This Month
Canva, Cotton On and Atlassian among the top 20 corporate givers
The amount of funds donated by the top 50 corporate philanthropists has jumped to $1.7 billion.
- Sally Patten
October
How to have a job you love, save the world and earn up to $800k
This week BOSS speaks to four executives who are helping to save the planet. All have a high level of job satisfaction, and all earn decent money. It appears it is possible to have it all.
- Sally Patten
May
- Exclusive
- BOSS
How Geoff Wilson assembled his investment dream team
Philip Lowe, Jennifer Westacott, Mike Baird, David Paradice, Andrew Forrest and Solomon Lew are among the heavy-hitters who have joined Geoff Wilson’s charitable mission to raise money for kids.
- Patrick Durkin
April
Philanthropy 50: Which Australians gave away the most in 2023?
Donations from Australia’s biggest private givers have jumped to a record $1.25 billion.
- Lisa Murray
Forrests’ $10b philanthropic foundation to cut 100 jobs
Andrew and Nicola Forrest’s Minderoo Foundation will shed about a third of its workforce in an overhaul aimed at making better use of its iron ore endowment.
- Brad Thompson
The corporate cost of the Yes campaign
In some circles, there is now a perception that corporate alignment with a cause can alienate more voters than it persuades.
- Samantha Hutchinson
February
Australia’s fund managers use new tactics to support Ukraine
The public are still supportive, but as the war enters a third year, new tactics are needed to ward off the risk of donor fatigue or political distraction.
- Updated
- Hans van Leeuwen
New-look Powerhouse gets a timely funding boost
Sydney’s newest museum with a rooftop garden on top of a skyscraper will now function as a hub for education on biodiversity, sustainability and conservation.
- Samantha Hutchinson
Forrests give $150m to gender equality fund
Billionaires Andrew and Nicola Forrest have put the largest grant from their Minderoo Foundation towards work to create a fairer world for women and girls.
- Brad Thompson
November 2023
Australia’s top corporate givers revealed
Woolworths, Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and health insurer NIB were among the companies to record a surge in philanthropy in 2023.
- Sally Patten
October 2023
Murdoch-MacLeod museum gift sends lifeline to sinking island crafts
Former media executive Alasdair MacLeod said the initiative was already helping to revive traditional crafts of the region.
- Samantha Hutchinson
June 2023
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- Philanthropy
The Forrests reset after trying to save the world proves too much
Australia’s richest man Andrew Forrest and wife Nicola will spend more on philanthropy, but narrow the focus of their $7.6 billion foundation.
- Brad Thompson
MPs (and a Voice dress) sparkle at the Midwinter Ball
The annual Canberra Press Gallery event raised $362,500 for charity organisations including the Butterfly Foundation and the Daniel Morcombe Foundation.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- The AFR View
The Forrests have flipped from personal riches to philanthropy
The Forrests are setting an example for other wealthy Australians to follow and further deepening the contribution of business-led prosperity to tackling social challenges.
- The AFR View
April 2023
NAB CEO says homelessness a national ‘disgrace’
The bank pledged $300,000 to the Salvation Army’s Red Shield Appeal to alleviate cost of living pressures on the most vulnerable, including from higher interest rates.
- James Eyers
‘The risk-takers’ leading Australia’s activist philanthropy revolution
Australia’s biggest donors don’t just want to soften the world’s hard edges – they’re challenging the status quo.
- Jemima Whyte
Australia’s 50 biggest givers top $1b in donations for the first time
Australia’s top philanthropists are in a hurry to spend their money – and sizeable, eye-catching donations are back in vogue.
- Lisa Murray
Why this former jackeroo’s farm project is bringing in big backers
Bernie Shakeshaft’s BackTrack program is making a difference – and critical to its success has been teaching at-risk kids how to train working dogs.
- Jemima Whyte
February 2023
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- Philanthropy
This banker expects philanthropy will survive cost of living crisis
Gresham deputy chairman David Feetham is upbeat about the prospect for philanthropy in a year in which donors are predicted to tighten their belts.
- Samantha Hutchinson
- Opinion
- Canberra Observed
The only thing new about Jim Chalmers’ economic model is the name
The treasurer has been busy explaining his new economic model. But one man’s “values-based capitalism” is another man’s corporate philanthropy model - just ask John Howard.
- Phillip Coorey