Philanthropy is not future ready

Philanthropy is failing to fulfill its promise as a radical disrupter, the National Conference by Philanthropy Australia was told.
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Lightning experiment, film still Back to the Future (1985); image Universal Pictures

The 2016 National Conference hosted by Philanthropy Australia last week posed the very timely question: Is philanthropy future ready?

With last year’s dramatic funding cuts by the Australian government a new mantra was rolled out to the sector, with the encouragement to established philanthropic partnership to sure up their future. 

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Gina Fairley is ArtsHub's Senior Contributor, after 12 years in the role as National Visual Arts Editor. She has worked for extended periods in America and Southeast Asia, as gallerist, arts administrator and regional contributing editor for a number of magazines, including Hong Kong based Asian Art News and World Sculpture News. She is an Art Tour leader for the AGNSW Members, and lectures regularly on the state of the arts. She is based in Mittagong, regional NSW. Instagram: fairleygina