Events
2009
- Title:
- Heloise Waislitz Oration - 'Does Profit Belong in the Social Investment Landscape?' by Kylie Charlton, Heloise Waislitz Fellow 2009
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Kylie Charlton, the Heloise Waislitz Fellow 2009, will present her experiences with impact investment – profit generating investment for social and environmental good – and how the profit dynamic may play its part in Australia's social investment landscape.The Heloise Waislitz Fellowship was established in 2001 at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy (APCSIP) by Swinburne University of Technology and the Pratt Foundation, to recognise Ms Waislitz, who is also the foundation's Chair. Each year the fellowship brings a leading figure in the field to Australia, to research, teach and promote social investment and philanthropy
Kylie Charlton is a founding team member of Unitus Capital, a financial advisory firm specialising in arranging capital for microfinance institutions (MFIs) and other social enterprises, benefitting those at the the bottom of the economic pyramid. She is an Australian returning home with rich international experience and a determination to make a long-term contribution to building the social investment landscape in Australia and the Asia-Pacific.
Refreshments will be served.
- Date:
- Wednesday 2 September 2009
6.00pm-7.30pm - Venue:
- Swinburne University of Technology
Room 201, AGSE Building
Corner of Wakefield and William Streets
Hawthorn - Contact:
- RSVP to Helen Imber by Monday 31 August 2009 at 9214 8384 or himber@swin.edu.au
- Title:
- 2009 Launch of the Truby and Florence Williams Chair in Social Investment and Philanthropy
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Swinburne has announced the establishment of Australia’s first Chair of Social Investment and Philanthropy.
The Truby and Florence Williams Chair of Social Investment and Philanthropy is a joint collaboration between Swinburne’s Asia Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy and the ANZ Trustees. It was established through a generous grant provided by the Truby and Florence Williams Charitable Trust, managed by ANZ Trustees.
“As a significant grantmaker in Australia, ANZ Trustees is acutely aware that building the capacity of charitable organisations can lead to greater social change and create broad ranging positive impacts in our society”, said Roberto Scenna, Managing Director of ANZ Trustees. “Leading the way in establishing this Chair, will deliver further insights and create greater opportunities to build a philanthropically attuned society.”
“With over 130 years experience, ANZ Trustees is the oldest Australian trustee and investment manager of charitable foundations. We believe that effective philanthropy should be structured, well-managed, prudently invested and effectively spent to maximise community and social benefits.”
The announcement of the Truby and Florence Williams Chair of Social Investment and Philanthropy continues to build upon the centre’s commitment to social investment throughout the Asia-Pacific. The five-year position is only the third funded Chair to have been secured by the university.
“Since its inception in 2001 the Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy has worked to develop world-class research and education programs in social investment and philanthropy. This new Chair is the beginning of an exciting new era for the Centre as we further expand our ability to engage on these issues,” Director Michael Liffman said.
The position is also supported by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI), a national initiative aimed at driving social innovation by building the capacity of Australia’s not-for-profit organisations and strengthening their relationship to the private and government sectors.
Founding partners of the CSI are the Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy at Swinburne University of Technology, the Australian School of Business at UNSW and the Melbourne Business School at the University of Melbourne.
Swinburne will now commence a rigorous international search to fill this new position.
