"Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world."Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Sarah Hardy has been appointed as new Chief Executive Office of the R E Ross Trust. Sarah has spent the last four years as CEO of the Menzies Foundation. She has held leadership and management roles in the philanthropic and…
Electoral reforms, charities and philanthropy The AEGN and many of our members have signed onto an open letter seeking a major overhaul of the Electoral Funding and Disclosure Reform Bill 2017. Coordinated by Philanthropy Australia, the letter raises the profile…
As funders, we are often lucky to have the opportunity to talk with academic and civil society leaders. The AEGN’s Sustainability Statement workshop was no exception. On February 12, 70 amazing environmental leaders gathered at Melbourne University to help the…
Catherine Brown has been CEO of the Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation (LMCF) since 2011. She has previously worked in legal and management roles with the MS Society, Wesley Mission and the Brain Foundation Victoria, where she was CEO, and then…
As we all know, more philanthropic support is essential to tackle difficult and expensive environmental problems. Recent moves in Canberra with the Reef Trust and Threatened Species prospectus show that the Australian Government is also thinking about the importance of…
After a very busy six months of events and activity at the AEGN, I am taking stock and rugging up against the winter chills down here in Melbourne. While I am deeply troubled by the state of our environment, I…
Norman Pater is an individual donor based in Perth. In 2011 he was invited to meet Al Gore and train as a climate presenter. This event was a turning point and in his own words “changed my life, my habits, politics…
The Myer Foundation has given its support to a collaborative effort to save the endangered Helmeted Honeyeater. The Helmeted Honeyeater is Victoria’s treasured avian emblem. Over the years habitat destruction has caused a massive decline in numbers. Today, the birds are critically endangered,…
Photos courtesy of Kimberley Land Council Sometimes a relatively small grant can leverage far more funding and lead to significant outcomes. After the AEGN Kimberley field trip in 2014, three participants responded to a proposal from the Bardi Jawi Oorany Women…
Photo courtesy of Greenpeace Do you ever wonder what happens when a project is posted on the AEGN’s Clearinghouse? In August 2016, the European Climate Foundation posted a project asking for $20,000 to assist an international gathering of NGOs and…
