Planned giving

Did you know? Those those who plan their giving, give six times as much as spontaneous donors

Read more interesting facts from Giving Australia, the largest ever research effort into philanthropic behaviour to understand how, why and how much Australians give to charity

Fact sheets and reports

Crittall, Marie, Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Wendy Scaife (2017) Fact sheet: Planned vs spontaneous givingAustralian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology.

Baker, Christopher, Jo Barraket and Aurora Elmes (2017) Giving Australia Fact sheet – Structured giving vehicles and philanthropyCentre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology.

Crittall, Marie, Myles McGregor-Lowndes and Wendy Scaife (2017) Giving Australia Fact sheet: Charitable bequestsAustralian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology.

Read more from the Giving Australia project

Scaife, WendyWilliamson, Alexandra, & McDonald, Katie (2013) Who’s asking for what? Fundraising and leadership in Australian nonprofits. ACPNS , QUT Business School, Australia.

Scaife, WendyWilliamson, AlexandraMcDonald, Katie, & Smyllie, Susan (2012) Foundations for giving: why and how Australians structure their philanthropyAustralian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Australia.

Wymer, WalterScaife, Wendy, & McDonald, Katie (2012) Financial planners and philanthropic planning. Voluntas23(2), pp. 350-370.

Scaife, Wendy A.McDonald, Katie, & Smyllie, Susan (2011) A Transformational Role : Donor and charity perspectives on major giving in Australia. The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Qld.

Madden, Kym M. & Scaife, Wendy A. (2008) Keeping giving going : charitable bequests and AustraliansQueensland University of Technology, Brisbane , Queensland.

McGregor-Lowndes, Myles & Hannah, Frances M. (2008) Every player wins a prize? Family provision applications and bequests to charity. The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies, Brisbane, Queensland.