[Anthropgrad] CAEPR seminar Wed 12 Sept 12.30 -2pm

[Katarina Ferro]

September 12
12.30 -2pm
Humanities Conference Room, First Floor, A.D. Hope Bldg #14 (opposite 
Chifley Library),
The Australian National University, Canberra.

*Indigenous development: the role of philanthropy & NGOs *
—Janet Hunt (Fellow, CAEPR) & Jerry Schwab (Fellow, CAEPR)

*Abstract:* Over the course of the past decade, the Howard government 
has worked on several fronts to shift perceptions and policies that were 
grounded in assumptions that government is ultimately responsible for 
providing a social safety net for disadvantaged Australians, toward a 
very different view that individuals, businesses and philanthropic 
foundations should play a more prominent role in addressing and ensuring 
social and economic well-being. While some observers might view these 
changes as cynical attempts at cost shifting, it is clear that with 
these changes have come new opportunities to support community-based 
economic and social development. In this seminar we will explore how 
philanthropic and non-government organisations might bring resources, 
knowledge and experience to bear on the needs of Australia's most 
disadvantaged citizens, Indigenous Australians. Specifically, we will 
attempt to map the field of engagement of philanthropic donors and 
development-focused non-government organisations with Indigenous 
communities; we will describe the resources they contribute, what 
knowledge they bring and what roles they have played in the past (and 
could play in future) in working with Indigenous communities.

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