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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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Call for $10Billion Affordable Housing Fund

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 30th March 2016 -  Welfare Not for Profit, the St Vincent de Paul Society, has urged bipartisan support for a national plan that would establish a $10 billion affordable housing fund to help fix the country’s growing homelessness crisis.

Ultra Wealthy Predict Rise in Philanthropy

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th March 2016 -  Wealth creation may be slowing but the world’s mega rich are planning to grow their philanthropy and be more strategic about giving, according to a new wealth report.

Govt Philanthropy Group Opposes Changes to Ancillary Funds

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th March 2016 -  The Not for Profit members of a group set up to advise the Prime Minister on issues relating to philanthropy and giving have opposed a controversial Treasury recommendation to change the current distribution rates for Ancillary Funds.

IKEA Foundation Funds Refugee Aid

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th March 2016 -  The philanthropic arm of global furniture giant IKEA has donated more than €9.4 million (A$14 million) to Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders and Save the Children to assist their aid efforts for Syrian refugee children and their families.

Philanthropic Families Donate $1M to Mental Health

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th March 2016 -  A $1 million donation by two Sydney family philanthropic trusts has seen the launch of the new Centre for Family Based Mental Health Care at St Vincent’s.

Aged Care Peak Body Restructures

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th March 2016 -  Long standing disquiet among state and federal aged care peak bodies has come to a head with the restructuring of the federated Aged and Community Services Australia (ACSA) organisation which has now become a new single entity.

Buffett Foundation Makes Record Pledge

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th March 2016 -  The youngest son of billionaire investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett has made the largest commitment ever made by a private foundation – pledging US$90 million (A$120 million) – to address issues of inequality facing young women of colour in the US.

Business Leaders Raise Charity Mentor Funds

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th March 2016 -  After a high-profile lineup of Australian business leaders donated their time and expertise to ChildFund Australia’s inaugural MentorMe Auction, the charity has raised more than $30,000 to help children and families living in poverty.

Rosie Batty to Lead Survivors Advisory Council

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th March 2016 -  The 2015 Australian of the Year and Pro Bono Australia Impact 25 winner, Rosie Batty will lead a new Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council in response to Victoria’s Royal Commission into Family Violence.

Directors Put Case for NFP Reform

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 23rd March 2016 -  The peak body for company directors in Australia is calling for a national reform agenda for Not for Profit organisations around regulation, the harmonisation of the definition of “charity” across all jurisdictions and five year government funding agreements.
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