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Sarah Davies AM, CEO Philanthropy Australia shares her views on the current situation and what it means to Philanthropy. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ We are confronting a rare conjunction of circumstances that pose challenges for philanthropy – and we need to think about how we respond. It brings to mind my favourite Victor Frankl quote: “Between stimulus and […]

The Sir Robert Menzies Indigenous Mentoring Fellowship is a partnership between the Menzies Foundation and the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School (MITS), a residential transition school for Indigenous students from remote and regional communities. Edwina Green was awarded the 2019 Sir Robert Menzies Indigenous Mentoring Fellowship, to spend 12 months as a mentor to Year 7

Balance was the key for Dimboola Memorial Secondary College (DMSC) student Caitlyn Glover, who has received the 2019 Menzies Centenary Prize. Each year the Menzies Foundation awards the $10,000 prize to an exceptional graduate from DMSC, a small school in country Victoria, to contribute to the cost of their first and second years of tertiary

Methodology of the Philanthropy Impact Pioneers Programme   The Philanthropic Impact Pioneers Program builds on the work done by the Asia Pacific Social Impact Centre in the Philanthropy: Towards a Better Practice Model from 2011-2014. We’re using a mix of qualitative and quantitative research methods to get the insights we need. What we’re doing now

The findings of the Philanthropy: Towards a Better Practice Model will have two types of impact: one direct impact on the organisations in the philanthropy sector, and the other a potential knock-on impact not only on the beneficiaries but on social science research in Australia. Giving better means what? The first impact is obvious. Not

Applications for the inaugural Menzies School Leader Fellowship Program supporting leadership capability in schools close on 21 December. The new program, a partnership between the Menzies Foundation and the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, represents an investment of $1.5 million over the next three years. “This Fellowship will support outstanding school

On the surface it seems that PIPP’s work only really benefits a select few people. Improving philanthropic impact will only help the not-for-profit organisations that take money from the grantmaking organisations, which means…what? Improving how money is given can mean life or death for not-for-profits When philanthropists fund not-for-profit organisations, it is generally for specific

The Menzies Foundation is delighted to announce His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Retd), Governor-General of Australia has been appointed a Patron of the Foundation. “I am delighted to serve as Patron of the Menzies Foundation, says Hurley. He continues, “Outstanding leadership transforms local communities, creates new opportunities and helps us respond