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Using the Greenpeace Experience!

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st July 2000 -  The environmental watchdog Greenpeace has an international reputation for its campaigning and direct actions. Now the Australian arm of Greenpeace is making available on the Internet the experience and knowledge of its seasoned campaigners for anyone who wants to organise…

Johns Hopkins Philanthropy Conference Report

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st July 2000 -  Last week’s gathering in Melbourne – the 12th annual Johns Hopkins International Fellows in Philanthropy – drew a large audience to consider the topic of
‘Communities, Capital and Collaboration – The Role of the Third Sector in Strengthening Communities in…

Community Foundations Spreading Their Success

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st July 2000 -  Community Foundations, as a mechanism for giving, have struck a cord in recent years and in particular the Melbourne Community Foundation has grown in leaps and bounds. From a start up of around $300,000 three years ago to a smidgen…

Pro Bono Law Conference -an Australian first!

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st July 2000 -  The Federal Attorney General, Daryl Williams is to host the first national Pro Bono Law Conference; ‘For the Public Good’ in Canberra later this week (Aug 4,5,6). The Attorney General says the aim of the Conference is to honour and…

GST Update

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th July 2000 -  The Australian Tax Office has started delivering the much awaited Gift Pack and Club Pack. Essential information for the Not for Profits. Order your copy at www.taxreform.ato.gov.au or call 13 24 78.…

Payroll Donating – Is it the way to go?

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th July 2000 -  Do you raise an eyebrow when someone suggests payroll donating? Too hard! Doesn’t work. Or are you smiling like the administrators of PCYC in NSW (the old police boys club) which is reaping the benefits of a highly successful payroll…

Volunteers – Engaging the Next Generation!

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th July 2000 -  While its not always easy to translate the experience of US philanthropy into Australian practice, a new guide on volunteering and how Not for Profits can attract today’s youth, appears to have crossed the cultural divide. The US Advertising Council…

Australian Financial Review Sponsorship Awards

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th July 2000 -  Gremlins seem to have spirited this story out of a previous edition. For those who asked for more information, here it is. (Fingers crossed!) The Australian Financial Review Magazine 2000 National Sponsorship Awards will be announced at a dinner in…

Stroll Up Australia Success

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th July 2000 -  Congratulations to Sydneysider, Mark Virtue for his fund raising walk from the lowest point in Australia to the highest…well just a smidgen under! Mark has raised almost $6000 for Sydney’s homeless through the work of Mission Australia. As we told…

Pro Bono Survey

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th July 2000 -  Many thanks to all those who took the time to complete our two-minute survey. The response was fantastic …the number of returns would make any market analyst jump for joy! We are now working to make sure that our web…

Australian Heads International ‘Make-A-Wish’ Found

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th July 2000 -  An Australian has been appointed the Chief Executive Officer of the world’s largest wish granting organisation to direct it’s growth and development during a critical phase of continuing international expansion. Tony Walsh, the Chief Executive of Make-A-Wish Foundation of Australia…

Donations from Market Researchers

Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th July 2000 -  Here’s an unusual source of donations. A leading independent automotive group, Summit Investment Australia, which carries franchisees for vehicle makers including Ford, Holden and Mitsubishi, is undertaking a large marketing project. And it’s looking for volunteers in the Not for…
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