut AM (Melbourne, 5 August)
• Leading Change - Living For One Planet conference (Canberra, 26-30 September)
• 13th National Conference on Volunteering (Melbourne, 27-29 October)

» For further details see the Events Calendar.

Open Scholarships / Fellowships 

The Philanthropy Australia website now has a dedicated page for philanthropy related scholarships and fellowships, under the News & Events section. We will be updating the page as information comes to us; a web submission form for these will be available soon.

• The Australian National University is offering the ARC Australian Postgraduate Award (Industry), focussing on indigenous education, and funded by the Australian Research Council. Based in Victoria, the duration of this scholarship is 3 years. Applications close 31 July.
• Applications are now open for the 2010 Emerging Leaders International Fellows Program & U.S. Diversity Fellowship, at The City University of New York’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society.  This 3-month-long fellowship is for third sector professionals. Applications close 22 September.

» For further details see the Scholarships / Fellowships page.

New dates for PAF Governance Workshops

We are pleased to announce our new August schedule for the Private Ancillary Fund (PAF) Governance Workshops:

Melbourne: Tuesday 17 August
Sydney: Wednesday 18 August (Kindly hosted by JBWere)
Brisbane: Thursday 19 August (Kindly hosted by McCullough Robertson Lawyers)

We’d like to invite you to attend if you haven’t done so already, to gain valuable insights, understanding and answers to your PAF governance questions before the Philanthropy Australia Conference at the end of the month.

It’s also an excellent introduction for new PAFs; as well as overarching governance topics, David pays special attention to PAFs and their particular needs.

These sessions are presented by Philanthropy Australia’s Treasurer, David Ward, in small groups to provide an opportunity for you to address your organisation’s specific interests.

For more information and to make a booking, visit the PAF Governance Workshop page on our website here.

New Events & Positions Vacant

A few new events this week:

• Master of Commerce (Social Investment and Philanthropy) Information Session (13 July, Melbourne)
• Connecting Philanthropy to Health and Medical Research (21 July, Melbourne)
• A Thousand Good Reasons: Early intervention & socially excluded young people - conference (5 August, Victoria)

For further details visit the Events Calendar.

Positions Vacant 

The Surf Life Saving Foundation have two positions open dealing with philanthropic grants:

• Philanthropic Relations Co-ordinator (South Brisbane, Queensland)
• Research & Communications Co-ordinator - Grants Seeking Unit (Bondi Beach, NSW)

Find out more on the Positions Vacant page.

To submit an event or position vacant listing,  please go to the News submission page.

New Events

Social change and tax matters are the theme of this week’s event updates, as well as some new dates for our Affinity Groups and Forums. Of particular note is Philanthropy Australia’s International Aid Forum; a topic that is gathering new discussion.

• Understanding the basics of Deductable Gift Recipient (DGR) tax concession status (13 July, Melbourne)
• The Spirit of Social Enterprise Forum (15 July, Adelaide)
• Challenging Assumptions in Indigenous Funding (20 July, Sydney)
• SCOSS Conference 2010: Defining Strength, Delivering Innovation (5-6 August, Adelaide)
• Melbourne’s Road Home Forum III - What can we do to help? (26 August, Melbourne)

Members Only

• Members Mid-Year Update (28 July, Sydney)
• International Aid Forum (3 August, Sydney)
• Updated: Arts Affinity Group meeting (4 August, Melbourne)
• Addressing Homelessness Affinity Group meeting (4 August, Sydney)
• Health and Medical Research Forum (4 November, Sydney)

For further details please see our Events Calendar.

To submit a philanthropy-related event, see the news & events submission page.

Nominate for the 2010 Justice Awards (NSW)

Nominations are now open for the 2010 Justice Awards.

The Law and Justice Foundation of NSW holds the annual Awards acknowledging the efforts that individuals and organisations have made to improving access to Justice in NSW, particularly for socially and economically disadvantaged people.

Nominate for:

• The Justice Medal
• The Aboriginal Justice Award
• The Law and Justice Volunteer Award
• The Pro Bono Partnership Award

These Awards, along with The Law Society President’s Award, the Combined Community Legal Centres Group Award and the LIAC Centre of Excellence Award will be presented at a Dinner on 14 October 2010.

Nominations close on 23 July 2010. For further information, contact the Law and Justice Foundation of NSW on 02 8227 3200 or www.lawfoundation.net.au/justice_awards

Congratulations for Queen’s Birthday Honours

Congratulations to Philanthropy Australia president Bruce Bonyhady who was honoured with an AM (Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia) in yesterday’s Queen’s Birthday Honours list.

We would like to congratulate all our Members who were named in this year’s list:

• The Hon. Steve Bracks, Chair, Deakin Foundation (AC)
• Harold Mitchell, Founder, Harold Mitchell Foundation (AC)
• Elizabeth Proust, Patron, Mary McKillop Foundation (AO)
• Bruce Bonyhady, President, Philanthropy Australia (AM)
• Martin Copley, Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AM)
• Peter Hunt, AMP Foundation (AM)
• Gene Sherman, Sherman Foundation (AM)
• Michael Traill, Social Ventures Australia (AM)
• Robert Trenberth, Director, Foundation for Young Australians (AM)
• Leigh Wallace, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation (OAM)

Congratulations also to Professor Patrick McGorry, who will be a guest speaker at Philanthropy Australia’s 2010 Conference, who was honoured with an AO.

A full list of this year’s Honours is available on the Governor-General’s website.