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'We are climate refugees': Voices from the Northern Rivers
A year after the Northern Rivers flood disaster hundreds of residents are still displaced. "It's like a pause button has been on all year."

Nicole Richards
Apr 4, 20236 min read


Philanthropy's Indigenous change agent
Koondee Woonga-gat Toor-rong (KWT) is Victoria's first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-led philanthropic fund.

Nicole Richards
Jun 30, 20207 min read


Keeping an environmental focus in a Covid-19 world
Will the coronavirus crisis trump the climate crisis?

Nicole Richards
May 28, 20203 min read


Action as the antidote to despair: Groundswell
Australia's first giving circle dedicated to funding strategic, high-impact climate advocacy and action, is riding an upswell of support.

Nicole Richards
Apr 9, 20204 min read


Promoting human dignity, protecting human rights
“These are very difficult times for human rights and human rights defenders.”

Nicole Richards
Mar 6, 20203 min read


Advocates for advocacy
For Bruce and Ann McGregor, collaboration is one of the most valuable lessons they've learned about philanthropy.

Nicole Richards
Aug 26, 20194 min read


How philanthropy can help drive complacent governments to think differently: Peter McMullin
"I feel sometimes with philanthropy the dollar amount becomes the story and people forget what the thing’s all about." - Peter McMullin

Nicole Richards
Jul 4, 20196 min read


Across the generations
In 1967 Australian industrialist Sir James N. Kirby surprised even those closest to him when he announced his intention to start a...

Nicole Richards
Jun 4, 20194 min read


‘By establishing the Fund, we are able to keep our beautiful girl’s name alive’
The Morgan Mansell Fund is a fund that no parent would ever wish to set up: a memorial fund to honour the all-too-short life of their child.

Nicole Richards
May 3, 20192 min read


Philanthropy and the active investor
"We’re prepared to place our corpus at risk because we’re trying to be social venture capitalists," says Alan Schwartz AM.

Nicole Richards
Apr 30, 20196 min read


The accidental philanthropist
The thought of a family foundation had never crossed Michael Barr’s mind until the day his father called a family meeting and announced...

Nicole Richards
Apr 4, 20195 min read


De-stigmatising philanthropy
“I wish more people understood that it’s possible to make a big difference even by giving a small amount,” says Sophie Chamberlain from...

Nicole Richards
Mar 22, 20194 min read


Philanthropy and next-gen advocacy
Brisbane-based English Family Foundation is best known for its evangelical support of social enterprise but, as a family foundation, it...

Nicole Richards
Mar 11, 20194 min read


Sam Mostyn: Great leaders are inclusive
Sam Mostyn is a leader in so many fields it’s hard to keep track. She’s won awards for her leadership and for breaking down barriers and...

Nicole Richards
Mar 5, 20197 min read


The Barefoot Investor on giving
Scott Pape, aka The Barefoot Investor, reaches millions of Australians every week with his pull-no-punches take on personal money...

Nicole Richards
Mar 4, 20195 min read
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