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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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Technology the Key to Surviving the NDIS

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 18th February 2016 -  Disability service providers will need to invest wisely in the right technology to support themselves through the National Disability Insurance Scheme rollout or risk falling behind their competitors, according to tax and advisory firm BDO. With fewer than five months…

Cycle of Youth Homelessness Needs Intervention – NFP Report

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 16th February 2016 -  Up to one in seven young people could be at risk of homelessness due to poor family relationships and mental health issues, according to a new report from Mission Australia. The Not for Profit study said the results point to…

Young People Benefit from Regional Education Grants

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 16th February 2016 -  The Foundation for Regional and Rural Renewal has awarded $280,000 in grants to 38 community groups across Australia to fund education initiatives, through its REAPing Rewards program – and opened a new round of funding. The foundation (FRRR) said the…

Shergold Urges Community and Public Service Collaboratio

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th February 2016 -  A Prime Minister’s Public Service Advisory Committee, that included community organisations and leaders from business, should be established to support a more open, collaborative and outward-looking public service, according to academic Professor Peter Shergold AC. The Federal Government asked Professor…

Better Targeted Affordable Housing Needed

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th February 2016 - 
More targeted, affordable housing across specific regions of Australia is needed to stop the rise in homelessness, a study by community welfare agency, Launch Housing has found. The Not for Profit has released the results of a study into the

Call for Death Tax to Boost Charitable Giving

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th February 2016 -  Not for Profit leader and Chair of Community Council for Australia, Tim Costello, has called on the Federal Government to create a death tax for the super rich as a way of boosting charity sector funding. Costello, who is also…

Charity Category for Telstra Business Awards

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 10th February 2016 -  The Telstra Australian Business Awards will include a charity award for the first time this year, in a move to recognise the significant contribution charities make to Australian communities and the economy.

NFPs Urged to Join Save the Children Campaign

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Lina Caneva, Thursday, 4th February 2016 -  Children’s aid agency Save the Children has called on other Not for Profit organisations to get behind a campaign to stop children being sent back to immigration detention following the recent High Court decision. The High Court of Australia found…

Turnbull can Send Children Back to Nauru – High Court

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 3rd February 2016 -  The High Court of Australia has found the Australian Government did act lawfully and can send asylum seekers back to immigration detention on Nauru. The court released its judgment which is expected to affect 267 asylum seekers currently living in…

Call for NFP Input into Affordable Housing

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Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 3rd February 2016 -  The Federal Government is calling for submissions on ways to boost the supply of affordable rental housing through innovative financing models across Australia. The Government said the call followed the establishment of a working group set up to identify ways…

Senate Told of Centrelink ‘Debacle’

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Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 -  Details of hundreds of Centrelink complaints have been read to the Senate by WA Greens Senator Rachel Siewert after they were posted on her Facebook page late last week. Senator Siewert told parliament during an adjournment debate on Tuesday night…
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