The festive season is a time for celebration and for reflection. Philanthropic foundations stand in a unique place in our community. One aspect of this is the long-term horizons that can be applied to our work helping address community challenges.

Earlier this week I attended the launch of Land Use Futures: Pathways to a Sustainable Food and Land Use System, an important new project led by ClimateWorks at Monash Sustainable Development Institute, with CSIRO and Deakin University.

At the recent Philanthropy Australia Conference, I was invited to respond to some key points in John McLeod’s Support Report on behalf of the philanthropic sector.

Homelessness is one of our biggest challenges, which must be solved.