Giving 2016

Context on the Giving Australia 2016 research that was commissioned by the Commonwealth of Australia, represented by the Department of Social Services.

This report presents the findings of Giving Australia 2016 on giving and volunteering by business. It draws upon a review of previous research, and primary research of SMEs and large businesses.

An overview on how much Australian’s individually volunteered in the 12 months prior to when surveyed in 2016.

This report presents findings of Giving Australia 2016 from the perspective of people who work in charities and other NPOs. It considers fundraising, volunteer recruitment, community business partnerships and social enterprise as the means for attracting resources.

This report explores the results of the Giving Australia 2016 research on giving and volunteering by individuals to organisations, primarily from the Individual giving and volunteering survey.

A synthesis of existing scholarly research on individual, household, collective and business giving and volunteering.

This report presents the findings of Giving Australia 2016 on philanthropy, with a particular focus on monetary giving by philanthropists and giving by philanthropic institutions including trusts and foundations.