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There are significant tax advantages available if you give via a charitable foundation. Perpetual’s Cat Fay explains some of the benefits and how Perpetual helps individuals and families make the most of their giving.

Perpetual was delighted to sit down with David Locke, Assistant Commissioner of the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits-Commission. In a wide-ranging interview we asked some big questions about regulation, the giving spirit and the future of philanthropy.

Academic, giver, philanthropy adviser – in a wide-ranging interview, US philanthropy expert Jason Franklin discusses family philanthropy, how NFPs can thrive in a digital economy and what drives the next generation of philanthropists.

NFPs should consider charitable bequests as part of their fundraising strategy. In this article, Perpetual’s estate planning team shows how to make it easier for donors to include your organisation in their wills.

beyondblue’s Georgie Harman is working every day for a mentally healthier Australia. We spoke to her about beyondblue’s mission, and the day-to-day challenge and excitement of leading a major Not-For Profit.

The latest Giving Australia Report indicates that donors see organisational governance and competence as critical factors in determining where their grants flow. It’s a mindset shift that all NFPs need to understand.

At Perpetual, we’ve been helping people become philanthropists for over a century. We asked one of our experts – and a client who’s relatively new to the world of structured philanthropy – to explain what motivates that first move, and the unexpected rewards it brings.

Will artificial intelligence help philanthropists to base their decisions about giving on data rather than emotion? The ideal outcome may be in combining a warm heart with a cold eye…

Not-for-profits can improve the predictability of investment returns with portfolios better aligned to their mission. Perpetual’s Scott Hawker explains how…

As part of our three-year program of research with Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society Perpetual recently surveyed Not- For-Profit (NFP) Board members and employees about how they use information within their organisations. The results reveal some interesting divergences…

In this thought-provoking video Rob Reich, from Stanford University’s Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society asks questions about philanthropic power and scrutiny – and explains how philanthropy can be the “risk capital” of a democratic society

The Stanford PACS team have been back in Australia for a series of events looking more deeply at how digital technology is changing philanthropy, non-profit organisations and the democracy we live in. Here Perpetual’s Cat Fay reflects on what they have to say on digital data and philanthropy.