AEGN News – August
A word from Amanda By Amanda Martin, CEO Dear AEGN members and friends,After a decade in our beloved space in Little Collins Street, provided by the Mullum Trust, the AEGN Melbourne team is moving. From August 21 we will be…
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Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network Conference
Report from Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network Conference, 15 to 17 May 2018 Catherine Brown. CEO Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation and AEGN board member The Canadian Environmental Grantmakers Network Conference was an inspiring event held in a very inspiring setting – the…
Nobel Peace Prize
By Amanda Martin My job is always interesting – but occasionally I have the privilege to witness truly brilliant philanthropic gifting. In mid-July 2018 I was lucky enough to be invited to morning tea at Government House with Victoria’s first…
Tree clearing in QLD: how the campaign was won
Amanda Martin, CEO Philanthropy combined with smart activism can make a huge difference to our environment. On 3 May, new laws were passed to control tree clearing in Queensland. Congratulations and thank you to the AEGN members who backed the…
New member profile: Sandy Purves
Sandy Purves is based in the Southern Highlands of NSW. She established the Purryburry Trust in 2011 to support environmental projects. The Trust has funded projects ranging from the management of nature reserves to the reduction of marine plastic pollution…
Philanthropy sector staff changes
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…
Advocacy News
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…
Gathering of Australia’s Best and Brightest Minds
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…
In conversation with Catherine Brown, CEO Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation
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…
Transitioning Coal Communities
To respond to climate change we need to stop using fossil fuels and switch to renewable energy to power our society. There is a transition underway in Australia right now which needs acceleration, but what happens to the communities whose…
