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Cultural Donations on the Rise

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 26th February 2015 -  Nearly $30 million worth of cultural items were donated to Australian galleries, museums and libraries in 2014 with the help of the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts…

Keeping the Charities Commission Opens Door to Real Reform

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th February 2015 -  After more than a year of campaigning by the Federal Government to ditch it, support for the charity regulator, the ACNC has barely wavered and now it’s time that Minister Morrison

Funding Extension for Mental Illness Programs

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 17th February 2015 -  The Abbott Government is to extend funding for two programs that provide support for people with a mental illness and their carers. The Government says organisations that currently…

Not for Profit Leaders Warn on Children In Detention Findings

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 12th February 2015 -  Deep concern has been expressed by Not for Profit sector leaders over the findings of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s report into children in immigration detention,…

Australia Failing to Close the Gap

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th February 2015 -  Australia is failing in its attempts to close the gap of disadvantage between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, according to a major new bipartisan report. The Closing the Gap

UBS Sponsors UK’s First Social Investment Tax Relief Fund

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th February 2015 -  Wealth Manager UBS has announced that it is sponsoring social impact investment specialist, Resonance, to develop the first in a series of Social Investment Tax Relief (SITR) funds…

Vic Govt Urged to Increase NDIS Funding

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 10th February 2015 -  The new Victorian Labor Government has been urged to ensure that it meets its commitments under the NDIS agreement with the Commonwealth and increase its disability budget. The Not…

NFP Financial Counselling in Limbo

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 10th February 2015 -  Hundreds of Not for Profit financial counsellors and thousands of people facing financial hardship are in limbo as the Federal Government’s new funding arrangements remain…

Global Trust in NGOs Falling

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 6th February 2015 -  Global trust in Non-Government Organisations is falling and Australia is not immune, according to a major report. The 2015 Edelman Trust Barometer surveyed 33,000 people from 27…

Severe Dementia Patients Given $50 Million in Funding

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 5th February 2015 -  Not for Profit organisations have welcomed the Abbott Government’s announcement that it will spend more than $50 million to support people with severe dementia. Assistant…

Opinion

Drama, Leadership and Real Politics

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd February 2015 -  David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council for Australia (CCA), reflects on what the shock electoral result in Queensland and current speculation about national political leadership

Indigenous Children in Care Up 65 Per Cent Since National Apology

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd February 2015 -  Since the National Apology to the Stolen Generations in 2008 the number of indigenous children in care has increased by 65 per cent, according to a new report. The latest Report on Government…
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