The Latest Grant & Funding News from across Australia - 7 Nov 2023

A quick wrap of grant and funding news from across Australia

👋 Purpose Conference is on this week in Sydney. We'll be there and would love to connect! Jump into the #purpose-conference channel in our Slack Community.

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🎓 Attention Social Enterprises! Don't miss the ING Next Finds program - a social enterprise design course. The 10 week program will guide you through the foundational elements of launching a successful social enterprise, including impact models, business models, go-to-market strategy, customer avatars, fundraising possibilities and personal sustainability. Applications are now open and close 20 November 2023.

🚀 The NSW MVP Program is BACK!!! The MVP Ventures Program supports startups and innovative SMEs in the product lifecycle between early-stage research and mature investment opportunities. Applications re-open 4 December 2023. Find out more and apply.

📊 Check out Perpetual’s 2023 Australian Philanthropy Insights Report.

📑 The Paul Ramsay Foundation released new resources last week to help not-for-profits in their engagement with government. The work stems from the Foundation's review of 17 grants totalling $46.7m, which shared a clear objective of achieving policy/legislative change.

🔬 Congratulations to 8 medical researchers, who will receive additional funding through some of Australia's largest medical grants. More than $4.1 million was recently awarded to Australian medical researchers through the Sylvia and Charles Viertel Charitable Foundation. An extra big congratulations to members of The Grants Hub: Murdoch Children's Research Institute, University of Melbourne and Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute.

💰 The 'Taking a Closer Look at Australian Individual Giving Trends' post, based on the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (ACPNS) report, makes for a worthwhile read. Take a look at some of the giving statistics and analysis.

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