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HSC & COMPANY PERSPECTIVES

Happy 10th birthday, you've got a bright future.
Contemporary philanthropy celebrates its 10th birthday in 2011 and like a ten-year-old, it’s growing quickly and has a lot to learn from its elders (both in Australia and overseas).

Give some thought to giving
Published in the Australian Financial Review (June 2011) - This week promises to be a very busy time for anyone thinking about making a donation. Advice from accountants and lawyers stressing the need to reduce tax by making donations will be combined with an almost insurmountable pile of repeat mail from charities shouting: “pick me, pick me!”

International aid is a vexing issue, and today, even more so
 HSC & Company's Executive Chairman talks about his thoughts on the vexing issue of international aid. This perspective was published in the Philanthropy Australia journal, Australian Philanthropy. This perspective was also published by the Centre for Social Impact.

Engaging in philanthropy using a Private Ancillary Fund (PAF)
Published in the Taxation in Australia Journal - HSC & Company and partner business Madgwicks Lawyers present a combined perspective on how to engage in philanthropy using a PAF.

Corporate Australia is driving community investment because they want outcomes
Corporate Australia is on a journey to deliver more to the community but they’re not giving anything away, they’re investing. The reality and opportunities linked to community investment for companies is clear. Where to begin is the challenge.

Design thinking and social impact
HSC & Company's Executive Chairman shares his thinking on using design thinking to help solve social challenges.

Social enterprise in practice - the GoodStart story
Commentary surrounding the impacts and effects of the global financial crisis never included scenarios of not-for-profit organisations acquiring for-profit businesses. This is exactly what happened in Australia when the concept of social enterprise was put into practice.

Have confidence in GenY's thoughts on combating social issues
Learn more about how IT students from the Queensland University of Technology think about solving social challenges.
 

A note about HSC & Company Perspectives:
The views expressed in each article represent HSC & Company’s professional perspective and are based on publicly available research and consultation with key members of Australia’s philanthropic, public, private and not-for-profit community.

What our clients say

  • HSC & Company helped us to move from well-intentioned but impractical thoughts to a strategy that matched our objectives with our capacity to deliver value for ourselves and our partners.

    Bruce Meagher
    Director, Strategy & Communication
    SBS Corporation
  • HSC & Company uses its unique expertise to help families develop meaningful and effective philanthropic strategies.

    Rick Walker
    Managing Director
    Stewart Partners
  • We have greatly benefited from the research and guidance HSC & Company has given us. Their input added credibility and transparency to our processes to ensure we focused on selecting a major charitable partner.

    Mary Jung, CSR Manager
    Wilson HTM Investment Group
  • HSC & Company helped reshape our well established Foundation to better support our corporate multi-brand strategy. Their understanding of the philanthropic and community investment landscape really sets this team apart.

    Judith Lewis, St.George Foundation
    St.George Bank
   

Local and global insight


FEBRUARY 2012
LinkedIn's skill-based volunteers, Bank philanthropy needs greater oversight & more

JANUARY 2012
2011 Philanthropy Review, Rural Social Enterprise, Qld volunteers app & more

DECEMBER 2011
Bentleys looks at philanthropy, digital engagement, ACNC & more…

NOVEMBER 2011
NFP Briefings in Brisbane and Melbourne, Future of philanthropy in AUS, Ian Potter & more…

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