Ideas once considered fringe are rapidly entering the mainstream. With social polarisation on the rise, hard-won progress can no longer be taken for granted.

In the past 12 months, growing climate disinformation has helped fuel the rise of the far-right. At the same time, a renewed wave of gender-based attacks has underscored the urgent need to advance the safety, representation and equality of women.

Join Vida Fund Executive Director Brittany Higgins, Climate 200 Executive Director Byron Fay, and entrepreneur and philanthropist Jenna Tregarthen for a candid conversation about what this rapidly changing landscape means for philanthropy and how funders can respond with greater speed, courage and impact.

Philanthropy Australia award winner Climate 200 and Vida Fund both fund campaigns which help get community independents elected to parliament. Vida Fund focusing on gender equity and Climate 200 prioritising climate action and integrity in politics. Jenna brings the perspective of a philanthropist who has grappled with where her giving can have the greatest impact.

Together, they will explore what it means to fund what it takes, including where capital has the greatest potential for impact, and whether our existing structures for giving can provide communities the resources they need to build power, respond to rapidly changing conditions, and create new pathways for progress.

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