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Philanthropy & giving

Facebook Founder Makes $45 Billion Charity Pledge

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 2nd December 2015 -  The CEO and founder of social networking giant Facebook has vowed to give away 99 per cent of his stake in the company to charity.

Philanthropy Missing Out on Shared Learnings – Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st December 2015 -  A new report has shown there is room for improvement in the way the Australian philanthropic sector collaborates and shares insights into its work.

Paul Little and Jane Hansen Donate $10M to Melbourne Uni

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 23rd November 2015 -  Australian businessman and Chair of Essendon Football Club, Paul Little AO, and former investment banker, Jane Hansen, announced a $10 million donation to the University of Melbourne as their charity’s first major philanthropic gift.

Philanthropy Benchmarking Survey Revealed

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th November 2015 -  The peak body for donors, Philanthropy Australia, has launched the results of its benchmarking survey into the operational resources of trusts and foundations in Australia and New Zealand in a bid to address a data deficit in the philanthropic sector

Great Australian Philanthropy Award

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th November 2015 -  The founders of Gandel Philanthropy, property developer John Gandel and his wife Pauline, have received the Great Australian Philanthropy Award as part of the annual Research Australia Awards.

Voice of US Not for Profits, Rick Cohen, Dies

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th November 2015 -  Outspoken US Not for Profit leader and advocate, Rick Cohen, a former President of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy and online columnist, has died suddenly at the age of 64.

Public to Vote on Half Million in NFP Grants to Get Kids Active

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th November 2015 -  The Australian public is being asked to vote online to decide which 19 shortlisted local community projects to get kids to be more physically active will be awarded a share in half a million dollars from the Medibank Community Fund.

Gender of First-Born Child Affects Parents’ Charitable Giving

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 12th November 2015 -  Parents' charitable giving is affected by the sex of their first child, according to a new report out of the US.

Disability NFP Convenes Social Finance Think Tank

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 4th November 2015 -  Philanthropic Trust, the Summer Foundation has convened experts in finance, law, housing and philanthropy to form the Social Finance Think Tank, charged with exploring impact investment models that would provide young people with disability alternati

Steve Waugh Bowled Over by Charity Task

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 29th October 2015 -  Sporting legend Steve Waugh has warned other high-profile Australians that setting up a charity or foundation is harder than it looks and not to enter the process lightly.

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