Menzies Foundation news
Official news, updates and media releases on the Menzies Foundation activities are available here.
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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.
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Creating thought leaders - why PIPP is important
02-Sep-2019PIPP is giving the philanthropy sector a new model upon which to hang practises--one which encourages more strategic, evidence-led practice. The improvement of relationships and communication between grant makers and grant seekers will lead to more impactful funding choices and more effective implementation of funded activities.
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Fast tracked, emphasized, illuminated - a look into the Menzies School Leader Fellowship Program
20-Aug-2019As a beginning leader new to the role of Deputy Principal Learning and Teaching, I was quickly and eagerly drawn in to the busyness, excitement and challenges of the role. ‘Complex’ doesn’t even seem to do justice to the day’s events.
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The Philanthropic Impact Pioneers Program - what is it?
15-Aug-2019The Philanthropic Impact Pioneer’s Programme (PIPP) is a group working to improve philanthropic practices through expert advice and peer learning.
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Furthering our knowledge in the cyberlaw sphere
07-Aug-2019Menzies Foundation Philanthropy Intern, Jack Otter, completes an intensive Cyberlaw course at the highly regarded London School of Economics & Political Science.
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Boffins and Business – The tough journey from lab to market
31-Jul-2019An effort to help address one of the barriers above is a new Menzies Science Entrepreneurship Fellowships, the result of a partnership between CSIRO ON and the Menzies Foundation, providing $90,000 in funding to three entrepreneurial scientists to dedicate a year to their idea.
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A new $90,000 fellowship is giving 3 scientists the chance to commercialise their ideas
25-Jul-2019Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, creators of the ONaccelerator are partnering with Menzies Foundation to offer a $90,000 no-strings-attached fellowship to help scientific entrepreneurs commercialise their ideas 💡
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Futurist Professor Brian David Johnson to conduct Threatcasting Lab for Menzies Foundation
06-Jun-2019Johnson will give attendees a practical overview of the Threatcasting process then lead them through exercises to apply the process to the Future of Risk, Security and the Law: Exploring the challenges of resolving transnational legal cyber security and risk disputes in uncertainty and complexity, amplified by the pace of technological change.
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Robert Menzies – The Art of Politics
30-Apr-2019The launch of Troy Bramston's new biography explores Sir Robert Menzies’ leadership from a historical and contemporary perspective and provides a fascinating insight regarding the complexities of leadership and lessons learned on the journey.
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Leadership in education for Indigenous students
22-Mar-2019The Melbourne Indigenous Transition School is set to expand, thanks to its success in empowering young Indigenous students from remote or regional communities to make the leap to attend big city schools.
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NHMRC Menzies Fellow receives Australian Academy of Science award
05-Mar-2019Professor Nicholas Huntington, from the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and Monash University, has received the 2019 Jacques Miller Medal for experimental biomedicine.
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Fellowships awarded to five outstanding leaders in Victorian schools
11-Feb-2019Five prestigious Fellowships for leaders in education have been announced today by the Menzies Foundation in partnership with the University of Melbourne's Graduate School of Education and the Collier Charitable Fund.
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Exciting new role at the Menzies Foundation
17-Jan-2019Are you interested in working for an organisation that supports outstanding leaders who have the capacity to make catalytic change to improve Australia's future? We're looking for a part-time Communications and Operations Manager to play an important role in our small, nimble and dynamic team.
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Paving the way for the next generation of Indigenous leaders
18-Dec-2018With a strong calling to pave the way for the next generation of Indigenous young people, Edwina Green is excited about the opportunity to mentor students at the Melbourne Indigenous Transition School next year having been awarded the 2019 Sir Robert Menzies Indigenous Mentoring Fellowship.
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Applications closing soon for School Leader Fellowship
04-Dec-2018Applications for the inaugural Menzies School Leader Fellowship Program close on 21 December. The new program, a partnership between the Menzies Foundation and the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne, represents a $1.5 million investment over the next three years.
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Philanthropy that holds itself accountable
28-Nov-2018Menzies Foundation CEO Liz Gillies – in her capacity as Honorary Fellow, Asia Pacific Social Impact Centre, University of Melbourne – has led the development of the Philanthropy Impact Pioneers Program in collaboration with 10 other philanthropic funders. The program was launched yesterday by Philanthropy Australia CEO Sarah Davies.
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Leading figure in higher education joins our Board of Directors
27-Nov-2018The Menzies Foundation is honoured to welcome Professor Glyn Davis AC to our Board of Directors.
