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Westpac Foundation Launches Social Scale-up Grant Program

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th February 2016 - The Westpac Foundation has launched a Social Scale-up Grant Program to support Australian social enterprises. Grants of $300,000 each over three years will be awarded to organisations with a proven model for creating jobs and…

NFP Scholarships to Harvard Business School

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 - The Harvard Club of Victoria is offering Fellowships for Not for Profit CEOs which will send up to three executives to the US Harvard Business School in 2016. The Fellowships offer the Strategic Perspectives in…

Grants for Domestic Violence Perpetrator Intervention Research

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 -

The national organisation for women’s safety research is calling for applications for grants funding to investigate domestic violence perpetrator interventions. Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) has a pool of $3

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Government Urged to Make Philanthropy Investment Changes

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 28th January 2016 -

The Australian Government has been urged to introduce a new framework that would change the way philanthropic funds are able to give away their money. A report commissioned by the Department of Social Services and

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Profit for Purpose Investor Receives $500M

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 27th January 2016 -

Australian profit for purpose investor, LeapFrog Investments, has received US$350 million (A$500 million) from Fortune 500 insurance company, Prudential Financial, to expand its operations in Africa. Managed by LeapFrog, the new impact investment fund will

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Microsoft Pledges Billion Dollar Cloud Services to NFPs

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st January 2016 - Microsoft Philanthropies has committed to donate US$1 billion of Microsoft Cloud Services to serve global Not for Profit and university researchers over the next three years, including Australian organisations.

Aussies Share in Newman’s Own Funding

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st January 2016 - Twenty-three Australians charity workers, in fields as diverse as children’s cancer, homelessness, disability and animal welfare, have shared in grants worth over A$1 million from US based philanthropic organisation, Newman’s Own Foundation.

Philanthropy Outlook Predicts Charitable Giving Growth

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st January 2016 - A new report into the changing face of philanthropy and giving trends in the United States predicts that 2016 and 2017 will deliver positive outcomes for Not for Profits, with growth in foundation giving the largest so far.

Housing NFP Receives $6.7M Impact Investment

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 13th January 2016 - Superannuation fund HESTA’s first investment from its $30 million impact investment fund has been allocated to a Not for Profit community housing provider.

Australia’s Millionaires Snubbing Philanthropy

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 12th January 2016 - Australia’s richest people are the least philanthropic in the world, giving less to charity than those from other countries, according to a new report.

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