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Maggie Coggan is a journalist at Pro Bono News covering the social sector.

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Retirees Go Back to Nature With Their Savings

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 13th March 2019 -  While many retired Australians show their appreciation for the bush by travelling through it in a caravan, Terry and Caroline Bellair decided to take a different path, gifting $1 million to a charity to help conserve it.

A girl walks home alone at night… and still isn’t safe in 2019

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 13th March 2019 -  Tiana’s house is a five-minute walk from the train station, but when she’s walking home from work alone at night, that five minutes seems like a lifetime.

Leave a Gift of Love

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 12th March 2019 -  Peninsula Animal Aid is encouraging people to leave a gift of love in their will to help fund vital animal services.

Giving Philanthropy Back to the People

Changemaker

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 11th March 2019 -  Maree Sidey is the CEO of the Australian Communities Foundation, an organisation connecting donors to causes that matter, and working to make philanthropy more democratic by creating a community of donors. She’s this week’s Changemaker.

No Wash Challenge to Start Homelessness Conversation

A Lighter Note

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 8th March 2019 -  Have you ever worn a favourite shirt for a couple of days in a row and felt a bit icky? Now, a charity is challenging Australians to keep their kit on for three full days in an attempt to raise funds and awareness for people experiencing homelessness.

New Policy Centre Encourages Australia to Look Abroad for Tax Reform

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Maggie Coggan, Friday, 8th March 2019 -  Progressive think-tank The Australia Institute has established a new policy centre in a bid to learn lessons from Nordic countries, to re-shape economic and social policy in Australia.  

Where Are All the Women? Campaign Questions Lack of Female NGO Leaders

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Maggie Coggan, Friday, 8th March 2019 -  Major humanitarian organisations are backing a campaign calling on civil society organisations to match the low percentage of women in leadership roles with the high percentage of women in staff.

Introducing Gender Lens Investing. It’s More Than Pink-Washing

Opinion

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 8th March 2019 -  There has always been a moral case for gender lens investing, but research is increasingly finding a business case, write Danielle Logue and Gillian McAllister, from the University of Technology Sydney, in this article which first appeared in The Conversation.

Lent Picket Outside Abortion Clinics Reignites Calls for Safe Zones

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 6th March 2019 -  Anti-abortionists commencing a 40-day picket for Lent outside abortion clinics in Western Australia have infuriated humanitarian and pro-choice charities, renewing calls for safety zones to be introduced nationwide.

Overhauling The Conversation Around Charity Revenue Streams

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 6th March 2019 -  As charities increasingly look to other revenue streams to stay afloat, a guidebook is aiming to help not-for-profit leaders navigate the world of social enterprise.   
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