Savvy Giving: The Art and Science of Philanthropy

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Giving away money can change people's lives - including your own. There are countless ways to make a difference through giving, and you don't need to be a millionaire to do it. Just be thoughtful and strategic. Savvy Giving offers inspiring guidance for anyone involved in a giving program. By using both the head and the heart you can achieve impact and an enduring benefit from every dollar. Genvieve Timmons knows how your funding can generate great outcomes for the projects you care about. Drawn from a wealth of experience in the world of grantmaking, her practical advice will help you to: understand what you want to achievedeal with the nuts and bolts of funding - and the red tapeidentify the right time, right place, right people and right projectscelebrate the outcomes.

Genevieve Timmons has been active in philanthropy and grantmaking for over three decades, as an executive, trustee, board member, advisor and consultant. Having worked with several major foundations in Australia and New Zealand, she has helped many donors, families and trustees to establish and develop contemporary giving programs. She has assessed thousands of funding proposals, conducted evaluations and professional development sessions. In her early career Genevieve was a founding staff member of the CERES project in Brunswick, Victoria. She is currently Philanthropic Executive for the Portland House Foundation, a private family foundation with a charter to assist people to move out of situations of disadvantage. She also has a governance role with the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture, the Fellowship for Indigenous Leadership, and Reconciliation Victoria. Genevieve is a Fellow of Leadership Victoria and a Senior Fellow of the Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy Program. Genevieve lives in an inner suburb of Melbourne.