$40 million in NSW emergency grants lacked fraud safeguards
Posted on 18 Jun 2025
An audit by the New South Wales Auditor-General has uncovered shortcomings in the administration of…
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- September 2022 - Nation's grants gurus share top tips, plus all the conference highlights
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- February 2021 - Can you afford to risk it? (Risk white paper)
- December 2020 - Start your 2021 with better grantmaking
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- September 2020 - Fair's fair: Your guide to equitable grantmaking
- August 2020 - Presenting the SmartyGrants Grantmaking Toolkit
- July 2020 - Survey reveals funders' COVID-19 response
- June 2020 - Grantmaking help for handling a pandemic
- April 2020 – COVID-19 resources (converts to e-newsletter)
- March 2020 – The audit issue | PDF magazine
- February 2020 – disaster grantmaking bulletin
Green funders add $300m to the cause, but it’s nowhere near enough
Posted on 17 Jun 2025
Philanthropic giving – including grants to environmental organisations – has hit a new high but…
Audit finds $8.74 million Meals on Wheels program was undercooked
Posted on 17 Jun 2025
The Australian Government’s $8.74 million Future Fit Program – established to prepare Meals on…
Why grantmakers should be stewards of change, not just stewards of money: Minister
Posted on 13 Jun 2025
This speech was delivered by the Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities &…
Funders forum reveals a hunger for impact excellence
Posted on 11 Jun 2025
Australia’s grantmaking community showed a strong appetite for boosting the impact of its funding…
Call for corporate Australia to lift its game on social impact reporting
Posted on 10 Jun 2025
While an overwhelming 97 per cent of Australia’s top 100 companies report on their social impact,…
Grantmaking institute urges shift from dollars to difference
Posted on 04 Jun 2025
Australia’s leading grantmaking research, policy and training provider has released a white paper…
Fundraising gets AI boost
Posted on 27 May 2025
The recent launch of an artificial intelligence (AI) driven platform designed to aid not-for-profit…
More are seeing clearly on gender, but action lags
Posted on 20 May 2025
Australia's philanthropic sector is making big strides in recognising the importance of gender…