Giving Their All
Arts & Culture Podcasts
We’re at a moment in history where protecting our environment, climate and future feels both possible and precarious, and so many different levers need to be pulled to get us there. At the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN), our members are taking action, and making change!
This podcast seeks to tell those stories, unpick how the successes were pulled off, and inspire others to give their all for our planet.
Each episode, Amanda Martin OAM (AEGN’s CEO) will be joined by philanthropists, investors, advocates and other champions of change working collaboratively for a sustainable future.
Subscribe now and be inspired!
Location:
Australia
Genres:
Arts & Culture Podcasts
Business & Economics Podcasts
Science & Technology News
Science Podcasts
Description:
We’re at a moment in history where protecting our environment, climate and future feels both possible and precarious, and so many different levers need to be pulled to get us there. At the Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN), our members are taking action, and making change! This podcast seeks to tell those stories, unpick how the successes were pulled off, and inspire others to give their all for our planet. Each episode, Amanda Martin OAM (AEGN’s CEO) will be joined by philanthropists, investors, advocates and other champions of change working collaboratively for a sustainable future. Subscribe now and be inspired!
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.aegn.org.au/podcast
Episodes
Exploring Australia’s Global Role
6/3/2024
Baroness Bryony Worthington joins us to discuss the significance of Australian climate policy in the global context, the opportunity we have to become a renewable energy superpower and the role of narratives (that philanthropy can help shift) in driving political change.
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Duration:00:27:53
Protecting the Pristine
5/18/2024
Western Australia is home to so many unique species and ecosystems. Sophie Chamberlain from Spinifex Trust shares what she’s doing to protect them and how others can get involved.
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Duration:00:24:28
A healthy biomix of funding
4/8/2024
Jim Phillipson from Rendere Trust talks about why collaboration and leadership ground his family’s funding and the many levers that need to be pulled to protect and restore nature.
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Duration:00:22:37
Sprinting to Net Zero
2/11/2024
Australia isn’t going to become a renewable energy superpower by accident. Tech entrepreneur, philanthropist, investor and Boundless CEO Eytan Lenko is focused on fast-tracking the climate solutions we need, combining agile ways of working and the power of philanthropy to get there.
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Duration:00:45:40
Speaking up for nature
1/28/2024
Ann and Bruce McGregor are highly experienced funders whose shared love of nature sustains their award-winning environmental giving. “If we don’t protect nature, who will? Get active, get going — start now.”
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Duration:00:29:48
50 years of change, not charity
12/17/2023
Jill Reichstein and Lucy Larkins from the Reichstein Foundation reflect on the Foundation’s 50 years of granting, the evolution of philanthropy in Australia, and the outsized impact collaborative, systems focused funding can have on the community.
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Duration:00:30:02
Building capacity, embracing innovation
11/20/2023
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation CEO Dr Catherine Brown outlines how the foundation is building an inclusive, climate-resilient city in partnership with the charitable sector, “the unsung heroine of Australia”.
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Duration:00:33:20
Funding a deeper connection
10/17/2023
Angela Whitbread’s philanthropy is driven by a profound respect for the vibrant web of life that sustains us all. Here she reflects on the power of philanthropy to restore, protect and bring us closer to nature.
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Duration:00:38:04
Shifting systems - the great powers of small funders
9/24/2023
For Sue Mathews, tackling the climate crisis is profoundly important and deeply personal. Here she reflects on the power of intervening at a systems level, collaborating for impact and the vital role small funders can play.
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Duration:00:34:40
On having enough
9/10/2023
Tash Keuneman shares why philanthropy shouldn't just be left to the super rich, the frameworks she draws on for grant making decisions and how she maintains energy in the face of overwhelm.
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Duration:00:40:10
What’s wrong with capitalism?
8/13/2023
Alan Schwartz AO reflects on the limitations of capitalism in the face of environmental crises, how philanthropy can intervene, and the business opportunities arising with the transition to a green economy.
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Duration:00:28:56
Thinking seven generations ahead
7/30/2023
Adrian Appo shares his thoughts on how the philanthropic sector can better work with – and learn from – First Nations peoples, the importance of a Yes vote, and funding work to care for Country.
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Duration:00:50:35
A family endeavour
7/16/2023
Debbie Dadon, Besen Family Foundation Chair, reflects on the power of collaboration, women’s leadership and next-generation philanthropy to effect real and lasting change.
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Duration:00:18:36
A proportional response to the climate crisis
5/18/2023
Stephen Pfeiffer shares why he decided to spend down an inheritance to fund climate action and the sense of purpose and healing he's found in the process.
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Duration:00:36:31
Philanthropy’s forgotten child (the environment)
4/25/2023
Intrepid Travel’s co-founder and Chair, Darrell Wade, shares why protecting the environment is so important to him, and the unique role he thinks philanthropy can play.
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Duration:00:27:51
Shifting power
4/10/2023
Sue and John McKinnon share why absolute emissions reduction is the focus of their giving and how the concept of ‘shifting power’ guides their work.
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Duration:00:28:31
Who are you asking what they need?
3/27/2023
Amanda Martin OAM talks to Bec Milgrom, Executive Director of impact investing company Tripple, about how their investing and grantmaking work together; shaking up traditional processes; and why there can’t be climate justice without First Nations justice
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Duration:00:31:57
Finding the acupuncture points for change
3/9/2023
Amanda Martin OAM speaks with Hayley Morris, Executive Director of the Morris Group and Chair of Sustainable Table, about systems change, inner work, and why she has hope for the future.
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Duration:00:34:04
Trailer
2/21/2023
Welcome to Giving Their All, a podcast by Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN).
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Duration:00:01:08