Lina Caneva, Thursday, 15th December 2016 -
The Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA) has announced the finalists and state winners in the 2017 awards for excellence in fundraising with four contenders in the major special events category.
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th December 2016 -
The federal government has denied it has any data on how many people with physical or mental disabilities are being held in offshore or onshore immigration detention centres despite having previously released figures.
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th December 2016 -
A landmark report by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has revealed that Australians gave $11.2 billion to charity last year, nearly 2.5 per cent more than the previous year.
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 13th December 2016 -
The Ian Potter Foundation has donated $4 million to the development of University of Melbourne’s new home for the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (MCM) at its Southbank campus.
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 13th December 2016 -
Five not-for-profit social enterprises have been awarded up to $300,000 each over three years, through Westpac Foundation’s new social scale-up grants.
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 13th December 2016 -
The federal government has moved a step closer to integrating whistleblower protections into Commonwealth law, just as new research reveals an urgent need for whistleblower reform particularly in the not-for-profit sector.
Lina Caneva, Monday, 12th December 2016 -
An advocate for the rights and welfare of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Pat Anderson AO, has won the 2016 Human Rights Medal.
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 8th December 2016 -
Major animal protection charity, Voiceless has expressed concern and surprise at reports of meetings between federal and NSW governments to consider ways to silence animal welfare advocates.
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 8th December 2016 -
Global education provider Navitas Limited has launched the 2017/18 Navitas Education Trust (NET) grant program with a call for submissions from education-focused charities and not-for-profit organisations in Australia.
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 7th December 2016 -
Innovative ideas from the not-for-profit and business sectors that help move people from welfare to work will be the first to be funded by the Turnbull government’s $96 million Try, Test and Learn Fund which launched on Wednesday.
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 7th December 2016 -
Almost 14 per cent of not-for-profit board members are currently receiving remuneration for their services – a drop from a high of 17 per cent in 2012/13 – according to a new report.