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Putting our trust in charities

There has been a lot of conversation about donations and charities as Australians, and our friends overseas, respond to the bushfire disaster that we are experiencing.

Hot Spots Initiative

Supporting community-based responses to heatwaves

On 3 September 2019, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) added their voice to the growing list of international health organisations declaring climate change a health emergency and calling for urgent government action on climate change on health grounds.

Healthy & Resilient Communities, Hot Spots Initiative

Building resilience to heatwave in areas of socio-economic disadvantage

In October 2018, Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation launched its Hot Spots initiative, led by not-for-profit and community health organisations, to test the resourcing of local-level, cross-sector collaborations focused on addressing heatwave vulnerability.

Healthy & Resilient Communities, Hot Spots Initiative

Philanthropy and the SDGs

I have just returned from the F20 Conference in Tokyo. The Foundations 20 Platform is a group of foundations from G20 countries working on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the transition towards a low carbon future.

Hot Spots Initiative, Healthy & Resilient Communities, Environment & Sustainability

Philanthropy Supporting New Ideas

Following the launch of our new report Vital Conversations – Giving Older Women in Greater Melbourne a Voice, I received a very interesting book from one of the partner organisations involved in the projects focus group discussions.

Hot Spots Initiative