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Macquarie Group Foundation launches David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowship & Award

The Macquarie Group Foundation yesterday announced the launch of the inaugural David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowship. Established in memory of the former chairman of Macquarie Group and the Macquarie Group Foundation, the late David Clarke, the Fellowship provides the CEO of an Australian not-for-profit organisation with a grant of up to $A20,000 to visit and research best practice social innovation around the world.

In launching the Fellowship, Macquarie Group Foundation Chairman Richard Sheppard said: “David will always be remembered for fostering innovation to meet pressing social needs, alleviate disadvantage and encourage social inclusion. We are proud to establish the David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowship as a tribute to one of the pioneers of corporate philanthropy in Australia.”

The Macquarie Foundation today also called for nominations for the Macquarie Social Innovation Award.

The Award will be provided to an Australian not-for-profit organisation or program that addresses an unmet community need. Like the Fellowship, it recognises, promotes and rewards ideas that address social needs, and encourages lateral thinking about community issues.

The recipient of the Macquarie Social Innovation Award will receive $A100,000 over two years to fund further investment in, or development of, their program.

The head of the Macquarie Group Foundation, Lisa George said: “We recognise that innovation is essential for successfully addressing long-term community problems. The path to innovation may require trialling a number approaches that may need to be tested and, in the end, social innovation is often about new combinations or hybrids of existing ideas rather than being wholly new.”

Mr Sheppard added: “We hope the Award and Fellowship will cement the winning organisations’ abilities to develop their program further and motivate other not-for-profit organisations to consider how they can innovatively deliver services to those in need.”

The nomination period for the biennial Macquarie Social Innovation Award and David Clarke Social Innovation Fellowship closes on the 28th of September 2012. The winner will be announced in December 2012. Award application, criteria and eligibility can be found on www.macquarie.com/foundation.

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.

Scholarships open for applications

Quite a few scholarship announcements are doing the rounds at the moment, so we’d like to let you know about a few that are worth looking at for those in the philanthropic sector. Please direct all enquiries to the relevant organisation offering the placements.

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Australian Scholarships Foundation Scholarships for Not-for-Profit Board Members

Up to 325 scholarships are available for not-for-profit board members and non-executive directors to attend the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ one-day Not-for-Profit Board Course to be held around the country during October and November. The one-day course is designed specifically for board directors of charitable organisations looking to develop a deeper knowledge of the responsibilities of directorship, governance and performance issues relating to NFP organisations. Funded by Perpetual Foundation in partnership with the JS Love Trust.

Note that your organisation does not need DGR in order for you (as an individual) to apply.

Scholarship commencement date: One day in October or November 2011in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth or Canberra

Applications for scholarship close: Friday, 19 August 2011

Click here for application guidelines and more information

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Charlie Perkins Indigenous Scholarships in the UK

Two annual postgraduate scholarships are open for Indigenous Australians to study at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge for up to four years. Established by the Charlie Perkins Trust for Children & Students, with funding for the first two scholars provided by the Australian Government, the British Government, Rio Tinto, Cambridge Commonwealth Trust and Cambridge Australia Scholarships Ltd.

Applicants must first apply to Oxford or Cambridge University for a graduate degree before applying for the scholarship.

Scholarship commencement date: 2012/2013

Applications to Cambridge University closing date: 1 December 2011http://blog.philanthropy.org.au/wp-admin/post.php?action=edit&post=639

Applications to Oxford University closing date: 20 January 2012

Applications for scholarship open: 15 August 2011 - 14 October 2011

Click here for application guidelines and more information

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Swinburne University Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarship - Arts & Social Sciences

Based in Victoria, the Swinburne Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships exempt students from paying the student contribution amount for the duration of their course, subject to academic and other conditions. Courses eligible include the Bachelor of Arts (Politics & Public Policy) and the Bachelor of Social Science, amongst many others.

Scholarship commencement date: 2012

Applications for scholarship close: 19 December 2011

Click here for a list of courses available and application guidelines

Scholarships available for Not-for-Profit Directors Course

The Australian Scholarships Foundation has announced that 325 scholarships, valued at over $1000 each, are available for board members of not-for-profit organisations (NFPs) to attend the Australian Institute of Company Directors Not-for-Profit Board Directors Course.

Funded by the Perpetual Foundation in partnership with the JS Love Trust, the scholarships will enable NFP board members to attend a one-day course, designed specifically for board directors of charitable organisations looking to develop a deeper knowledge of directorship, governance and performance issues relating to not-for-profit organisations.

Courses will be held in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra in October and November 2011.

For more details see the Australian Scholarships Foundation page.

Swinburne Philanthropy information session

The Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy at Swinburne University are holding an information session on their Postgraduate programs on Thursday Feb 10 at 5pm. The event will be held at the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Fund’s new premises at L5, 140 Queen St, Melbourne. Director Dr Michael Liffman will introduce the teaching team for 2011 and outline the two postgraduate programs on offer:

• Master of Commerce (Social Investment and Philanthropy).
  Please note students can initially enroll in the Grad Certificate program.
• Graduate Certificate in Social Impact
  offered in partnership with the Centre for Social Impact

Two scholarships are available: The ‘Trust Company as trustee of the Fred P Archer Trust’ Scholarships and the Yulgilbar Foundation Graduate Certificate of Social Impact Scholarship are both available for the the Graduate Certificate of Commerce (Social Investment and Philanthropy) and the scholarship dates have been extended to February 28 2011.

Please rsvp for the information session to Helen Imber by 5pm Wednesday February 9, on (03) 9214 8384 or himber@swin.edu.au

For information on courses and more information on scholarships, see: http://www.swinburne.edu.au/business/philanthropy/

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.