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New Position Vacant - Program Manager, The R.E. Ross Trust

The R E Ross Trust is a perpetual charitable trust established in Victoria in 1970 by the will of the late Roy Everard Ross. Since its inception, the Ross Trust has distributed over 80 million dollars in more than 4,000 grants for charitable purposes in Victoria. The Trust is seeking a Program Manager, one of two equivalent full time positions at the Trust. The role is responsible for contributing to the Trust’s grant making and value adding strategies, as well as participating in the overall effectiveness of the Trust’s activities.

The Program Managers have a portfolio of responsibilities which support the areas of impact of the Trust and work alongside each other to ensure high quality grant making outcomes, in a team environment. The role reports to the CEO and supports the Grants & Office Manager and is part of a small team.

For more information on this position see the Positions Vacant page.

ACNC Community Consultation Schedule and Employment Opportunities

The Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission Taskforce has posted the schedule for its community consultation sessions throughout Australia in early 2012.

• Monday 30 January 2012 - Brisbane - 10.00am to 12.00pm
• Tuesday 31 January 2012 - Townsville - 9.30am to 11.30am
• Tuesday 31 January 2012 - Townsville - 1.30pm to 3.30pm (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander session)
• Wednesday 1 February 2012 - Darwin - 10.00am to 12.00pm
• Friday 3 February 2012 - Perth - 10.00am to 12.00pm
• Monday 6 February 2012 - Adelaide - 9.30am to 11.30am
• Tuesday 7 February 2012 - Melbourne - 10.00am to 12.00pm
• Wednesday 8 February 2012 - Canberra - 10.00am to 12.00pm
• Friday 10 February 2012 - Hobart - 10.00am to 12.00pm/li>
• Monday 13 February 2012 - Sydney - 9.30am to 11.30am
• Monday 13 February 2012 - Sydney - 2.00pm to 4.00pm (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander session)

A registration form with full details (venues and times) will be available soon on the ACNC website, and there is also an email subscription service for notifications of new information.

The ACNC Taskforce has also begun recruiting for senior positions for its Melbourne-based office. More information is available here .

Weekly Roundup

This will be our last Weekly Roundup for the year. As I will be away on leave for December, please note that any events or jobs submitted for posting to our website from next Tuesday 29 November will not be attended to until early January 2012. So if you have anything you’d like included on our Positions Vacant page or Events Calendar, please submit it by 5pm Monday 28 November.

- Joanna

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PRESSING MATTERS STORY OF THE WEEK

Balwyn man making a difference

By Bianca Carmona (Progress Leader, 21/11/11)

A Balwyn disability campaigner is among big names, including cyclist Cadel Evans and singer Paul Kelly, to be named as finalists in the state Australian of the Year awards.
Quiet achiever Bruce Bonyhady said: “To be nominated as Victorian of the Year, given the many outstanding Victorians who have preceded me, is an honour which I never expected and am stunned to receive.”

» Click here to read the full article on the Progress Leader website

» What is PRESSing Matters?

NEWS

iPledg - New Australian Crowdfunding Platform Launching January

A new Australian-based online crowdfunding platform will be launching on 1 January 2012. iPledge describes itself as “Australia’s newest and most comprehensive crowdfunding platform for commercial, creative and charitable projects”.

They’re currently taking expressions of interest from project creators, potential funders and partners.

Crowdfunding - sometimes known as crowd financing - describes the collective cooperation, attendion and trust by people who network and pool their money and other resources together, usually via the internet, to support efforts initiated by other people or organisations.¹

» www.ipledg.com

» Follow iPledg on Twitter or Facebook

¹ Crowd funding, Wikipedia

Philanthropy Australia Office Closures Over New Year

Our Melbourne and Sydney offices will be closed over the New Year break from 4pm Wednesday 21 December, reopening at 9am Monday 9 January 2012.

EVENTS

Coming up for the rest of this year:

• National Conference on Volunteering (28-30 November, Gold Coast QLD)
• Gala Dinner with Abigail Disney: Behind the famous surname lies a woman helping women fight for peace (29 November, Melbourne / 1 December, Sydney)
• National Summit for the Charitable and Nonprofit Sector, Canada (29-30 November, Canada)
• Donor Morning Tea & Project Briefing: Victorian Women & Mental Health Network (30 November, Melbourne)
• Philanthropy MasterClass: “BOLD, BRAVE & BREAKING NEW GROUND” with Abigail Disney (30 November, Melbourne / 2 December, Sydney)
• 4th Annual Family Office Congress (30 November - 1 December, Sydney)
• Imagineering - Humanitarian Engineering Conference (30 November - 3 December, Melbourne)
• QUT Community Collection for Grant Seekers, Fundraisers and Philanthropists Library Tutorial (1 December, Brisbane)
• Global Grantmaking Institute (1-2 December, USA)
• ACPNS Course Information and Professional Development Evening (6 December, Brisbane)
• Philanthropy Australia’s All Members End of Year Celebrations (6 December, Sydney / 7 December, Melbourne)

New & updated this week:

• Indigenous Sustainability: Enterprise, Education & Environment (28 February 2012, Sydney)
• 6th Australasian Better Boards Conference (27-29 July 2012, Melbourne)
• Understanding the Governance of Charitable Foundations Seminar (9 October 2012, Sydney - click here to register / 10 October 2012, Melbourne - click here to register)

» Further details on these events are available on the Events Calendar.

POSITIONS VACANT

• Director of Alumni Relations & Philanthropy, Australian National University, Canberra, applications close 2 December
• Manager, Institutional Donor Programs, Australian National University, Canberra, applications close 2 December
• General Manager, OzHarvest, Sydney, applications close 2 December
• Community & Sustainability Advisor, Coles, Melbourne, applications close 4 December
• Chief Executive Officer, United Synergies, Sunshine Coast QLD, applications close 19 December
• Executive Officer, Mary Ward International Australia, Melbourne, applications open until filled

» Further details on these jobs are available on the Positions Vacant page.

Weekly Roundup

PRESSING MATTERS STORY OF THE WEEK

Forget the Gold Coast: school leavers focus on charity in Cambodia

By Louise Schwartzkoff and Andrew Stevenson (SMH, 14/11/11)

With the ink barely dry on their Higher School Certificate exam papers, 19 graduates from Mosman High School will fly to Cambodia to help build houses for impoverished families in a village outside Phnom Penh. They are part of a growing group of HSC graduates eschewing the traditional Gold Coast knees-up in favour of alternative options.

» Click here to read the full article on the Sydney Morning Herald website

» What is PRESSing Matters?

EVENTS

Coming up this fortnight:

• The Annual European Forum on Fundraising (18-20 November, London)
• Philanthropy and the marine sector with Dr Sylvia Earle (21 November, Sydney)
• Philanthropy 101 Seminar (22 November, Sydney; click here to register)
• Disability Projects Briefing for Philanthropy (23 November, Melbourne)
• Australia’s Welfare 2011 Conference (23-24 November, Canberra)
• Quality At Work Forum: Creating sustainable employment through social enterprise models (24 November, Melbourne)
• AEGN Annual General Meeting with presentation from Dr Sylvia Earle (24 November, Melbourne)
• PLuGIN, Philanthropy Leadership Group in the Inner North (24 November, Northcote VIC)
• 2011 Stegley Lecture: Professor Thomas Pogge - What are the resonsibilities of the affluent to address global poverty? (24 November, Melbourne)
• National Conference on Volunteering (28-30 November, Gold Coast QLD)
• Gala Dinner with Abigail Disney: Behind the famous surname lies a woman helping women fight for peace (29 November, Melbourne / 1 December, Sydney)
• National Summit for the Charitable and Nonprofit Sector, Canada (29-30 November, Canada & online)
• Donor Morning Tea & Project Briefing: Victorian Women & Mental Health Network (30 November, Melbourne)
• Philanthropy MasterClass: “BOLD, BRAVE & BREAKING NEW GROUND” with Abigail Disney (30 November, Melbourne / 2 December, Sydney)
• 4th Annual Family Office Congress (30 November - 1 December, Sydney)
• Imagineering - Humanitarian Engineering Conference 2011 (30 November - 3 December, Melbourne)
• QUT Community Collection for Grant Seeker, Fundraisers and Philanthropists Library Tutorial (1 December, Brisbane)
• Global Grantmaking Institute (1-2 December, USA)

New & updated this week:

• National Summit for the Charitable and Nonprofit Sector, Canada (29-30 November, Canada & online)
• QUT Community Collection for Grant Seeker, Fundraisers and Philanthropists Library Tutorial (1 December, Brisbane)
• Australian Centre for Philanthropy & Nonprofit Studies Course Information and Professional Development Evening (6 December, Brisbane)
• Council on Foundations Family Philanthropy Conference 2012 (13-15 February 2012, USA)
• Skoll World Forum (28-30 March 2012, UK)
• The positive and negative implications of social media in solving social challenges (16 May, Sydney / 30 May, Melbourne)

» Further details on these events are available on the Events Calendar.

If you have any events relevant to Australian grantmakers coming up, please let us know by submitting it on our website here.

POSITIONS VACANT

• Fundraising and Partnerships Manager, SecondBite. Melbourne. Applications close 19 November.
• Director of Alumni Relationships & Philanthropy, Australian National University. Canberra. Applications close 2 December.
• Manager, Institutional Donor Programs, Australian National University. Canberra. Applications close 2 December.
• General Manager, OzHarvest. Sydney, 12 month maternity cover. Applications close 2 December.
• Executive Officer, Mary Ward International Australia. Melbourne. Applications open until filled.

If you’d like to submit a job listing for the philanthropic sector or senior fundraising positions, please see our submissions page here.

Weekly Roundup

PRESSING MATTERS STORY OF THE WEEK

Philanthropy Head Victorian Finalist in Australian of the Year (ProBonoNews, 3/11/11)

Philanthropy Australia’s President, Bruce Bonyhady AM, has been nominated as one of four Victorian finalists for Australian of the Year. Philanthropy Australia CEO Deborah Seifert says the nomination reflects the incredible drive, dedication and the impact of Bruce’s voluntary work, not only in the area of advocacy for the disabled, but also in the wider area of increasing the reach and influence of Philanthropy Australia.

» Click here to read the full article on the Pro Bono Australia website

» What is PRESSing Matters?

NEWS

First Australian NFP Fulbright Scholarship Announced

The prestigious Fulbright program is now offering scholarships to emerging leaders in the Australian for not-for-profit sector. Based at a U.S. university or charitable organisation, NFP managers and directors have the opportunity to undertake research and professional development for three to four months in the Fulbright Professional Scholarship in Non-Profit Leadership.

An initiative of  the Australian-American Fulbright Commission, the Australian Scholarships Foundation and Origin Foundation, one scholarship of $40,000 will be awarded each year from 2013 to 2017. The first applications will be received in 2012.

» Read the full announcement on the Pro Brono Australia website

» More information on applying at Australian Scholarships Foundation

EVENTS

Coming up this fortnight:

• The Maimonides Society Spring 2011 Gathering: Churchill Fellowships – Opportunity for the philanthropic sector? (14 November, Melbourne)
• Advocacy Workshop - Change the World Through Philanthropy (15 November, Sydney / 17 November, Melbourne)
• 2011 Research Australia Awards (16 November, Melbourne)
• The Role of Community Development Financial Institutions with Ronald Grzywinski (17 November, Canberra)
• Philanthropy in the 21st Century (17 November, USA)
• The Annual European Forum on Fundraising (18-20 November, UK)
• Philanthropy and the marine sector with Dr Sylvia Earle (21 November, Sydney)
• Philanthropy 101 Seminar (22 November, Sydney)
• Disability Projects Briefing for Philanthropy (23 November, Melbourne)
• Australia’s Welfare 2011 Conference (23-24 November, Canberra)
• Quality At Work Forum: Creating sustainable employment through social enterprise models (24 November, Melbourne)
• AEGN Annual General Meeting with presentation from Dr Sylvia Earle (24 November, Melbourne)
• PLuGIN (Philanthropy Leadership Group in the Inner North) (24 November, Northcote VIC)
• 2011 Stegley Lecture: Professor Thomas Pogge - What are the responsibilities of the affluent to address global poverty? (21 November, Melbourne)
• National Conference on Volunteering (28-30 November, Gold Coast QLD)
• Gala Dinner with Abigail Disney: Behind the famous surname lies a woman helping women fight for peace (29 November, Melbourne / 1 December, Sydney)
• Donor Morning Tea & Project Briefing: Victorian Women & Mental Health Network (30 November, Melbourne)
• Philanthropy MasterClass: “Bold, Brave & Breaking New Ground” with Abigail Disney (30 November, Melbourne / 2 December, Sydney)
• 4th Annual Family Office Congress (30 November - 1 December, Sydney)
• Imagineering - Humanitarian Engineering Conference 2011 (30 November - 3 December, Melbourne)
• Global Grantmaking Institute (1-2 December, USA)

New & updated this week:

• The Role of Community Development Financial Institutions with Ronald Grzywinski (17 November, Canberra)
• Philanthropy MasterClass: “Bold, Brave & Breaking New Ground” with Abigail Disney (30 November, Melbourne / 2 December, Sydney)
• Philanthropy Australia’s All Members End of Year Celebrations (6 December, Sydney / 7 December, Melbourne)
• Philanthropy Australia Conference 2012 (4-5 September 2012, Sydney)

» Further details on these events are available on the Events Calendar.If you have any events relevant to Australian philanthropy coming up, please let us know by submitting it on our website here.

POSITIONS VACANT

• Fundraising and Partnerships Manager, SecondBite (Melbourne) Applications close 19 November
• Director if Alumni Relations & Philanthropy, Australian National University (Canberra) Applications close 2 December
• Manager, Institutional Donor Programs, Australian National University (Canberra) Applications close 2 December
• General Manager, OzHarvest (Sydney) Applications close 2 December
• Executive Officer, Mary Ward International Australia (Melbourne) Applications open until filled

If you’d like to submit a job listing for the philanthropic sector or senior fundraising positions, please see our submissions page here.

Weekly Roundup

PRESSING MATTERS STORY OF THE WEEK

Profile: Ross Lewis (The Age, 26/10/11)

This philanthropist dreams of a society in which all are accepted as equals. Ross Lewis has been at the forefront of a revolution in the past 20 years to have disadvantaged people accepted into mainstream society, especially in the workforce. When he first started working in the sector, people with mental and physical disabilities were often institutionalised or parked in so-called “sheltered workshops”.

» Click here to read the full article on The Age website

» What is PRESSing Matters?

NEWS

Consultation Paper on Definition of Charity

Treasury has released a Consultation Paper on the definition of charity. The paper seeks public views on possible approaches to implement the statutory definition of charity which was announced in the 2011-12 Budget. The Statutory Definition will guide the future of the sector and has potential to impact the majority of our Members either directly (if they are endorsed as charitable trusts or charitable institutions) or indirectly (via the purposes and organisations they fund).

The submission deadline is  9 December 2011. Philanthropy Australia will be submitting a response; we urge Members with comments or questions to contact Vanessa Meachen at v.meachen@philanthropy.org.au by Thursday 24 November 2011.

» Download the Consultation Paper from Treasury’s website

Read the full Philanthropy Australia Policy Alert (Members access only)

Philanthropy Australia on YouTube

Philanthropy Australia now has a YouTube channel! We don’t yet have any original uploads (they’re coming),  but our Favourites list contains a number of videos which might be of interest to the philanthropic community, usefully divided into categories including Legislation & Law, Philanthropy Profiles, Philanthropy News & Opinion and Philanthropy at Work. We’ll be adding more to the channel as we come across content.

» http://www.youtube.com/PhilanthropyAus

EVENTS

Coming up:

• Grantseeker Workshop (8 November, Brisbane; More info)
• Philanthropy Professional Development Workshop: Working with the Board (8 November, Melbourne; Full Members only; More info)
• The Maimonides Society Spring 2011 Gathering: Churchill Fellowships - Opportunity for the philanthropic sector? (14 November, Melbourne)
• Advocacy Workshop - Change the World Through Philanthropy (15 November, Sydney / 17 Novembe, Melbourne; More info)
• 2011 Research Australia Awards (16 November, Melbourne)
• Philanthropy in the 21st Century (17 November, USA)
• The Annual European Forum on Fundraising (18-20 November, UK)

New & updated this week:

• Imagineering - Humanitarian Engineering Conference 2011 (30 November - 3 December, Melbourne)
• TED2012: Full Spectrum (27 February - 2 March 2012, USA)
• TED Active 2012: Full Spectrum (27 February - 2 March 2012, USA)
• 2012 GEO National Conference: Smarter Grantmaking. Stronger Noprofits. Better Results. (12-14 March 2012, USA)
• 11th Annual Global Philanthropy Forum Conference (16-18 April, USA)
• TED Global 2012: Radical Openness (25-29 June 2012, Scotland)
• 2012 Fall Conference for Community Foundations (10-12 September 2012, USA)

» Further details on these events are available on the Events Calendar.

If you have any events relevant to Australian grantmakers coming up, please let us know by submitting it on our website here.

POSITIONS VACANT

• General Manager, OzHarvest. Sydney, 12 month maternity cover. Applications close 2 December.
• Executive Officer, Westpac Foundation. Sydney, full-time. Applications open until filled.

If you’d like to submit a job listing for the philanthropic sector or senior fundraising positions, please see our submissions page here.

Weekly Roundup

PRESSING MATTERS STORY OF THE WEEK

Anti-Poverty Week a time to reflect on inequality near and far
By Paul McDonald (Age, 18/10/11)
Few Australians remain untouched by poverty. It creeps quietly along our streets, festers within indigenous communities and may only be a pay cheque or two away, even for many middle-income earners. This week is Anti-Poverty Week, and the aim is to get all of us talking about disadvantage and how to address it.

» Read the full article on The Age website

This is an excerpt from the 13 - 19 October 2011 edition of PRESSing Matters (Members access only)

» What is PRESSing Matters?

NEWS

New ACNC Taskforce YouTube Channel

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission Implementation Taskforce have a new YouTube channel, with current videos explaining the role of the ACNC and how it will interact with the third sector, business, government and public at large.

» Click here to go to the ACNC Taskforce YouTube channel.

Above: Interim Commissioner and Head of the ACNC Implementation Taskforce, Susan Pascoe AM provides an overview of the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission and its role from 1 July 2012.

» Click here to view the video on YouTube

PHILANTHROPY AUSTRALIA WORKSHOPS & SEMINARS

Coming up:

• Philanthropy 101 Seminar - Adelaide, Monday 24 October 2011 - full, click here to register your interest in future seminars
• Grantseeker Workshop - Brisbane, Tuesday 8 November 2011 - click here to register online
• Working with the Board, Professional Development Workshop Series (Full Members only) - Melbourne, Tuesday 8 November 2011 - click here to download the registration form
• Understanding the Governance of Charitable Foundations Seminar - Melbourne, Thursday 10 November 2011 - click here to register online
• Philanthropy 101 Seminar - Sydney, Tuesday 22 November 2011 - click here to register online

New dates scheduled for 2012:

Understanding the Governance of Charitable Foundations Seminar

• Brisbane CBD - Thursday, 23 February 2012 - click here to register online
• Sydney CBD - Wednesday, 7 March 2012 - click here to register online
• Melbourne CBD - Wednesday, 14 March 2012 - click here to register online

EVENTS

Coming up:

• The Canary in the Cage and Coal - Coal Seam Gas, Climate Change and Philanthropy (Tuesday 25 October, Sydney)
• Impact Investment Forum (Wednesday 26 October, Melbourne)
• Annual Ethics in Philanthropy Debate (Thursday 27 October, Melbourne)
• Indigenous Innovation Unconference (Saturday 29 October, Redfern NSW)
• National Conference on Volunteering 2011 (9-10 November, Brisbane)

POSITIONS VACANT

• Fundraising Key Relationships Coordinator - Sydney, Australian Conservation Foundation. Sydney location, permanent full time. Applications close Friday 21 October 2011.
• Development Manager, Arts Access Australia. Melbourne location, remote working considered, part time. Applications close Monday 24 October 2011.
• Executive Officer, Westpac Foundation, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability. Sydney location, full time. Applications open until filled.
• Accountant / Book Keeper, The Ian Potter Foundation. Melbourne location. Applications open until filled.
• Administrative Assistant, Matana Foundation for Young People. Sydney location, hours negotiable. Applications open until filled.
• Development Director, Documentary Australia Foundation. Sydney location. Applications open until filled.
• Large Gift Fundraiser, Opportunity International Australia. Melbourne location. Applications open until filled.
• Development Director, Australasia, Room to Read. Australia location. Applications open until filled.

2012 AIGM Grantmaker of the Year Award nominations open

Nominations are open for The Australian Institute of Grants Management (AIGM) 2012 Grantmaker of the Year Award.

The awards emphasise the importance of the professional people behind grants and empowering them to lead the philanthropic sector with good practice and intelligence in grantmaking. The awards also uphold the importance of grants in the Australian economy, as a driving factor in innovation, empowering the enthusiastic and driving the effective.

Nominees are asked to provide a vision for the next steps in good grantmaking, rewarding innovative thinking and demonstrating how to “bring grantmaking out of the shadows”.

Australian grantmaking individuals are encouraged to apply, with a cash prize of $5,000 to the winner.

Nominations close 9am Thursday, 24 November 2011.

» Click here to visit the AIGM website for further information and to apply

Position Vacant:

SmartyGrants, a division of AIGM, are seeking a  software Trainer for their online grants management system. Based in Melbourne, the successful applicant will assist and train SmartyGrants users in becoming more effective grantmakers. The role includes teaching of technical and grantmaking skills, developing new training documentation, and phone and email support.

Applications close Tuesday 18 October 2011

» Click here for further information on this position

Positions Vacant: Australian Conservation Foundation, Arts Access Australia

Australian Conservation Foundation are seeking a self-motivated and enthusiastic Fundraising Key Relationships Coordinator responsible for researching, identifying, cultivating and soliciting high value donations and grants from individuals, trusts, foundations, government departments and business. Based in Sydney, the successful applicant will possess strong leadership, communication and financial management skills.

Applications close 21 October 2011 - click here for more details on this position

Arts Access Australia, the national peak body for arts and disability, are looking to fill the position of Development Manager, based in Melbourne (remote working considered). This part-time role is responsible for all aspects of fundraising and development, including government funding, sponsorships, philanthropic grants and private donors. People with disability are encouraged to apply.

Applications close 24 October 2011 - click here for more details on this position

If you’d like to submit a job listing for the philanthropic sector or senior fundraising positions, please see our submissions page here.

Positions Vacant: The Alfred Foundation, Australian Women Donors Network, The Ian Potter Foundation

The Alfred Foundation in Melbourne are seeking a highly motivated and experienced fundraising specialist to join them as Development Manager, playing a critical role in the development, implementation, coordination and administration of a broad range of fundraising and philanthropic activities to support The Alfred Hospital.

Applications close 2 October 2011 - click here for more details on this position

The Australian Women Donors Network have a unique opportunity for an energetic and personable Chief Executive Officer. This is a part-time position to be based in Sydney or Melbourne, requiring a strong understanding of the philanthropic, NFP and business sectors, and a passion for the empowerment of women and girls.

Applications close 7 October - click here for more details on this position

A position has become available at The Ian Potter Foundation for an experienced Accountant / Bookkeeper, based in Melbourne. Reporting to the CEO, the successful candidate will oversee and report on many facets of financial operations for one of Australia’s largest philanthropic foundations.

Applications are open until filled - click here for more details on this position

If you’d like to submit a job listing for the philanthropic sector or senior fundraising positions, please see our submissions page here.