Two new reports: The G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce and The Australian Advisory Board on Impact Investing have both released papers that will inform the growth and leadership of Australia’s social investment movement.
A gathering of ‘Next Gen’ givers in Melbourne this week showed that making intergenerational connections is about first empowering a generation to connect with itself.
Trustees and philanthropists have gathered in Sydney and Melbourne to benefit from the insights of a report to dispel myths surrounding impact investment.
“Rising obesity. Human Trafficking. Re-skilling the workforce. A lack of quality education and safe water for the poor in the developing world. Whose job is it to solve these problems?”
Philanthrocapitalism is an emerging approach to solving some of the world’s ills, and two of its luminaries recently toured Australia to ‘spread the good word.’ Andrew Thomas reports.