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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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Google Innovation Challenge Finalists Named

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 4th October 2016 -  Australia’s Google Impact Challenge finalists have been named, showcasing 10 Not for Profit organisations who plan to use technology to solve some of the world’s biggest problems.

What Makes a Good Charity?

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 4th October 2016 -  Good charity analysis is one of the key ways to review and improve performance, and allow funders to better understand where to put their money to achieve maximum impact, according to a new step-by-step-guide by UK think tank, New Philanthropy Capital (NPC).

Fundraising Peak Takes On CHOICE Report Over Nuisance Charity Calls

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th September 2016 -  The Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA) has embarked on a war of words with Not for Profit organisation CHOICE after the consumer advocacy group released a report which found nuisance charity cold calls were occurring with “alarming frequency”.

NFP Leaders Feature in 100 Women of Influence Awards

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th September 2016 -  A large number of Not for Profit and social enterprise leaders have been honoured in this year’s 100 Women of Influence awards including Dementia Alliance International founder and CEO Kate Swaffer and executive director of Good Pitch Australia Malinda Wink.

Noise Impact Charity Challenges Regulator Over Revocation

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th September 2016 -  A charity that researches and advises on the impact of industrial noise, including wind farms, is challenging a decision by the charity regulator, and the subsequent loss of its tax deductibility status, in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

ATO and ACNC Collaborate on Ancillary Funds

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th September 2016 -  An agreement between the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) will allow ancillary funds registered as charities to only report their annual return once.

Australian Suicide Rate ‘Deeply Disturbing’

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 28th September 2016 -  The latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures into suicide deaths showing a 10-year high are “deeply disturbing and disappointing”, according to mental health Not for Profit SANE.

Warning on Surge of Older Women Becoming Homeless

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 27th September 2016 -  Mission Australia has urged the federal government to take action to reduce the number of older women becoming homeless.

Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage Concentrated in Rural Qld

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 27th September 2016 -  The major opposition to same-sex marriage is concentrated in rural areas, in particular in rural Queensland, while the most supportive voters are in the prime minister’s own inner-city Sydney seat, according to new research mapping popular attitudes across Australia.

Report Points to Six Areas of Competition Reform for Human Services

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 22nd September 2016 -  Greater competition, contestability and informed user choice could improve outcomes in many, but not all, Australia human services, according to a preliminary report by the Productivity Commission.

Best Countries to be a Social Entrepreneur?

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 22nd September 2016 -  The findings of a global perception poll on the best countries to be a social entrepreneur have been released showing that while Australia failed to make the overall top 10 there are encouraging signs of improvement.
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