Meet our members
Sprinting to net zero
Australia isn’t going to become a renewable energy superpower by accident. Tech entrepreneur,…
Speaking up for nature
Ann and Bruce McGregor are highly experienced funders whose shared love of nature…
50 years of change, not charity
Jill Reichstein and Lucy Larkins from the Reichstein Foundation reflect on the Foundation’s…
Building capacity, embracing innovation
Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation CEO Dr Catherine Brown outlines how the foundation is…
Knowledge and insights
The $5.4 Trillion Question: How are Young Donors Reshaping Philanthropy?
24 September 2025
The AEGN’s research explores the interests, funding approaches, and current levels of philanthropic…
The Economics of Giving – The Case for Climate Philanthropy
20 May 2025
This report reveals the critical role philanthropy is playing in Australia’s climate, energy…
Environment and climate change giving trends 2025
25 March 2025
The climate and biodiversity crises offer humanity an opportunity to forge a better…
Reflections on January 26 – why we say it’s not a date to celebrate
21 January 2025
Humanity is submerged in layers of individual, intergenerational, and collective trauma, and while…
Events
AEGN hosted
Woodside v The Planet: A Conversation with Marian Wilkinson
Monday 22 September
4.30pm to 5.30pm No new fossil fuel projects can be approved if we want to hold…
AEGN hosted
Places You Love: Getting Nature Laws that Work
Tuesday 23 September
12.00pm to 1.15pm The Federal government has committed to introducing new national nature laws before the…
AEGN hosted
Blooming Algae – causes, consequences and the role of philanthropy
Thursday 25 September
1.00pm to 2.15pm South Australia is currently experiencing a harmful algal bloom with devastating consequences for…
AEGN hosted
Philanthropy reception: Towards a transformational Australia-Pacific COP31
Wednesday 24 September
4.30pm to 6.00pm You’re invited to a very special invitation-only philanthropy reception during New York Climate…
AEGN hosted
Woodside v The Planet: A Conversation with Marian Wilkinson
Monday 22 September
4.30pm to 5.30pm No new fossil fuel projects can be approved if we want to hold back dangerous climate change, yet Woodside is doubling down and has…