Events and Activities
Submissions
While working on our own Charity Law Reform Project this year, CmA has taken advantage of the two recent opportunities to contribute to the wider debate. We have submitted our position paper to both Australia’s Future Tax System Review (The Henry Review) and the Productivity Commission’s Study on the Contribution of the Not for Profit Sector. Our position paper is available here.
Workshops
Funding Social Change - Advocacy, RMIT, Melbourne. July 2008
A well attended Forum on Social Change Philanthropy and Advocacy was held at RMIT City Campus on 17 July 2008 to assist grant makers gain a better understanding of the extent to which they can fund advocacy projects under current tax legislation without jeopardising their charitable tax status. The Forum consisted of presentations by a number of leading speakers on the topic and provided a case study to further highlight the importance of funding advocacy to bring about change. The Changemakers commissioned paper “Funding Advocacy for Social Change” was distributed to attendees.
Presentations were made by:
Mark Dreyfus QC MP, Chair, House of Representatives Standing Committee for Legal & Constitutional Affairs
Heather Gray, Partner, Holding Redlich
Gina Anderson, CEO Philanthropy Australia
Christine Edwards, CEO, The Myer Foundation; Cath Smith, CEO, Victorian Council Of Social Services; Teresa Zolnierkiewicz, Head of Philanthropy Partners, ANZ Trustees; Annette McKail, Research & Policy Officer, Refugee Council of Australia; David Craig, CEO, Action for Community Living.
Arts Play, Birrarung Marr, Melbourne. June 2006
What it means to be a grantmaker working for social change, in conjunction with community organisations. The approach to social change philanthropy was examined by looking specifically at the issue of increasing inequality among Australia’s children.
The initial presentation, Suffer the Little Children, was made by Mary Crooks, Executive Director of the Victorian Women’s Trust and Chair of Changemakers Australia, with Cath Smith, CEO of VCOSS providing a response.
Suffer the little children… Contemporary trends and issues impacting on Australian children - Session Notes
Suffer the Little Children session notes (PDF) 35.28 kB
Launch of Changemakers AustraliaIn launching CMA, Julian Gardner, Victoria’s Public Advocate, gave an inspiring speech to around 60 of our supporters in the beautiful Koorie Heritage Trust building. You can read this and Marion Webster's speech in full below... Marion Webster -25/10/05 35.50 kB
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