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Where ideas, insights, and real-world perspectives come together for purpose-driven professionals.
We explore strategy, purpose, partnerships, philanthropy, and performance, to help you lead with clarity and be a force for good. We invite you to explore, learn, and connect, and to take what resonates back into your own work and community.

Beyond the Gift: Is Your Institution Ready for Venture Philanthropy? advancement philanthrocapitalism philanthropy venture philanthropy Jul 30, 2026

Around 2010, when I was at UWA Business School, we hosted public lectures, seminars, and conversations around a provocative new idea.

Matthew Bishop and Michael Green had called itĀ philanthrocapitalism: the application of entrepreneurial ambition, i...

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The Giving Paradox: What Wealthy Nations Get Wrong About Generosity advfinity fundraising generosity philanthropy wealthy nations world giving Jul 14, 2026

Three major reports on giving have landed in the past few weeks, from three different continents. Read separately, each tells a reassuring story. Read together, they describe a paradox that should concern every leader of a purpose-driven organisation...

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Before You Ask: Why Institutional Readiness Must Come Before the Campaign campaign readiness campaigns culture of philanthropy feasibility fundraising leadership philanthropy May 29, 2026

I have been in enough boardrooms to know this moment well. The energy is unmistakable and enthusiasm genuine. A funding gap is real and urgent. Someone draws a number on a whiteboard, a campaign target, and the room leans in. The question most ofte

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Cross-Border Giving in Asia: Why Structure Matters – Part 2 advfinity asia pacific fundraising international philanthropy May 13, 2026

Ā In Part 1 of this series, I explored how philanthropy across the Asia Pacific is evolving through increasing professionalisation, rising donor expectations, and the growing complexity of operating across borders.

One theme consistently sitting bene...

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