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Lina Caneva

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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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Jehovah’s Witness Outdated Abuse Policies – Royal Commission

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th November 2016 -  The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has found children were not adequately protected from the risk of child sexual abuse in the Jehovah’s Witness organisation.

Record Number of Votes for 2016 Impact 25

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th November 2016 -  A record-breaking 11,500 votes have been cast already for the 2016 Pro Bono Australia Impact 25 awards to decide the not-for-profit sector’s most influential people.

Vic 10-Year Plan for Ending Family Violence ‘Momentous’

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th November 2016 -  The not-for-profit sector has strongly supported the Victorian Government’s newly announced 10-year plan for ending family violence.

Body Shop Foundation To Close

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th November 2016 -  The UK-based Body Shop Foundation, established by entrepreneur Dame Anita Roddick, will close its doors in 2017 after the charitable organisation failed to reach a funding agreement with the new owners of global cosmetic company The Body Shop International.

Disability Sector Needs ‘Fundamental Change’ On Oversight of Services

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th November 2016 -  Victoria’s disability services commissioner has called on the disability sector to make “fundamental changes” to the way it addresses the endemic issues of abuse highlighted in a recent parliamentary inquiry.

Trio of Aid Organisations Lose Charity Status

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th November 2016 -  The charity regulator has revoked the status of three aid organisations, including a Sydney-based charity that delivers emergency relief in Somalia, Syria and Turkey.

WA’s Impact Awards to Fund Huntington’s Disease ‘Game Changer’

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 23rd November 2016 -  A $100,000 grant from collective giving group, Impact100 WA, to advocacy and research organisation Huntington’s WA will be used to develop an online app to improve the outlook for those suffering from the incurable brain disorder.

Charity Regulator Raises Concerns Over Fundraising Practices

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 23rd November 2016 -  The national charity regulator has partnered with peak bodies to try to help charities protect themselves, fundraisers and the public in the wake of recent reports into the alleged misbehaviour of some third-party fundraising agencies.

Indigenous Advocate Named 2016 Telstra Business Woman of the Year

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 22nd November 2016 -  Indigenous advocate and the CEO of the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (NPY) Women's Council in the Northern Territory, Andrea Mason, has been named the 2016 Telstra Australian Business Woman of the Year.

Telstra Deal Gives Free Access to Ask Izzy

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 22nd November 2016 -  A deal with telco giant Telstra and Infoxchange will see free access to Ask Izzy – the mobile website that connects people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness to thousands of services nation-wide.

Street Swags To Fight for Lost Donor Funds

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 22nd November 2016 -  Homeless support charity Street Swags – which has signed a voluntary undertaking with the charity regulator over the handling of its finances – said it would fight to recover almost $200,000 in lost donated funds after a company it owned went into liquidation.

Aussies Say Yes to Multiculturalism, Marriage Equality But No To Politics

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 22nd November 2016 -  Australians have a low level of trust in government and are increasingly politically disengaged, but remain highly cohesive, showing wide support for multiculturalism, immigration and marriage equality, according to a new report by the Scanlon Foundation.
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