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Celebrate. 
Share. Inspire.

Growing the power 
of women’s giving
She Gives is a movement that seeks to highlight women’s giving at any scale, to any cause, accelerating positive social change. Our ambition is to celebrate, share, and inspire  women’s giving in Australia.
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Why women and why now?

Women have always played a critical role in giving in Australia.
And even more so now when communities everywhere need more support, women are often in the strongest positions to influence and drive significant social change.

By sharing the stories….
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Behind She Gives

We are delighted to share our launch paper Behind She Gives: A campaign to celebrate, share and inspire women’s giving in Australia, a comprehensive behind the scenes on the key drivers, rationale and research agenda for the campaign; and what we hope to achieve in the months and years ahead.
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100 stories of giving

Every woman’s experience of giving is different so what could be better than sitting down for a chat with women from all over Australia to hear their story? Over the course of this 12-month Campaign we seek to collect 100 stories to demonstrate the positive difference women are making across many causes, at many levels. These incredible women open their hearts and share their personal experiences with giving and hopes for the future with us. We ask the same four questions each time. Each woman’s answers are surprising, inspiring and uniquely hers.

The stories below are just the beginning. We will be adding new stories throughout the year as we strive towards women, no matter background or experience, being able to see themselves in the stories shared. If your story, or someone you know, can help us add to the diversity of voices being represented, please Join the Movement to let us know.

Diane Smith
Diane Smith-Gander AO
I think we need to speak about giving more openly and understand the real needs within our community.
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Georgia Mathews
The impact of a collective contribution is greater than the sum of its parts and there are so many benefits to giving as a member of a giving circle – they’re engaging, they’re enjoyable because you are giving with other people, and you also learn.
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Blair Palese
Blair Palese
I see more collaboration starting to happen and there are some great networks of givers that get together and think strategically about who they're going to fund and where the fit is for them within that group. In the future, we need much more of this in Australia.
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Melanie Cooper
If I'm in a position to give, then it's simply the right thing to do, because there are so many people and animals who are not fortunate and in need of assistance.
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Cindy Carpenter
Cindy Carpenter
I’ve learned that giving is receiving. This is absolutely, absolutely true, particularly if you give where there's an intuitive and heartfelt connection for you to the cause, something that really speaks to your heritage, the things you care most about.
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Kim Downes
I would love to see Australians celebrating philanthropy and being proud of the culture of giving that we have here.
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Carolyn Vincent
Carolyn Vincent
I realised that I want to be seen because I want to inspire other women to do what I'm doing.
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Liz Abrahams
Liz Abrahams
I have stage four breast cancer. It’s really honed my understanding that I want to leave a legacy that’s about the impact I've had on other people.
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Jenna Liang Farrell
Jenna Liang Farrell
I’d really like to raise our children to be people who care about the community and their world; to truly see the needs and not turn away from them.
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Lyn Beazley AO
Giving doesn’t always have to mean a large amount of money. If you have lots, give lots, but you can give a small amount and then leverage it. I call it the dollar on a string. You put it out there and you get a matching dollar and then you put it out again and get another matching dollar and you just keep building like that.
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Lucy & Kristie Steggles
It’s a balance between honouring the legacy and causes that our family has supported, while bringing in new areas to support.
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Fiona McLeay
Fiona McLeay
For me, giving is a discipline, a practice. I'm big on these kinds of virtues being things that you just do, in the same way we make sure we eat enough vegetables and get enough exercise.
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Give with impact

She Gives supports women by sharing practical advice about the act of giving and where to go to find out more.
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Sign up to the Movement and share your story. Every act and every conversation helps inspire others to give.
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Our partners

She Gives is part of a thriving ecosystem of partners who share our vision to create more positive social change through a stronger giving culture.
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Collective Impact

She Gives aims to shine a light on the power and collective contribution of women’s giving in Australia through inspiring profiles, stories, news and events. Join in our conversations around giving, and help us share and celebrate the incredible contributions of women as agents for positive social change.
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Indigenous Giving Circle
I would like to see Australia understand the behaviour behind the way we currently give and transform it into something that allows us to care for each other in ways that we couldn't have imagined.
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Kids in Philanthropy
Empowering the future changemakers of Australia
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Groundswell
Groundswell Giving
Changing the game on climate change
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Join the movement

She Gives is a movement to celebrate women’s collective contribution to giving at any scale, to any cause, that accelerates positive social change in Australia. Everybody is welcome to join us.
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She Gives acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and culture. We pay our respects to their Elders past, present and emerging.