Showcasing Good Philanthropy [01.02.2010]

The Trust, along with the Myer Foundation, Portland House, Melbourne Community Foundation and the Reichstein Foundation launched a new publication Time Will Tell which showcases 11 stories of good philanthropy ranging from 1983 until 2007.

During 2009, a small working group comprising Kirsty Allen (Myer Foundation), Genevieve Timmons (Portland House Foundation), Trudy Wyse (Melbourne Community Foundation), Christa Momot (Reichstein Foundation) and Chris Wootton (Helen Macpherson Smith Trust) managed the project, identifying and selecting appropriate case studies.

Once the case studies were selected, specific individuals were identified for each case (usually representing a granting organisation, the grantee and a beneficiary of the project). A total of 38 interviews were conducted by an independent researcher, Tricia Bowen. Time Will Tell includes excerpts from each of these interviews and provides a rich tapestry and insight into each case study. The case studies included in the book also involved a number of other generous philanthropic organisations and individuals without whose support these projects would not have been possible.

Copies of the book will be distributed to all Philanthropy Australia members and additional copies can be purchased for $22 each, available from the Trust. To download a PDF version, click here

From left: Darvell Hutchinson, Chairman of the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust; Carillo Gantner, The Myer Foundation; Guang Rong Lu, NICA's Master of Circus; and Frances Awcock, Trustee, Helen Macpherson Smith Trust at the launch of Time Will Tell in December