Lina Caneva, Thursday, 26th May 2016 -
Donor peak body, Philanthropy Australia and the National Australia Bank have launched a half a million dollar grant fund to help Not for Profits establish and grow social enterprises.
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 26th May 2016 -
New research by the US Women’s Philanthropy Institute into what motivates giving to women’s causes has found that less than 15 per cent of donors target areas that impact women and girls.
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 26th May 2016 -
The UK Charity Commission has begun public consultations on new discretionary powers to disqualify charity trustees – powers the Australian regulator already has, but is yet to use.
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 25th May 2016 -
A new Salvation Army report revealed “disturbing new statistics on the level of poverty in Australia”, showing that some disadvantaged Australians are living on just $17 a day.
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 -
The Victorian Parliament has formally apologised to the gay community for old laws that criminalised homosexual behaviour, in a move that is thought to be the first of its kind in the world.
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 - Mainstream media suggestions that the number of charities in Australia is undermining charitable giving has raised the ire of the charity commissioner, Susan Pascoe AM.“Australia actually has fewer charities per capita than Canada, England and Wales, the USA, Scotland, …
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 -
A coalition of Not for Profit leaders in suicide and mental health has called for all major parties to spell out what they will do to address the rising toll of suicide after a report released details of growing suicide rates across 28 federal electorates.
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 -
Victoria will be the first state to trial an international program to help fathers realise the impact of family violence, with a half million dollar grant to a child protection Not for Profit.
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 -
Australia’s Not for Profit sector must speak with a collective voice and push the election agenda if it is to have an impact in the federal election outcomes, according to socio- political experts in Pro Bono Australia’s latest podcast.
Lina Caneva, Sunday, 22nd May 2016 -
A federal Labor pledge to reverse the Turnbull government’s $224m cut to the international aid and development budget has drawn support from Australian humanitarian relief and development groups.
Lina Caneva, Friday, 20th May 2016 -
A national alliance of housing, homelessness and welfare peak bodies has begun a digital election campaign to make housing affordability and homelessness major election issues, claiming federal politicians have a “cavalier” attitude to the current crisis.
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th May 2016 -
Australian indigenous leader, June Oscar AO, has won a prestigious global award that celebrates individuals doing extraordinary work in reconciliation as her Kimberley enterprise takes up a new venture philanthropy partnership.
