Our services

Helping organisations secure long-term, high-value funding through strategic planning and hands-on support. From diversifying income streams to building fundraising capability, it positions teams for success with major donors, trusts, foundations, and legacy giving.

For Change-Making Organisations

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For Strategic Funders

Helping high-net-worth individuals and families turn their giving into a force for systemic change. Through strategic planning and rigorous evaluation, it ensures philanthropic investments drive lasting impact and economic equity.

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For Strategic Funders

Strategic Philanthropy Advisory

Transform your giving from charity to catalyst

We help high-net-worth individuals and families develop giving strategies that address root causes of inequality, not just symptoms. Our approach ensures your philanthropic investments create multiplier effects that benefit entire communities.

  • Understanding how your giving contributes to broader wealth redistribution

  • Multi-year strategies aligned with your values and impact goals

  • Our proven process for identifying organisations that create systemic change

High-Impact Organisation Identification

Find causes that move the needle on inequality

Through our comprehensive due diligence process, we identify organisations that don't just provide services—they create pathways for wealth building, economic mobility, and systemic change in underserved communities.

  • Rigorous evaluation of an organisation's ability to address inequality

  • Ensuring your investment goes to stable, well-governed organisations

  • Connecting your giving priorities with causes that amplify your impact

Ready to Make Your Giving Count?

Let's discuss how your philanthropy can become a powerful force for wealth redistribution in Australia.

Schedule a Strategic Giving Consultation

For Change-Making Organisations

Fundraising Strategy Development

Unlock alternative income streams beyond government funding

Many impactful organisations rely too heavily on government grants and small donations. We develop comprehensive fundraising strategies that diversify your income through high-value sources: trusts and foundations, major donors, and gifts in wills.

  • Strategic roadmap to reduce government funding dependence

  • Identifying trusts, foundations, and major donors aligned with your mission

  • Building sustainable income through bequest programs

External Fundraising Services

Your dedicated fundraising team without the overhead

We become your external fundraising department, actively pursuing and securing funding from:

  • Grant applications and relationship building with institutional funders

  • Identifying, approaching, and stewarding high-net-worth supporters

  • Developing and implementing legacy giving programs for long-term sustainability

Organisational Readiness

Position your organisation for major funding success

Before approaching major funders, we ensure your organisation can demonstrate the impact, governance, and sustainability that sophisticated donors demand.

  • Crafting compelling cases for support that show systemic change potential

  • Ensuring your board and operations meet funder expectations

  • Developing budgets and projections that inspire confidence in your sustainability

Ready to Diversify Your Funding?

Stop relying on government grants and small donations. Let's develop a strategy to access trusts, foundations, major donors, and legacy gifts.

Book a Fundraising Strategy Session

Legal & Structural Advisory

Because our founder, Catherine Brooks, is also a practising lawyer, Equitable Philanthropy can offer both legal and strategic support to charities, social enterprises, and funders.

Through our partnership with Law Squared, a purpose-driven law firm, we provide practical, values-aligned advice to help clients establish and grow with confidence.

Our legal and compliance services include:

  • Entity establishment and giving vehicle design – including Private and Public Ancillary Funds (PAFs and PuAFs), charitable trusts, and other structured giving options.

  • DGR and charity registration – securing ACNC registration and ATO endorsement.

  • Governance and constitution updates – ensuring your governing documents reflect your mission and regulatory requirements.

  • Social enterprise structuring – transitioning from for-profit to purpose-driven or hybrid models.

  • Tax and compliance advice for funders – ensuring your giving aligns with legal obligations and optimises impact.

  • Supporting Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations – helping embed self-determination, governance, and compliance structures.


This unique combination of legal expertise and philanthropic insight means we can bridge the gap between strategy and compliance, giving our clients confidence to act boldly and ethically.

Why This Matters

  • The Numbers Don't Lie

    Australia's wealth gap has tripled since the 1980s

    The richest 1% now own more wealth than the bottom 70% combined

    Without intervention, inequality will continue to destabilise our communities

  • The Solution Is In Your Hands

    Strategic philanthropy isn't just about helping others—it's about investing in the kind of Australia we want to live in. When wealth flows strategically to high-impact causes, everyone benefits from stronger communities, better economic mobility, and reduced social tension.

  • Your Giving, Amplified

    Every dollar you give strategically can:

    Create Economic Opportunity: Fund programs that build wealth in underserved communities

    Address Root Causes: Support organizations tackling systemic barriers to economic mobility

    Generate Multiplier Effects: Invest in solutions that create ongoing community benefits