Giving Australia

The largest ever research effort into philanthropic behaviour to understand how, why and how much Australians give to charity.

The Giving Australia 2016 research was commissioned by the Commonwealth of Australia, represented by the Department of Social Services. The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (ACPNS), with the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) Swinburne and the Centre for Corporate Public Affairs (CCPA) have partnered to undertake this research project. The purpose of this report is to assist the work of the Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership.

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Play with the data

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Webinars

• Philanthropy and philanthropists (5 May 2017)
• Business giving and volunteering (26 Oct 2017)
• What nonprofits need to know to attract support (27 Nov 2017)

Publications

Literature and background

Individual giving and volunteering

The nonprofit perspective

Philanthropy and Philanthropists

Business Giving and Volunteering

Acknowledgments

Thanks go to:

• the Australian Government Department of Social Services who commissioned this research and the Prime Minister’s Community Business Partnership, especially the Giving Australia 2016 steering committee
• the original Giving Australia research collaboration in 2005, ACOSS, UTS and ACPNS led by the late Professor Mark Lyons
• the many individuals and organisations across Australia who gave their views and data to build this picture of giving and volunteering in this country
• the Australian Bureau of Statistics for invaluable support
• the various academic researchers, chief investigators, project manager and support team from each research site along with McNair Ingenuity who worked on this collaborative effort, and
• sector partners and media who encouraged people to be part of the data collection and use.