https://community.pledge1percent.org/t5/Australia/New-Philanthropy-Australia-report-on-Collective-Giving/m-p/32796#M86 <P>Philanthropy Australia have just released a report on Collective Giving.&nbsp; What is it exactly?&nbsp; Well it's individuals, getting together to pool their funding and then deciding together where to spend it.&nbsp; Growth to date has been largely organic and led by volunteers.&nbsp; This report tapped into 55 collective giving groups from around Australia that cover 11,000 "givers".<BR /><BR />The research shows:<BR /><BR />it has already directed more than $AUD 76 million into local communities<BR />givers give on average x6 more than the average australian<BR />givers forge connections with their local community as a result of giving and go on to become volunteers<BR />to scale, it needs investment in coordination, capacity building and core systems.<BR /><BR />I can't attach the file as it exceeds the maximum capacity, but here's a link to download it: <A href="https://www.philanthropy.org.au/about-us/publications/giving-together-the-power-and-potential-of-collective-giving-in-australia/" target="_self">Collective Giving in Australia</A>&nbsp;.<BR /><BR />Whilst this report is about individual giving rather than corporate giving, it's interesting as it reflects changes in Australia to the way that philanthropy is "done" and "by whom".</P> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:56:25 GMT AYoung 2026-08-02T23:56:25Z https://community.pledge1percent.org/t5/Australia/New-Philanthropy-Australia-report-on-Collective-Giving/m-p/32796#M86 <P>Philanthropy Australia have just released a report on Collective Giving.&nbsp; What is it exactly?&nbsp; Well it's individuals, getting together to pool their funding and then deciding together where to spend it.&nbsp; Growth to date has been largely organic and led by volunteers.&nbsp; This report tapped into 55 collective giving groups from around Australia that cover 11,000 "givers".<BR /><BR />The research shows:<BR /><BR />it has already directed more than $AUD 76 million into local communities<BR />givers give on average x6 more than the average australian<BR />givers forge connections with their local community as a result of giving and go on to become volunteers<BR />to scale, it needs investment in coordination, capacity building and core systems.<BR /><BR />I can't attach the file as it exceeds the maximum capacity, but here's a link to download it: <A href="https://www.philanthropy.org.au/about-us/publications/giving-together-the-power-and-potential-of-collective-giving-in-australia/" target="_self">Collective Giving in Australia</A>&nbsp;.<BR /><BR />Whilst this report is about individual giving rather than corporate giving, it's interesting as it reflects changes in Australia to the way that philanthropy is "done" and "by whom".</P> Sun, 02 Aug 2026 23:56:25 GMT https://community.pledge1percent.org/t5/Australia/New-Philanthropy-Australia-report-on-Collective-Giving/m-p/32796#M86 AYoung 2026-08-02T23:56:25Z