This paper introduces the Giving Australia project, a collaborative effort led by ACOSS, and presents a summary of key primary sources of data on philanthropy in Australia.

The Giving Australia project is an initiative of the Prime Minister's Community Business Partnership, and is being coordinated by the Australian Council of Social Service in collaboration with the Centre for Australian Community Organisations and Management at the University of Technology, Sydney, the Centre of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at the Queensland University of Technology, Roy Morgan Research, McNair Ingenuity Research and the Fundraising Institute of Australia.