News & Insights

Socially Responsible investing is now mainstream, particularly for NFPs where donors and stakeholders expect NFP values to be reflected in your investments. Defining NFP values requires creating an investment mandate for those values and requires careful consideration by Boards.

Justice Connect’s Sue Woodward has a unique read on how NFPs coped in 2020 and what they need to do in 2021 to ensure long-term relevance. Sue and Perpetual’s Jane Magor lay out five key areas for NFPs and philanthropists to focus on.

Perpetual has enjoyed a five-year partnership with Stanford’s Centre on Philanthropy and Civil Society (PACS). In this article, Stanford’s Lucy Bernholz outlines her prediction for Philanthropy in 2021.

To celebrate International Women’s Day, Perpetual brought together two outstanding young Aboriginal women – Krista Dunstan and Taliah Payne - to talk about everything from culture to mentors, from philanthropy to Richard Branson. Join the conversation!

There are three layers of government in Australia and smart NFPs engage with them all. In this video, Neil Pharaoh discusses a new Government Relations White Paper he has produced with Perpetual and explores why NFPs need to engage with government, how to do it well and the crucial role NFP boards should play.

COVID-19 could have had devastating consequences for the Martu people of Western Australia. It didn’t – and that’s a tribute to cooperation between government, business and Indigenous organisations. And to the strength of remote communities.

Confronted by rising costs and falling occupancy, aged care providers are looking to strengthen financial stability. Perpetual’s new white paper says a changed investment approach could help.

Goŋ-Däl Aboriginal Corporation is a forward-thinking, successful social enterprise in remote East Arnhem Land. Part of the reason for its success is its collaborative partnership with multi-national NGO, Plan International – a partnership founded on ‘both-ways’ learning.

Every year Perpetual collects a wide range of data on the NFP sector via funding applications from our IMPACT Philanthropy Application Program (IPAP). This report examines that data – and adds insights from our Philanthropy team.

The economic aftermath of COVID-19 is exacerbating an investment challenge NFPs and foundations already faced – how to generate enough return to deliver on their mission. In this white paper Perpetual’s philanthropy, NFP and investment experts look at the issues – and how to manage them.

The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are designed to unite NFPs, government, business and philanthropists in pursuit of a better world. We look at how Australian NFPs are approaching those goals – and what that means for philanthropists.

Today, NFP boards and investment committees are grappling with the effect COVID-19 is having on the investment income they use to help fund their mission. Perpetual Private’s experts say this is not just a short-term issue and might need a strategic reset. Here’s why.