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Help available for NFPs struggling through COVID-19

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 1st April 2020 -  With coronavirus having a devastating impact on the not-for-profit sector, we take a look at some recently launched funds that could help organisations get through the crisis 

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COVID-19⁠: Five things philanthropists can do

Caitriona Fay, Monday, 30th March 2020 -  Caitriona Fay from Perpetual Limited shares ways that philanthropists can help address critical community needs in these challenging times.

Philanthropy giant pledges millions to help find coronavirus cure

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 23rd March 2020 -  It’s the first round of grants from the foundation to support COVID-19-related research 

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Pandemic – A time to demonstrate philanthropy at its best

Krystian Seibert, Tuesday, 17th March 2020 -  Krystian Seibert shares his reflections about what the COVID-19 pandemic means for the Australian charities sector and four things philanthropy needs to do. 

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Relationships first, money after

Contributor, Thursday, 5th March 2020 -  Philanthropy can help restore the power and dignity of Indigenous peoples and their cultures, but it takes more than writing cheques, having meetings and making the right noises, argues Manaia King of the J R McKenzie Trust in New Zealand.

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Alternatives to strategic philanthropy are emerging

Teri Behrens, Thursday, 20th February 2020 -  Trust-based philanthropy and participatory grantmaking are becoming increasingly well-defined paradigms for shifting the power dynamics in relationships between funders and not-for-profit grantees – dynamics that may have been exacerbated by the st
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Jeff Bezos pledges US$10 billion to tackle climate change

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 18th February 2020 -  But climate activists say Bezos needs to go beyond grand philanthropic gestures by improving his company’s environmental policies
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We need to facilitate responsive, future-focused philanthropy

Contributor, Tuesday, 18th February 2020 -  Equity Trustees’ involvement in establishing two disaster response trusts and the 2019 Annual Giving Review highlight the critical necessity for innovative approaches to adapt to current community expectations and needs, writes Jodi Kennedy, genera

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Increased attention to sustainable development goals

Teri Behrens, Monday, 17th February 2020 -  Philanthropic funding in support of the sustainable development goals has been shooting up every year since their adoption, and funders are increasingly collaborating to chart their investments and global progress towards the goals. Still, a projecte

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Tainted Money and Tainted Donors: A Growing Crisis?

Michael Moody, Wednesday, 12th February 2020 -  New examples of the “tainted donor” or “tainted money” problem seem to keep popping up, and some even argue that the “cleanliness” of any money gained through capitalist practices should be considered suspect. Yet, all of this puts the no
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