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Investment Bank Launches Social Impact Fund

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 - Global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has launched a $250 million social impact fund – one of the first US impact investing vehicles to be sponsored by a major financial…

Nothing Sweet About Corporate Giants: Oxfam

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 16th October 2013 - International aid agency, Oxfam has put some of the world’s food and beverage giants on notice for their role in ‘land grabs’ which see communities displaced…

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Why Contests Improve Philanthropy

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th October 2013 - Contests for innovation go back hundreds of years — many have even changed history. The Knight Foundation in the US has used its extensive experience to produce a new …

Innocent Managers Take the Blame – Survey

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th October 2013 - A third of senior managers said they have accepted the blame in the office for something that wasn’t their fault, a recent survey showed. The OfficeTeam survey was conducted by an independent…

Call to ‘Put Girls and Women in the Lead’

Staff Reporter, Friday, 11th October 2013 - A group of leading community and advocacy groups are asking the nation’s leaders to take action to realise the potential of girls and women – at home and abroad as part…

Housing Crisis Needs New Partnership – Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd October 2013 - The philanthropic and the housing sectors in the UK need to establish a new partnership to overcome the crisis in affordable housing, according to a report by the charity think tank…

UN Planning for Sustainable Development

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd October 2013 - Sustainability reporting can serve as bridge between business and sustainable development, according to the UN’s Global Report Initiative (GRI). At the UN Global Compact's…

Global United Way Boss To Address Australian Corporate Leaders

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st October 2013 - Brian Gallagher, the President and CEO of United Way Worldwide – described as the world’s largest privately funded Not for Profit organisation – will address…

Disability Inclusion on World Stage

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th September 2013 - Australia’s peak council for humanitarian and international aid charities, ACFID has welcomed a statement by the new Foreign Minister confirming Australia will champion…

Call for Aussie Support for Global Fund

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 24th September 2013 - Australia should commit to increasing its support for the life-saving work of the international Global Fund set up to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria according to the Pacific…

New Generation of Canadian Donors – Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th September 2013 - Generation X is a rising force in philanthropy in Canada — quickly gaining on Boomers and Civics, currently the most generous generations, according to the latest research.…

UK Wants Regular Appraisals of Charity Leaders

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th September 2013 - The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations in the UK (ACEVO) wants charities to introduce formal appraisal procedures for their CEOs, chairs and board members.…

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