Foundation response to the economic downturn has done little to assist or inform US Not for Profits, according to a new report.Many foundations have not only done a poor job of communicating
Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st December 2009 -
The Sydney-based Centre for Social Impact has appointed Les Hems as the new Director of Research -a position which became available after the passing of highly regarded researcher…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 23rd November 2009 -
One of the largest private contributors to biomedical research in Australia, the Ramaciotti Foundation has awarded its prestigious Ramaciotti Medal for Excellence in Biomedical…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th February 2009 -
How is the economic downturn affecting corporate giving in 2009? An investigation by a US research group has found that corporates will be trying to do more in the community with less…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 1st December 2008 -
The UK public is more put off by how a charity spends its income than how it generates it – according to new research.
The study found that 3 out of 5 (61%) people questioned are worried…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 17th November 2008 -
Charities are losing out on bequests meant for them because more families are contesting wills following death, according to a new study by a Queensland University of Technology…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th August 2008 -
An overwhelming majority of Australians are internet users but there is still a digital divide according to the first survey by the Australian component of the World Internet Project.…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th July 2008 -
Research in Western Australia has found that community support by small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs) is high with still further opportunity to increase corporate support.
Commissioned…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd June 2008 -
Researchers at QUT’s Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (CPNS) are investigating whether Australia’s financial advisors include philanthropy…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd June 2008 -
The happiest people in Australia are those aged 76+ with a household income of $61,000-$90,000 according to the new Australian Unity Wellbeing Index.
And volunteers tend to have…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2008 -
Charitable giving by Australia’s most affluent is not keeping pace with their increasing wealth delivered by a booming economy, according to a new report by QUT’s Australian…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2008 -
A global study on business attitude to Corporate Social Responsibility has found that companies are doing well by doing good.
The study by IBM Institute of Business Value says businesses…