Menzies Foundation news
Official news, updates and media releases on the Menzies Foundation activities are available here.
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2020 Menzies School Leader Fellowship applications postponed
09-Sep-2020The Fellowship is led by a multi-sector collaboration comprised of school leaders, their school and corporate, philanthropic and university partners.
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Menzies Oration Series presents Creativity with constraints with Dr Tina Seelig
09-Sep-2020In a post-COVID world, how do we pivot to unlock creativity and innovation to build a brighter future?
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Four ways COVID-19 philanthropy is helping to navigate the crisis
21-Jul-2020The pandemic has created a wave of coronavirus-related social and economic issues for communities to address. Recently, a group of leading figures from Australia’s nonprofit and philanthropic sectors shared their insights into how they are navigating the situation.
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Released: 2019 Menzies School Leader Incubator - Impact and Evaluation Report
25-Jun-2020An outstanding example identifying leadership challenges and supporting catalytic initiatives to build leadership capability. View Menzies School Leader Incubator - Impact and Evaluation Report.
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Menzies Foundation Board welcomes Australian fashion retailer, business leader, philanthropist and patron: Naomi Milgrom AC
25-Jun-2020‘Great leadership lies at the heart of Australia’s ability to navigate an increasingly complex world, I am delighted to be joining the Board of the Menzies Foundation who are committed to making a contribution to raise the profile and importance of ‘outstanding leadership’.
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Menzies Foundation research exposes 'fractured' education system
22-Jun-2020New research by the Menzies Foundation provides a roadmap to help school leaders fare better in future crises - and improve student outcomes across the board. Take a moment to listen to Laureate Professor John Hattie, Advisory Committee Member of the Menzies School Leader Fellowship Program.
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Menzies Science Entrepreneur Fellow secures majority of prawn farm pathogen testing sales Nation-wide
22-Jun-2020Menzies Foundation has provided a platform of support networks as part of the fellowship program which have been fundamental in developing my leadership skills and helping to navigate the commercial environment
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Principal's project to help reform schools
17-Jun-2020A Ballarat principal is part of an elite leadership program and research project to help improve school leaders
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How should philanthropy be thinking in response to COVID-19?
18-Mar-2020We are confronting a rare conjunction of circumstances that pose challenges for philanthropy – and we need to think about how we respond. It brings to mind my favourite Victor Frankl quote: “Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom”.
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A year in the life of a Menzies Mentoring Fellow
26-Feb-2020Throughout this year I have been challenged, grown into a person that I didn’t know I was capable of becoming, and have created relationships that I will cherish for a lifetime. I’m extremely grateful to the Menzies Foundation for supporting me this year, and enabling intergenerational empowerment, influence and a culturally supportive environment that is necessary for growth as Indigenous people.
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Caitlyn Glover, 2019 Menzies Centenary Prize Winner
18-Feb-2020Attributing her success to the balance in life, Caitlyn praises to her community and family for their support. Caitlyn believes spending time with friends and family and working was of benefit in motivating her to handle her academic pressures with a calm mind.
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Methodology of the Philanthropic Impact Pioneers Program
19-Dec-2019PIPP uses a mixed method approach and is gathering observational data from a cohort of grantseekers and grantmakers.
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Who is impacted by the findings of the Philanthropy: Towards A Better Practice Model report?
11-Dec-2019The findings of the Philanthropy: Towards a Better Practice Model will have its impacts among grantmakers, grantseekers, and on the beneficiaries of Australia.
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Why are the findings from the 2014 Philanthropy: Towards a Better Practice Model important?
26-Nov-2019The importance of the discoveries in the Towards a Better Practice Model report are twofold: they show the landscape of philanthropy, and the opportunity.
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What did the 2014 Philanthropy: Towards a Better Practice Model report show
12-Nov-2019Both grantmakers and grantseekers are passionate and united in their commitment to addressing the serious social problems facing Australia and work collaboratively to support social change. There does seem to be a considerable discrepancy between grantseeker and grantmaker perceptions around what that is.
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What does PIPP’s work mean for the wider world?
22-Oct-2019When philanthropists fund not-for-profit organisations, it is generally for specific projects. Very few organisations will fund bolstering infrastructure or systems upgrades.
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Governor-General David Hurley; new patron of Menzies Foundation
30-Sep-2019"Outstanding leadership transforms local communities, creates new opportunities and helps us respond to complex global issues. That is why the work of the Menzies Foundation is critically important..."
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How PIPP is helping to improve the impact of philanthropy
26-Sep-2019PIPP brings together ten organisations, who will work together with international experts in a series of nine workshops over three years. These workshops will teach evidence-led adaptive approaches that encourage organisations put aside older approaches that no longer serve as their environments change.
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Community expectations and bias; reinforcing disadvantage in our schools
19-Sep-2019Trauma effects all communities, but the impact seems to be greatest in communities where there isn’t enough money to go around. Some of our youngest learners are coming to school so dysregulated they can’t function.
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Funding to target ‘dead zone’
12-Sep-2019Menzies Foundation are delighted to announce the first recipients of the 2019 Menzies Science Entrepreneur Fellowship; global shrimp expert Dr Melony Sellars, leading optics and telecommunications expert Dr Simon Gross and materials expert Dr Jinghua Fang.
