THE 2010 STEGLEY LECTURE AND CHANGEMAKERS AUSTRALIA AGM

Posted: Tuesday, October 12, 2010 - 10:34

Location: Melbourne (Room 108 Melbourne Law School building 185 Pelham Street, Carlton)

Event Time: 5.30pm-7.30 pm

Event Date: 10 November 2010

Organisation: Asia Pacific Centre for Social Investment & Philanthropy, Swinburne

Contact Phone: (03) 9214 8384

Cost: Registration is free, but bookings are essential.

From 1973 to 2001 the Stegley Foundation was one of Australia’s most progressive philanthropic organisations. Before winding up in 2001, it made a final grant to enable the Swinburne Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy to hold an annual lecture.

The Stegley Lecture for 2010 will be presented by Esther Abram

Philanthropy, Advocacy and Public Policy

Charity Law Reform – Progress to date

Esther, a community sustainability consultant, has been appointed by Changemakers Australia to undertake the Charitable Law Reform Project. Esther will present the results of her research on the impact of charity law on philanthropic and community organisations. A diverse range of organisations and individuals were interviewed to better understand the nature of the barriers to advocacy and how to overcome these barriers.

In addition to Esther’s talk, Ann O’Connell, Matthew Harding and Joyce Chia of the Melbourne Law School will give a brief overview of the 3 year Australian Research Council funded project – Definition, Regulating and Taxing the Not-for-Profit Sector: Law and Policy for the 21st Century. Ann, Matthew and Joyce will report on what has been done on this project to date, and what is planned for the future.

Jill Reichstein, Chair of Changemakers Australia, will provide an overview of Changemakers activities over the past 12 months and plans for the coming year.