The Queensland Community Foundation (QCF) has embarked on an ambitious research project to identify priorities for future areas of funding and activity. This project will be of immense value, not only to the Foundation, but also to the Queensland charity and community sector generally. The project's final report due in November 2005 will set out a blueprint for funding priorities upon which the Foundation’s own General Fund grants can be targeted for the ensuing five years. Further information is available from QCF.
There are three parts to the seminar series.
Seminar 1. Who are Queensland's charities and Deductible Gift Recipients?
Wednesday 13 April 2005
4.30 p.m to 6.00 p.m
QUT, Gardens Point Campus, S Block, Level 12, Owen J Wordsworth Room
Myles McGregor-Lowndes will present new findings about Queensland charities and deductible gift recipients drawn from the endorsement database of the Australian Taxation Office. This establishes what role philanthropy presently plays in their current income streams. Comparisons will be made to OECD countries and other Australian states.
Seminar flyer (PDF 43kB)
For those unable to attend our seminars or events in person, streamed audio and video of these seminars as well as papers, PowerPoint presentations and notes are available by clicking on titles below.
| Title | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Mr Tim Feely, QCF Board of Governors and Trustees |
| Who are Queensland's charities and Deductible Gift Recipients? | Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes, Director, Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies |
Seminar 2: Future direction of Queensland, its economy, its people and its nonprofit organisations
Wednesday 18th May 2005
5:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m
QUT, Gardens Point Campus, S Block, Level 12, Owen J Wordsworth Room
This seminar will provide an overview of the state of Queensland economy and its future prospects and risks. It will examine the role of the non-government sector and its role into the future, including some of the challenges it faces. The seminar will make an assessment of the demographic changes which Queensland is likely to face over the years ahead, and some of their implications for the nonprofit sector.
Seminar flyer (PDF 66kB)
Please note, the video for this seminar has been recorded in one segment (total running time 1hr, 36 min, 16 sec). The table below outlines at what point in the video each presentation starts and finishes. Seminar 2 video and audio files, as well as PowerPoint presentations are available for by clicking on titles below.
| Title | Speaker | Video Running Time |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome | Dr Peter Arnison, Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology | 00:06 - 08:29 |
| The Queensland economy, the State Government's fiscal position and its interface with the nongovernment sector | Mr Ken Sedgwick, Assistant Under Treasurer. Queensland Treasury | 08:30 - 24:54 |
| Queensland's demographic environment: Past, present, future | Dr Gary Ward, Acting Government Statistician and Assistant Under Treasurer, heading office of Economic and Statistical Research | 24:55 - 46:01 |
| Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and young people: Opportunities to invest in their future | Ms Linda Lavarche, MP, State Member for Kurwongbah, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Energy and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy | 46:02 - 01:03:40 |
| The future direction of Queensland, It's economy, It's people and It's Nonprofit Organisations | Mr Kerry Shine, Member for Toowoomba, Chair of Caucus, Deputy Speaker of Queensland Parliament | 01:03:51 - 01:15:17 |
| The future direction of Queensland, It's economy, It's people and It's Nonprofit Organisations | Ms Karen Struthers, MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier (Multicultural Affairs) and to the Minister for Trade | 01:15:29 - 01:26:07 |
| Questions and Discussion | Panel | 01:26:09 - 01:31:45 |
| Thank You | Dr Peter Arnison, Chancellor, Queensland University of Technology |
Please note, video, audio and presentation files are not available for all components of this seminar.
Seminar 3: Philanthropy and granting practices
Wednesday 22nd June 2005
5:15 p.m for 5.30 p.m start til 8.00 p.m
QUT, Gardens Point Campus, S Block, Level 12, Owen J Wordsworth Room
Grant income is a small but important part of overall funding for many Queensland nonprofit organisations. This seminar opens up the floor to philanthropic organisations who distribute funds to nonprofit organisations in Queensland and looks ahead to granting practices over the next five years. How much are they likely to distribute? What are the priority areas for funding? How do they want recipient organisations to report on the use of funds? Speakers include representatives of private, corporate, government and trustee organisations.
Seminar flyer (PDF 74kB)
| Title | Speaker |
|---|---|
| Welcome | Mike Ahern, Queensland Community Foundation |
| Recent scholarship on philanthropy and grantmaking | Dr Daniel McDiarmid, FFIA, CFRE |
| The Thomas Foundation | Marina Constantini, Administrator, The Thomas Foundation |
| Art Support Australia | Jane Haley, Director, Artsupport Australia |
| Ernst & Young Foundation | Sarah Parrott, National Manager, Ernst & Young Foundation |
| Perpetual Trustees | Reg Trevaskis, Regional Manager Queensland, Perpetual Trustees |
| ANZ Charitable Services | Dr Linda Griffith, Adviser, ANZ Charitable Services |
| Closing | Mike Ahern, Queensland Community Foundation |
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