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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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NFPs Condemn Cambodia Refugee Deal

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  An alliance of major children’s, international aid, human rights and refugee organisations from Australia and the Asia-Pacific have condemned a deal brokered by the Federal Government to relocate refugee families to Cambodia.

Palmer Deals on New Refugee Visa

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  The Palmer United Party has done a deal with the Federal Government to reintroduce a type of Temporary Protection Visa to allow refugee families to remain on the mainland, particularly in regional Australia.

Natural Disaster Funding Ad Hoc & Opportunistic – Draft Report

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  The Productivity Commission is recommending a major restructure of Federal Government funding for natural disasters in a draft report released today describing the current arrangements as inefficient, inequitable or not sustainable.

How Bare is Your Cupboard?

Opinion

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  The charity sector has a low appetite for risk especially when it comes to leveraging its assets, writes David Crosbie CEO Community Council for Australia.

Future of Volunteering Peak Still Uncertain

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  The future of the national volunteering peak body remains in doubt, with no future funding commitments and a lack evidence-based data collection, the organisation’s CEO has said.

Cancer Report reflects Importance of NFPs

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  Peak NFP Cancer Council Australia has welcomed an audit report of Australian cancer research funding showing the nation’s overall investment has doubled over the past eight years - findings it says reflect the importance of the Not for Profit sector.

Barter System for Volunteers

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  A new approach to volunteering in New South Wales that is based on a barter system allowing volunteers to exchange ‘time credits’ for time they volunteer is gaining national support.

NFP Speed-Funding Reaches $1M Milestone

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  A new Australian Not for Profit organisation that hosts live crowd-funding events for social entrepreneurs as part of a global network called The Funding Network has reach its first $1million milestone since launching just seven months ago.

$4m Microsoft & World Vision Partnership

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  Technology giant Microsoft has made a $4 million software donation to welfare Not for Profit World Vision Australia to strengthen the organisation’s technology capabilities in the fight against global poverty.

LIVESTRONG Charity CEO Resigns

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  The Chief Executive of the cancer charity LIVESTRONG, founded by disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, has resigned after 14 years at the helm of the controversial organisation.

New Book Shines Light on Homelessness

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  The creators of a new book exploring homelessness in Australia claim it will re-define how society thinks about what is often an overlooked issue.

Australia Joins Global Innovation Fund

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  The philanthropic sector has welcomed the Federal Government’s move to join forces with those of the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden to launch a $200 million Global Innovation Fund.
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