Philanthropy, Systems and Change: perspectives, tools and stories - Brisbane

Book your place at Philanthropy Australia’s first Thought Leadership event in 2020, to join keynote speaker Emily Tow, President of The Tow Foundation (USA).

Emily will share her experience as an active systems change philanthropist and her commitment to supporting advocacy as a key to achieving social change. Under Emily’s leadership, The Tow Foundation has promoted solutions to a more equitable, fair and safe criminal justice system in Connecticut, New York and across the United States.

Emily will be joined by an expert panel of local speakers at events in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide.

Brisbane's Panel

Emily Tow is president of The Tow Foundation, a private family foundation with $220 million in assets and approximately $20 million in annual giving. An innovator, changemaker and award-winning philanthropist, Emily leads with the Foundation with a highly collaborative approach. Emily oversees the strategic direction of the Foundation through cultivating its collaborative efforts, shaping major initiatives, and setting long-term objectives, and speaks nationally and internationally about the Foundation’s work, its commitment to advocacy as a key to achieving social change, and the value of family philanthropy.

Jo Taylor - Over the past 20+ years Jo has worked in the UK and Australia leading philanthropic foundations for families, corporations and government departments.  Jo loves working on knotty problems and working with people with differing and diverse experience in the hope of creating a more equitable, thriving Australia. After joining the Paul Ramsay Foundation in 2016 as General Manager for Operations, Jo is now Chief Capability Officer, leading a new portfolio of work for the Foundation that seeks to build the capability of people, organisations and communities.

Matthew Cox - After chairing the working party that established the Logan Together initiative during 2014/2015, Matthew Cox was appointed its Director in July 2015. Before this role, Matthew spent a decade at the Australian Red Cross, heading the organisation’s human services and community and economic development program in Queensland. Matthew is a member of the Logan City of Choice Leadership Team and is currently its co-chair.

This event will surface insights through stories of change globally about how philanthropy is evolving to influence systems. In addition to sharing how working with the Justice System to reduce incarceration rates links to health systems. Carolyn Curtis, CEO, TACSI will discuss ‘Philanthropy, Systems and Change’ an innovative report comprised of a collection of unique stories and tools to support foundations in growing the mindsets, behaviours and practices that enable systems change.

Part of this event will be a hands-on workshop with Chris Vanstone, CIO, TACSI exploring some of the reflection tools in ‘Philanthropy, Systems and Change’ concluding with a panel discussion with Philanthropy and NFP leaders in each State.

This event is suited to;

• Philanthropists and Foundations that are active in systems change work
• Philanthropists and Foundations that are beginning to work this way or are interested to learn more
• Charities/non-profits that work in systems change: with either positive or negative experiences
• Charities/non-profits who would like to know how to engage funders effectively in supporting system change
• Systems change influencers and government active in systems

Thank you to our generous venue host, Perpetual.

Philanthropy Australia's Cancellation Policy can be located here. 

Important attendee information:

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