Thursday, 30 April, 2009 - 00:00
Buying the best seat in the house
MOST theatre companies have a simple approach to their business - get bums on seats.
The Foundation for the WA Museum is the museum’s fundraising arm and plays a critical role in encouraging investment to help preserve our unique cultural and scientific heritage and to present it to Western Australians and the world. The WA Museum is the State’s premier cultural organisation, housing WA’s scientific and cultural collection. For over 120 years the Western Australian Museum has been making the State's natural and social heritage accessible and engaging through research, exhibitions and public programs. Established in 1995, the Foundation facilitates the Museum’s vision and the delivery of vital programs across our seven metropolitan and regional sites in Perth, Fremantle, Kalgoorlie, Geraldton and Albany and the Collections and Research Centre in Welshpool.
The Foundation is managed by a Board of Governors further supported by a Financial Investment Committee, comprised of leading industry professionals to ensure the highest standards of integrity, governance and stewardship are realised for the Museum and its legacy.
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24th | - | Lions Alzheimer's Foundation | $1.02m |
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Feilman Foundation | $926.00k |
26th | - | Foundation for the WA Museum | $827.15k |
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Guildford Grammar School Foundation | $755.17k |
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5th | Children's Leukaemia and Cancer Research Foundation | 13 | |
6th | Push for Better Foundation | 12 | |
7th | Foundation for the WA Museum | 12 | |
8th | St John of God Foundation | 10 |
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NEW ROLE: Tim Ungar, Non-Executive Director | 07 Jan 2025 |
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RANKING: 26 Up from 27 in Philanthropic Foundations list | 16 Dec 2024 |
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RANKING: 27 Down from 26 in Philanthropic Foundations list | 28 Nov 2024 |
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NEWS: Tagged in Appointments November 15, 2024 | 15 Nov 2024 |
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UPDATED: Philanthropic Foundations list | 27 Aug 2024 |
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UPDATED: Philanthropic Foundations list | 14 Aug 2024 |
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NEW ROLE: Catherine Noonan, Project Specialist | 13 Aug 2024 |
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NEW ROLE: Shane McGurk, Board Member | 13 Aug 2024 |
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NEWS: Tagged in Appointments July 19, 2024 | 19 Jul 2024 |
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NEWS: Tagged in The gift that keeps on giving | 19 Jun 2024 |
MOST theatre companies have a simple approach to their business - get bums on seats.
The Western Australian Museum Foundation is in the final stages of establishing governance and investment structures to support what it hopes will be the largest cultural endowment fund in Australia.
Macquarie Capital executive director Justin Mannolini has left the company after three years in the role. Mr Mannolini joined Macquarie in 2013 following three years as managing director of Gresham Partners' Perth office.
Justin Mannolini has taken over as chairman of local minerals explorer Jindalee Resources, less than two months after leaving his executive role at Macquarie Capital.
Former Rio Tinto chief executive Sam Walsh plans to apply ideas from his time in London to the arts sector in Western Australia, after being announced as the new chairman of the Art Gallery of WA.
Not-for-profit executive Jenny Allen is set to leave her current position at the 500 Club after less than a year in the role to become director of the Western Australian Museum Foundation.
Tianqi Lithium has taken further steps to strengthen its cultural ties to Western Australia with the announcement of a $5 million partnership with the Foundation for the WA Museum.
The Foundation for the WA Museum has appointed two new members to the board, with Nev Power set to become its chair.
Helping to establish a $35 million endowment fund for the WA Museum is the latest step in Jenny Allen’s philanthropic journey.
The highly anticipated WA Museum Boola Bardip will open later this month.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Ben Dwyer, Mark Wiedermann, Coralie Bishop, Greg Haskis, Enzo Evangelista and Gareth Jones.
Perth Airport has revealed its chairman, Nev Power, has taken a leave of absence from its board while he deals with charges related to breaching COVID travel restrictions.
Nev Power has stepped down as chairman of Perth Airport and taken a leave of absence from Strike Energy and APM, ahead of his sentencing for breaching COVID travel rules.
Ronald McDonald House Charities WA, a new Rare Care Centre at Perth Children’s Hospital and the Perth Lynx are the beneficiaries of three recent sponsorship agreements.
Long-serving not-for-profit leader Jenny Allen is to step down as chief executive of the Foundation for WA Museum, handing the reins to a recent appointee to the charitable organisation.
The first of a three-part series focused on WA’s culture of giving looks at the not-for-profits turning to endowment funds for financial security.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes David Haslett, Pierre Yang, Jackie Jarvis, Sam Vandongen, Natalie Whitby, Stephen Lemonis, Chris Bingemann, Marcus Tan and Jessica Gethin.
Healthengine has begun a changing of the guard, with founder Marcus Tan stepping down as chief executive and announcing an outsider to take his place.
The Western Australian Museum has been awarded a $555,000 grant by the Foundation for the WA Museum to fund its acquisition of a significant East Kimberley art collection.
The Foundation for the WA Museum has appointed Anna Shave as chair, after two years of service as a board member and Investment Committee member.
In 2011, Andrew and Nicola Forrest made an unusual donation that has delivered more benefits to WA's arts sector than anyone ever anticipated.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Michelle Tremain, June Moorhouse, Shane McGurk, Danie Zappa, Cameron Wood, Terri Swed, Portia Wyatt, Kim Farmer and Melissa Haslam.
Our weekly appointments wrap includes Mark Norwell, Bill O’Keeffe, Derek Hays, Brook McGowan, Michael Barnes, Tim Ungar, Charlie Gunningham, and Nathan Drudi.
Every night after the sun sets at WA Museum Boola Bardip, you can witness a trailblazing partnership in action.
In anyone’s career, stepping up to a CEO role is defining moment. In most cases, this time comes after gaining decades of experience in a variety of positions, obtaining relevant qualifications and consistently pursuing the desired career path.
On display in the galleries, and stored in the collections of the Western Australian Museum, physical objects tell the stories of human connection, so often forged through trade.
When scientists from the Western Australian Museum go on field trips searching for fossils, conditions can be very harsh.
The not-for-profit foundation working on behalf of the Western Australian Museum has entered the next phase in its approach to supporting high-impact initiatives at the museum. The foundation’s CEO, Coralie Bishop, says this marks the beginning of new, ambitious plans.
A Board Chair’s job description generally includes responsibilities like ensuring proper information flow to the Board, facilitating strategy discussions and subsequent Board decision making, and developing a productive working relationship with the CEO.
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