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‘Giving’ – Sum It Up with Small Change

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 1st September 2010 - A Melbourne academic has devised a way of giving money to charities using a 'small change' concept, but is looking to test the idea via an online survey. The concept is called…

US Charitable Fundraising Takes Another Hit – Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 15th April 2010 - Just 43 percent of US charities raised more money in 2009 than in 2008, marking it the worst year for charitable fundraising in a decade, according to the Association of Fundraising…

Givewell’s Good Giving Charity Awards

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st January 2010 - The Givewell Good Giving Guide Charity Awards are back for 2010, with the winners to be highlighted in a second edition of The Good Giving Guide currently underway for release…

AID/Watch Loses Charity Status

Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th October 2009 - Not for Profit organisation AID/Watch has lost it’s charitable status after a long running legal battle with the Australian Tax Office – a decision the organisation…

Young Australian Recognised for Her Charity Efforts in Hollywood

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th September 2009 - PROJECT FUTURES director, 24 year old Stephanie Lorenzo had been invited to a benefit dinner in Beverley Hills, Los Angeles this month in recognition of her efforts to inspire Gen…

Adelaide Charities Fight Back Against Downturn

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st August 2009 - Kidney Health Australia will stage a special seminar in September to help Adelaide charities fight back against the impact of the economic downturn.

Derek Finch, the Head of Customer…

Australia’s Wealthiest Slow to Give

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th 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…

Corporate Christmas Spirit Drives Salvos

Staff Reporter, Friday, 14th December 2007 - When you see the Salvos band playing on a city corner or delivering food and blankets for the needy this Christmas wonder for a moment about how they get around – it’s thanks…

Coin & Stamp Collecting for Charity?

Staff Reporter, Monday, 23rd April 2007 - If you have previously confused philately with philanthropy well have a look at this – a businessman in the Netherlands has found a way to combine the two – using the Internet…

The Australian Life Savers Bible

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th April 2007 - The Bible Society of Australia has launched a Bible for Aussie life savers- in honour of its 100 years of service in the Year of the Surf Life Saver. The custom-made Bible is called the…

New Foundation Tackles Childhood Obesity

Staff Reporter, Monday, 23rd October 2006 - A National body supported by Children’s Hospitals throughout Australia has been launched to battle the childhood obesity crisis. The Playing Healthy Foundation, a bipartisan…

Oxfam – By Any Other Name

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th July 2005 - Oxfam Community Aid Abroad officially changed its name to Oxfam Australia, on July 1, 2005 with a public announcement that it’s changing its name, not its values. The agency,…

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