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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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Benevolent Society to Take Over NSW Govt Disability Support Services

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 2nd March 2017 -  Australia’s oldest charity, The Benevolent Society, has been chosen to operate the NSW government’s specialist disability support services – described as Australia’s largest provider of clinical services for people with disability.

Craigslist Founder Makes $1M Grant to ProPublica News

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 2nd March 2017 -  The Craig Newmark Foundation, set up by the founder of the online community networking site craigslist, has made a US$1 million (A$1.3 million) grant to ProPublica, an independent, not-for-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.

UK Charities ‘Struggling to Survive’ – A Wake Up Call for Australia

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 1st March 2017 -  Almost one in five UK charities fear their organisation is struggling to survive, according to new research by international not-for-profit-organisation Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) in what is being seen as a wake-up call for Australian charities.

Launch of the Discretionary Grants Program

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 1st March 2017 -  Trustee company, Australian Executor Trustees (AET) has launched its discretionary grants program for 2017/18 offering up to $600,000 to eligible charitable organisations before 30 June 2017.

Asylum Seeker Funding Appeal Reaches Target in Record Time

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 1st March 2017 -  The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has raised $400,000 in just five days of a 14-day fundraising campaign to pay human rights lawyers to provide legal support for more than 1,000 asylum seekers in Australia.

Vale Betty Amsden AO

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 28th February 2017 -  The not-for-profit community is mourning the death of philanthropist Betty Amsden AO who supported a myriad of causes from the arts to disability and in particular guide dogs.

Street Swags Says Charity is Meeting ACNC Requirements

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Lina Caneva, Monday, 27th February 2017 -  Controversial charity Street Swags says it hopes to get a clean bill of health after it meets the requirements of a voluntarily undertaking with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) due to be finalised on 28 February.

$2B in Vic Affordable Housing Package

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 23rd February 2017 -  Housing and homelessness organisations will be able to utilise a $1 billion Social Housing Growth Fund and access low interest loans worth a further $1.1 billion as part of the rollout of the Victorian government’s affordable housing strategy.

Housing Futures Debate Needs Bipartisanship

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 23rd February 2017 -  National housing affordability and homelessness needs to become a bipartisan issue for all levels of government and politics, according to the CEO of Link Housing in NSW Andrew McAnulty.

Philanthropists and Corporates Called on to Help Save Threatened Species

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 22nd February 2017 -  Businesses and philanthropists have been asked to partner with the federal government in a new approach to save Australia’s threatened species with the launch of a new prospectus.
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