Australian Philanthropy Awards 2021

The Australian Philanthropy Awards 2021 Ceremony was live streamed on Tuesday 16 November. 

Watch the Awards Ceremony video here

Find the Awards Recipients here

The Awards

The Australian Philanthropy Awards recognise and celebrate extraordinary achievements in contemporary philanthropy for work that is visionary, high impact and transformative. They also celebrate partnerships between philanthropy and for-purpose organisations and honour those who are working to create lasting, positive change.

Australian philanthropy has helped lead the way through another challenging year under the  strain of the global pandemic. The actions and impact of considered, best practice giving in these difficult times are laying the foundations of how we are building back to a better future.

The relationship between philanthropy and community continues to grow more vital. The Australian Philanthropy Awards highlight this by celebrating the positive change achieved through philanthropic partnerships, while elevating a range of funding practises as case studies to add to the rich tapestry of Australian philanthropy.

Below are the nine event categories for Award recipients.

Philanthropy Australia Awards:

• Leading Philanthropist – Australian philanthropy’s highest honour awarded to an individual
• Better Philanthropy Award
• Bolder Philanthropy Award
• Best Grant Program Award

Cause-related awards:

• Community Philanthropy Award
• Environmental Philanthropy Award
• Indigenous Philanthropy Award
• International Philanthropy Award
• The Eve Mahlab AO Gender-wise Philanthropy Award

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If you have any questions or would like additional information about this year’s Australian Philanthropy Awards, please contact us at awards@philanthropy.org.au.