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Political Leaders to Blame for Loss of ‘Charity’ – Costello

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 10th March 2016 -  World Vision’s CEO Tim Costello has painted a grim picture of the state of giving in Australia and the Not for Profit sector in an interview being aired on television at the weekend.

Online Marketplace Gives Used Goods Charitable ‘2nd’ Life

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 8th September 2015 -  A new online enterprise in the household goods and appliance rental market, 2ndLease, aims to deliver a new form of cash flow for Aussie charities. Breaking with the tradition of rental…

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Why Peter Singer is Wrong About ‘Effective Altruism’

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th July 2015 -  Peter Singer’s views on ‘effective altruism’ are simplistic and have potentially unintended consequences for social justice, writes social impact specialist

Fake Charity Scams on the Rise

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 14th July 2015 -  The number of fake charities scamming money from vulnerable Australians is on the increase, according to new figures from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. The…

Nine New Charities Registered Every Day in Australia

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 7th July 2015 -  Nine new charities are being registered on average every day in Australia, according to new figures from the national charity regulator. In June the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits…

5,500 Charities Lose Registration

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th June 2015 -  Almost 5,500 organisations across Australia have lost their charity status for failing to complete the appropriate paperwork for two years in a row. Australian Charities and Not-for-profits…

Charity’s Illegal Acts Under Spotlight

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 4th June 2015 -  An Australian Senator has asked the national charity regulator to investigate alleged criminal activity at one of the country's most well-known environmental organisations.…

Victorian NFPs At Risk Over Funding

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st May 2015 -  Cuts locked in by the recent Federal Budget are putting at risk the substantial economic and social contribution of Victorian community sector charities, according to a new report…

ACNC Streamlines Reporting for Non-government Schools

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st May 2015 -  The charity regulator has released guidelines to help non-government schools access and complete new streamlined reporting.   The guidelines follow an Australian Charities…

Meagre Growth in Aussie Donations

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st May 2015 -  Giving to charity in Australia grew by just 2 per cent over the year to February 2015, down from 10 percent at the same time last year, according to the latest NAB Charitable Giving Index.…

Australian Charities Slow on Dot NGO Take-Up

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th May 2015 -  Australian charities are lagging behind the rest of the world in the take-up of the much anticipated new internet domain tag, dotNGO. The US based Not for Profit operator of the .org…

Video Gamers Charity Potential

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th May 2015 -  The multi-million dollar video game industry could be a goldmine for charity fundraisers, an online fundraising conference based in the UK has been told. With the number of gamers…
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