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PPF Guidelines released (25/06/09)

Philanthropy Australia welcomes the release of new draft guidelines for Private Ancillary Funds, formerly known as Prescribed Private Funds (PPFs). It is pleasing that Treasury has adopted the recommendation of Philanthropy Australia, its members and the wider philanthropic sector to set a minimum distribution rate of 5%.

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Launch of a Trustee Handbook for new philanthropists (17/07/08)

Helen Lynch, Chairman of the Westpac Foundation, launched Philanthropy Australia's new Trustee Handbook, "Roles and Duties of Charitable Trusts and Foundations in Australia".

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Find out more & download the Handbook (on the PhilanthropyWiki)

Philanthropy Australia Appoints Two New Council Members (30/01/08)

The Council of Philanthropy Australia is very pleased to announce the appointment of two new Members of the Council: Mr Tim Fairfax and Mr Paul Clitheroe.

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PhilanthropyWiki Launch (27/12/07)

The PhilanthropyWiki is an online encyclopaedia and archive of knowledge on philanthropy in Australia. It is run by Philanthropy Australia with the support of the Macquarie Group Foundation, and was officially launched by Julie White (Macquarie Group Foundation Head) in both Sydney and Melbourne in late December.

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Benefits and Challenges of Employee Volunteering (24/08/06)

More businesses and not-for-profit organisations are becoming N partners by establishing employee volunteering programs but what are the real benefits each receives and what are the challenges?

Philanthropy Australia has commissioned research into the experience of corporate volunteering, with input from co-ordinators of volunteering programs from both corporate and not for profit organisations.

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Philanthropy Australia in the Media

Members may request copies of specific press articles listed below via PRESSing Matters. Articles are linked where available online.

Philanthropy Australia's Media Appearances
Date	Media Appearance
17 September, 2009	Tax law reforms to strengthen Australian philanthropy Third Sector magazine A short piece commenting on new tax laws affecting the philanthropic sector.
11 August, 2008	Suite Charity BRW p.59 Gina Anderson was interviewed for this article on PPFs.
17 July, 2008	Charity trustee guide BRW p.59 A short piece about the launch of the Trustee Handbook, "Roles and Duties of Trustees of Charitable Trusts in Australia".
June 2008	How Donors Measure Their Investment Australian Community Management p.27 An article by Gina Anderson on donors measuring their social returns.
1 June, 2008	Time for a she change The Age An article about the new Women Donor's Network, which was co-launched by Philanthropy Australia and in which a number of Philanthropy Australia Members participate.
28 May, 2008	How open source is losing the charity battle ZDNet Australia This article about not-for-profit organisations' use of open source software quotes Philanthropy Australia's Louise Arkles.
4 April, 2008	Gallery receives record art donation ABC Lateline Businessman John Kaldor has given 260 of his paintings to the art gallery of New South Wales, worth $35m. Gina Anderson, Philanthropy Australia's CEO, was interviewed for this piece (see video linked from right side of article).
15 March, 2008	Earn more, give more: the blunt message for Australia’s wealthy tightwads The Age p.11 Philanthropic activist Daniel Petre finds that donations to charity have barely changed despite economic boom times. Includes quotes from Philanthropy Australia’s Vanessa Meachen.
February, 2008	Accounting for community benefit (PDF) Reproduced from Charter, the magazine of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, February 2008 (p.64) Article by Gina Anderson: A consistent financial reporting regime specifically for community benefit entities will result in a more transparent, accountable and effective charitable sector.
25 February, 2008	Charities fight proposal to raise trustee companies' fees Sydney Morning Herald p.19 (BusinessDay) This article on trustee company fees for charitable trusts discusses Philanthropy Australia's advocacy in the area and quotes Gina Anderson.
2-3 February, 2008	Magnate wants more to share their wealth Weekend Australian Financial Review, p.7 Vanessa Meachen was quoted in this article.
2 February, 2008	A Generous Generation By James Thomson, Business Spectator (Melbourne) An article on the Clive Palmer donation which quotes Philanthropy Australia.
31 January, 2008	ABC News Radio Vanessa Meachen was interviewed by Kel Richards on ABC NewsRadio about Clive Palmer's donation. Click here to download the audio.
23 January, 2008	ABC Canberra & ABC Darwin Vanessa Meachen was interviewed on ABC Canberra's afternoon show and ABC Darwin's drive show to discuss Australia Post's Australian Legends philanthropy stamps.
15-21 November, 2007	One minute with … By Leo D’Angelo Fisher, Business Review Weekly One minute interview with Gina Anderson, CEO, Philanthropy Australia.
10 July, 2007	The Business of Giving By Lucinda Schmidt, smartcompany.com.au Gina Anderson was quoted in this story about the giving of small and medium enterprises.
June, 2007	So you want to give back? Letter to a budding philanthropist Ethical Investor Gina Anderson contributed this feature article.
30 May, 2007	Trusts help make charity pay Australian Financial Review Gina Anderson interviewed in this piece by Patrick Durkin about PPFs.
May, 2007	Financial investment for nonprofits - it's a wrap! Ethical Investor Gina Anderson quoted in this piece by Niall Mulligan on the Nonprofit Finance Forums where she was a keynote speaker.
16 May, 2007	Sydney Sun Herald Interview Sun Herald, Sydney Gina Anderson was interviewed by Fran Malloy about giving in Australia.
7 May, 2007	2UE Radio Interview 2UE radio Gina Anderson was interviewed with John Stanley on the topic of philanthropy and baby boomers.
18 May, 2007	ABC Radio National Saturday Extra, ABC Radio National Philanthropy Australia provided background information for Geraldine Doogue's program Saturday Extra on ABC Radio National, with regards to executive salaries and philanthropy. Geraldine began the piece by quoting from Bruce Bonyhady's speech to the AGM and then interviewing Michael Traill, SVA (ex Macquarie Bank).
30 April, 2007	ABC NewsRadio Interview ABC News Radio Gina Anderson was interviewed with Kel Richards and John Stanley on the topic of philanthropy and baby boomers.
30 April, 2007	ABC NewsRadio Interview ABC News Radio Gina Anderson interviewed, with Kel Richards (and Anna) on the topic of levels of giving and philanthropy.
	ABC Radio Interview ABC Radio 774 Melbourne Vanessa Meachen interviewed on Derek Guille's evening program regarding corporate philanthropy, corporate volunteering and Generation Y.
	ABC Radio Interview ABC Radio 666 Canberra, the Morning Show with Alex Sloane Vanessa Meachen interviewed to promote the Art of Planned Giving twilight seminar.
11 April, 2007	Gina on 9am with David & Kim 9am with David & Kim, Network Ten Gina Anderson appeared on 9am with David & Kim. Allister Webster was also a guest and the segment was about individual giving and volunteering.
16 March, 2007	Corporate philanthropy on the up ABC Radio National, The World Today "It seems business philanthropy in Australia is on the increase. The latest figures indicate that Australian companies have been giving more than $3 billion a year to charitable organisations. And that means you don't have to look far to come across a corporate charity event." Gina Anderson was interviewed in this piece.
14 March, 2007	Charity Millionaires A Current Affair, Channel 9 Gina Anderson was interviewed for this piece.
12 March, 2007	Sold on giving The Age Lonie Van Raay doesn't quite fit the image of hippy benefactor, but last week she donated $4.5 million to CERES, the community environmental park in Brunswick, to help build a new state-of-the-art sustainability education centre. Gina Anderson was interviewed and quoted in this piece.
6 March, 2007	Business leaders give generously ABC TV, Lateline The business of giving is back on the agenda, as the Qantas chief executive promises to donate tens of millions of dollars to medical research if the private equity bid succeeds. Gina Anderson was interviewed in this piece.
27 December, 2006	Charities start feeling the pinch Australian Financial Review Gina Anderson was interviewed and quoted extensively in this article on charitable giving in Australia. The article suggests that in 2007, "donations to charities are expected to fall".
23 December, 2006	Rich pickings The Age, Business p.22 As good financial times roll on, people in plum jobs are fostering an increase in corporate philanthropy, write Rod Myer and Nabila Ahmed. Gina Anderson was interviewed and quoted in this piece.
19 December, 2006	The Day Shift ABC Radio Newcastle Gina Anderson appeared on The Day Shift to talk about philanthropy trends in Australia.
15 December, 2006	Generous CEOs Channel 7's Today:Tonight "They stand accused of being tight-fisted so it's no wonder the world's mega rich are getting a bad rap. The latest statistics show that those with serious money are the stingiest when it comes to giving, and that low income earners donate 30% more of their income than the wealthy. But thankfully not all are Scrooge -- Qantas CEO Geoff Dixon is the latest to join the generosity club after pledging $70 million to charity, joining a long list of celebrities and mega wealthy to relieve themselves of truckloads of money for worthy causes. So who are your most generous famous faces?? American Bill Gates tops the list after parting with a whopping $4 billion, Oprah Winfrey let go of $52 million, Arnold Schwarzenegger said goodbye to $4 million, Angelina Jolie coughed up $3 million and Nicholas Cage gave a lazy $1 million. Back home our top givers, apart from Geoff Dixon, include Frank Lowy who pledged $15 million to charity, Richard Pratt spent $12 million on worthy causes, the Smorgen family relieved themselves of $6 million and then there's Clive Berghoffer, the man who had made so much money from investing in property, he's been giving away $50,000 a week to individual needy causes. But before you put your hand up for a hand out think again -- most of the charity donations go to organizations who concentrate on looking after the poorest of the poor." Gina Anderson appeared on this feature.
07 December, 2006	A more potent philanthropy Business Review Weekly "Australia's business elite is turning its attention to the problems of society and applying business models to giving." By Adele Ferguson. This feature piece in the BRW quotes Philanthropy Australia CEO Gina Anderson, and research conducted by Philanthropy Australia.
28 November, 2006	Business puts its people where its mouth is Australian Financial Review "After a slow start, the culture of corporate volunteering is booming, writes Fiona Smith.” Including interview quotes with PA CEO, Gina Anderson.
24 November, 2006	New Look Philanthropy ABC Radio National, Friday Talkback Philanthropy Australia's CEO, Gina Anderson, appeared on ABC Radio National's Life Matters program on November 24, 2006. Australians are usually happy to give to a good cause but for the most part, we expect governments to pay for social welfare or, in their absence, church-based charities. Perhaps that's why we haven't had the same tradition of personal philanthropy that's so much a part of American public life. Yet personal philanthropy's becoming more common in Australia and it's not just for the rich and famous. So how are we giving and why? Should each of us be giving more or are we letting governments off the hook?
28 October, 2006	Saturday Extra with Geraldine Doogue ABC Radio National, Saturday Extra Philanthropy Australia CEO Gina Anderson was interviewed on ABC Radio National's Saturday Extra program. The topic was "philanthropy in Australia and global philanthropic trends". A representative from a USA foundation was also interviewed, talking about US foundations and "women reinventing philanthropy".
25 October, 2006	Youth Philanthropy Fresh FM Philanthropy Australia CEO Gina Anderson was interviewed on Adelaide's youth radio station, Fresh FM, on Monday 23 October, about youth philanthropy.
3 October, 2006	The Conversation Hour ABC Radio, The Conversation Hour Philanthropy Australia CEO Gina Anderson and Reichstein Foundation CEO Jill Reichstein were engaged in a discussion on philanthropy on ABC Radio's Conversation Hour, hosted by Chris Clark and Michael Gurr.
11 August, 2006	Seen to be doing good. How does a donor measure social returns? ON LINE Opinion This article by Gina Anderson, Philanthropy Australia's CEO, is an edited version of a paper first presented at the Not-for-Profit Finance Forum, July 2006. The original paper is available here. "What difference does philanthropy make? When the benefits of a donation are intangible, or may not be realised for a decade or more, assessing outputs is not straight forward. How does a donor measure social returns?"
13 July, 2006	Small Steps, Big Differences The Age Gina Anderson, Philanthropy Australia's CEO, was interviewed by The Age journalist Claire Halliday for this In-Depth piece on young women in philanthropy, published Thursday, July 13: "Think philanthropy and the image is often of upper-crust old women dishing out father's inheritance over crustless sandwiches. That's all changing. As Claire Halliday discovers, the new breed of philanthropists do much more than just signing cheques."
June-July 2006	Gina Anderson's radio appearances ABC Radio 702, Sydney (The Afternoon Show with James Valentine) ABC Radio Newcastle ABC Radio National (PM) Groove FM, Perth Radio National's Talk Back Australia Following the Philanthropy of Warren Buffett and the BRW's release of their Philanthropy edition, Gina Anderson was engaged in a number of radio interviews across Australia.
13-20 June, 2006	GUIDE TO GIVING LAUNCHED TO INSPIRE THE 'MASS AFFLUENT Ethical Investor A piece on Philanthropy Australia's new Guide to Giving appeared in this week's Ethical Investor.
13 June, 2006	Take heart: curtain call for fund-raiser Australian Financial Review Philanthropy Australia's Membership Services Manager, Jane Kenny, was quoted in this article on innovative fundraising, the charity dinner, and corporate sponsorship of non-profit events.
19 May, 2006	Wealthy Australian philanthropists Jane Nethercote and Marika Webb-Pullman, crikey.com.au The BRW Rich List is all about who gets the most – but isn't it time to start looking at who gives the most? Philanthropy Australia's Knowledge Centre was used for research in this article.
30 March, 2006	Money Pit Sydney Morning Herald A feature piece on current issues of wealth and inheritance in Australia. Philanthropy Australia's Knowledge Centre was consulted for information specific to philanthropic bequests for this article, and CEO Gina Anderson was interviewed and is quoted.
10 January, 2006	Letter to the Australian Financial Review Australian Financial Review In response to several opinion articles on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in the Australian Financial Review (06/01/06), Philanthropy Australia submitted a letter to the editor which was published in the January 10 edition of the AFR.

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