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Lina Caneva has been a journalist for more than 35 years. She was the editor of Pro Bono Australia News from when it was founded in 2000 until 2018.

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Impact Investing Australia Appoints CEO

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 22nd October 2014 -  Investment adviser, Daniel Madhavan has been appointed as the inaugural Chief Executive Officer of Impact Investing Australia - a newly established Not for Profit set up to develop the market for impact investing.

Social Impact Share Take-Up

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 22nd October 2014 -  A national share offer to raise capital for investment for Australia’s Not for Profit sector has received its first application from an existing Community 21 shareholder, Able Australia.

NFP Sector Mourns Gough Whitlam

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 -  The Northern Land Council is one of the many national and local organisations paying tribute to former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam who died today aged 98.

Millennials Pushing for Social Change

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 -  Millennials, who are often maligned as a the “me generation” and a selfish group of citizens that are impatient and filled with a sense of entitlement, actually have the power to change the face of the Not for Profit sector, a visiting US impact investment expert has said.

388 Aussie Charities Revoked, 400 Warned

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 -  The Australian charity regulator has revoked the charity status of another 388 organisations after failing to make contact with them, and has warned another 400 that they could face the same fate.

Role of Philanthropy in Multicultural Communities

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 -  The role of philanthropy in Australia needs to be re- assessed in terms of assisting ageing communities, particularly multicultural communities to age well, a new report has found.

Grants Help Improve Indigenous Health

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 -  Health and medical researchers have teamed up with Indigenous aid agencies, policymakers, businesses to help improve the health of Indigenous communities, as part of five grants announced today.

Aus Children’s Charity – Top Global Fundraiser

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th October 2014 -  Australian children’s charity Ronald McDonald House has been named as one of the world’s best international fundraisers in a global awards ceremony.

Good Pitch Film Crowdfunding for Top Up

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th October 2014 -  One of the social impact documentaries supported by the successful philanthropic Good Pitch event has begun a crowdfunding campaign to make up a shortfall to cover filming and post production costs.

$1M Collaboration for Impact

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th October 2014 -  Eleven communities are in the running for up to $1m to tackle Australia’s most challenging social issues as part of a new initiative called The Search.

Zuckerberg Donates to Ebola Fight

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th October 2014 -  Facebook founder and philanthropist Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have pledged $US25 million to the US Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight the deadly Ebola disease - one of the largest single donations so far.

One in Seven Living in Poverty – ACOSS Report

Lina Caneva, Sunday, 12th October 2014 -  Welfare peak body, the Australian Council of Social Service has released a new report revealing that poverty is growing in Australia with an estimated one in seven people living below the internationally accepted poverty line.
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