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Side Events

In a new addition, delegates who are organising events for their networks or groups alongside the Conference will now have dedicated space in the program to schedule a breakfast or dinner gathering.   

 

Side events are open to all delegates to either host, or attend, during dinner on Monday 7 September and Friday 11 September, or breakfast on Tuesday 8 September, Wednesday 9 September and Thursday 10 September.  

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Delegates who would like to open their breakfast or dinner Side Event to fellow delegates can submit its details here. Approved side events will be promoted below. 

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To help delegates choose a venue for any Side Events, Queensland Gives has curated a Social Good Map of Brisbane for the Conference. The map highlights social enterprises, for‑purpose organisations and non‑profits located within a 15‑minute walk of the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, perfect for meetings, coffees, meals and more. Access the map here.  

Core Conference

Masterclass Monday​

Field trip Friday

Attend a side event

Monday, 7 September

Dinner With Friends

Dinner

WA Delegate Meet and Greet

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Date: Monday, 7 September

Time: 6.00 PM - 8.30 PM AEST

Location: Rose & Crown, 271 Grey Street, South Brisbane QLD 4101(2nd level, near the South Bank Train Station)

Dinner With Friends

Dinner

GLAM26

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Date: Monday, 7 September

Time: 5.00 PM - 8.00 PM

Location: Riverlife Adventure Centre, Kangaroo Point

Dinner With Friends

Drinks and Nibbles

Global Development Dialogue 

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Date: Monday, 7 September

Time: 5.00 PM - 8.00 PM

Location: Plaza Room 10, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

RSVP: here

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Dinner With Friends

Dinner

Catalytic Philanthropy in Education

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Date: Monday, 7 September

Time: 6.30 PM - 10.30 PM 

Location: Marlowe Restaurant, South Brisbane

RSVP: By Invitation Only. 

Bianca Byrne - B.Byrne@latrobe.edu.au​

Dinner With Friends

Lunch

She Gives Pulse Check: Growing Women's Giving in Australia

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Date: Monday, 7 September

Time: 1.30 PM - 3.30 PM

Location: JBWere, Level 15 / 259 Queen Street, Brisbane

RSVP: here

Dinner With Friends

Dinner

SA Delegate
Meet and Greet

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Date: Monday, 7 September

Time: 6.00 PM

Location: The Rose and Crown pub

RSVP: here

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Dinner With Friends

Drinks and Canapes

Foundant Grantmaking Communities

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Date: Monday, 7 September

Time: 5.30 PM - 7.00 PM

Location: Southside Restaurant -

63 Melbourne St, South Brisbane QLD 4101 Australia

RSVP: here

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Dinner With Friends

Lunch

Health Equity        World Wellness Group

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Date: Monday, 7 September

Time: 12.00 PM - 2.00 PM 

Location: Brisbane CBD. Please note: seats are limited for this funder only event. The address will be shared with successful registrants. 

RSVP: Marina Chand, Executive Director
marina.chand@worldwellnessgroup.org.au
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Dinner With Friends

Experience

'After the Rain' experience with Tony Albert & Groundswell Giving

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Date: Monday, 7 September

Time: 2.00 PM - 4.00 PM

Location: HOTA, Home of the Arts
Surfers Paradise QLD, Australia

RSVP: here

Tuesday, 8 September

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

Foundation For Rural & Regional Renewal

Date: Tuesday, 8 September

Time: 7.15 AM

Location: Tim Fairfax Family Foundation office, 111 Eagle Street, Brisbane

RSVP: here

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

Family Foundations Breakfast with
Jim Bildner

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Date: Tuesday, 8 September

Time: 7.30 AM

Location: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

Dinner in Restaurant

Morning Tea

Common Ground First Nations Gathering Space – Morning Tea

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Date: Tuesday, 8 September

Time: 11.00 AM - 12.00 PM

Location: Plaza Room 2, Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 

RSVP: here

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

Breakfast of Champions for Gender Equality

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Date: Tuesday, 8 September

Time: 9.00 AM - 10.00 AM

Location: Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre

RSVP: here

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

Towards a Co-Constructed Vision for Education Equity

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Date: Tuesday, 8 September

Time: 7.30 AM

Location: Rydges, South Bank, Brisbane - Podium 5

Dinner in Restaurant

Dinner

Nexus Australia Member Dinner & Drink 

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Date: Tuesday, 8 September

Time: 7.30 PM

Location: The Rose and Crown Pub 275 Grey St, South Brisbane QLD 4101 

Wednesday, 9 September

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

Wealth, Power and the Stories We Tell
Sponsored by Perpetual

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 7.15 AM

Location: Cafe Muse, Level 2, Queensland Museum Kurilpa, Melbourne Street, South Brisbane. 

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

Investing at the Intersection: Nature, Communities & Climate

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 7.30 AM 

Location: Emporium Hotel South Bank, 267 Grey Street

RSVP: here

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

First Nations Leadership & Philanthropic Partnership: What 12 Years of Working Together Can Teach Us

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 7.30 AM 

Location: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre - Plaza P1 room

RSVP: here

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

Where Ambition Meets Discovery: Philanthropy and Australian Medical Research

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 7.30 AM 

Location: Griffith University Queensland College of Art & Design, 226 Grey Street, South Bank

Dinner in Restaurant

All Day

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 10.00 AM - 4.00 PM

Location: Loft West End
100 Boundary St, West End, Brisbane

RSVP: here

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

Educational Inequality - What does the latest NAPLAN report tell us and what practical support makes a difference?

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Location: Library Cafe, Level 1, State Library Queensland, Stanley Place, South Brisbane 

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

“The Unlocking Generosity Breakfast” with Brad Ruting

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 7.00 AM 

Location: Rydges Hotel South Bank, Level 12
9 Glenelg Street, South Bank

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

Corporate Philanthropy: Contribution or Contradiction

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 7.00 AM 

Location: Please register your Interest

(Invitation-Only)

RSVP: Carly James - cj@ithacaimpact.com

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

The Giving Academy Community Breakfast - By Invitation Only

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 7.15 AM 

Location: Hope Street Cafe, Shop 1/15 Hope St, 
South Brisbane QLD 4101

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

Breakfast Panel: "How will AI change the for-purpose sector?"

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 7.00 AM 

Location: State Library of Queensland, Heritage Collection Learning Room

RSVP: here

Dinner in Restaurant

Breakfast

Queensland and Northern Territory Rural and Remote Networking Breakfast

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

Location: Café Olio, 133 Grey St, South Brisbane QLD 4101

RSVP: Invitation only

Dinner in Restaurant

Session

Funding what it takes in a polarised Australia, with Brittany Higgins, Jenna Tregarthen and Byron Fay

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Date: Wednesday, 9 September

Time: 6.00 PM - 6.45 PM

Location: Rydges South Bank Brisbane, next door, via walkway, from Convention Centre

RSVP: here

Thursday, 10 September

Dinner With Friends

Breakfast

What Does It Take To Fund Lasting Change For Girls

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Date: Thursday, 10 September

Time: 8:00 AM

Location: Rydges South Bank Brisbane

Dinner With Friends

Breakfast

Giving to Those Closest to the Crisis: Refugee-Led Organisations as Frontline Humanitarian Actors

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Date: Thursday, 10 September

Time: 7:15 AM

Location: Birrunga Gallery, 19 Cribb St, Milton QLD 4064

Dinner With Friends

Plant Life Drawing 

Join us for an exclusive Plant Life Drawing event at Aboriginal Art Co

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Date: Thursday, 10 September

Time: 5:30 PM

Location:  Aboriginal Art Co, Unit 1/23 Anthony Street, West End 

RSVP: here

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Dinner With Friends

Breakfast

FGII Peer- peer breakfast

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Date: Thursday, 10 September

Time: 7.30 AM - 8:45 AM

Location:  Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

RSVP: here​

Dinner With Friends

Cultural Immersion Walk

Kurilpa Cultural Immersion

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Date: Thursday, 10 September

Time: 7.00 AM - 8:30 AM

Location:  Kurilpa Precinct - Specific details to be sent directly to attendees

RSVP: here​

Dinner With Friends

Breakfast

The Power of Philanthropy to Unlock Transformative Change

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Date: Thursday, 10 September

Time: 7.30 AM - 8.45 AM

Location: Sky 1 Room, Sky Level,
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition

RSVP: here​

Dinner With Friends

Breakfast

Beyond Grantmaking:
A first look at intelligence-led capacity building

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Date: Thursday, 10 September

Time: 7.15 AM

Location: Rydges Hotel, Level Twelve North, 9 Glenelg Street, South Brisbane

RSVP: To Dahlene Jordan at hello@benefolk.org

Dinner With Friends

Dinner

First Nations Leadership, Shared Power and the Future of Philanthropy

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Date: Thursday, 10 September

Time: 6.00 PM

Location: Birrunga Gallery, 19 Cribb St, Milton QLD 4064

Dinner With Friends

Walk

Out Of The Shadows Walk

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Date: Thursday, 10 September

Time: 7.00 AM

Location:  Meet at South Bank Ferry Terminal

Dinner With Friends

Breakfast

Investing in our shared future: understanding 

movement building and multi-generational change 

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Date: Thursday 10 September

Time: 2:30 - 4pm

Location:  Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

RSVP: here​

Dinner With Friends

Lunch

Launching the Community Disaster Risk and Resilience Index

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Date: Thursday, 10 September

Time: 1.30 PM - 2.15 PM

Location:  Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, M5+M6 Rooms, Mezzanine Level

RSVP: here​

Dinner With Friends

Dinner

Who Holds Power in 2040? Philanthropy in a Changing Australia: Continuing the Conversation

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Date: Thursday, 10 September

Time: 5.00 PM - 8:00 PM 

Location: Fox Rooftop | Terminus Hotel | 73 Melbourne St, South Brisbane

Friday, 11 September

Dinner With Friends

Breakfast

Still bringing them home: Breakfast with Stolen Generations Survivors

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Date: Friday, 11 September

Time: 7.00 am - 8.45 am

Location: Link-Up (Qld), 5 Reid Street, Woolloongabba QLD 4102

Dinner With Friends

Dinner

Yalari
Gala Dinner

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Date: Friday, 11 September

Time: 6.30 PM

Location: Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

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