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Maggie Coggan

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

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Record Philanthropic Purchase to Protect Murray Darling Wetland

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Maggie Coggan, Friday, 25th January 2019 -  The Nature Conservancy has raised a record $55 million to buy two cattle stations, which will see one of the most important wetlands in the Murray Darling Basin protected from conversion to rice or cotton farms.

Sector Slams Social Housing Spending at All Levels of Government

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 23rd January 2019 -  Victoria spends less than any other state in Australia on social housing, new research shows, with the community housing sector labelling the figures a “damning insight” into years of neglect on the issue from both state and federal governments.

Game-changing Service for Disability Telecommunication Access Launches

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Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 22nd January 2019 -  An accessible telecoms project has been launched in a bid to fight the growing information gap on accessible services for people with disability.   

Sector Suspicious Over Great Barrier Reef Foundation’s First Project

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 21st January 2019 -  The first project announcement by the Great Barrier Reef Foundation since being awarded a controversial $443 million grant, has been labelled a double handling exercise by conservationists, once again calling into question the legitimacy of the grant funding.  

Taking Back the #AfricanGang Narrative

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 21st January 2019 -  When South Sudanese lawyer, Maker Mayek reclaimed the racially-fuelled term, “African Gangs” on Twitter with a viral hashtag by the same name 12 months ago, he turned the conversation on its head, and is now working hard to fight back for his community. He’s this week’s Changemaker.

Standardised Contracts Slash Red Tape For SA NFPs

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Maggie Coggan, Friday, 18th January 2019 -  The South Australian not-for-profit sector is celebrating the roll out of standardised government funding contracts after years of negotiations, significantly slashing red tape requirements for organisations.  

Rejected Donation Calls Fundraising Practices into Question

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Maggie Coggan, Friday, 18th January 2019 -  A move by Beyond Blue to reject a donation raised via gay pornography has sparked discussion over fundraising rules and regulations.

Your Time Starts Now at FIA Conference 2019

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 17th January 2019 -  FIA Conference 2019, the largest fundraising conference in the Asia-Pacific region, is coming to Melbourne from the 27 February to 1 March.

Netflix Cleaning Craze Puts Charities Under Pressure

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 16th January 2019 -  While January is traditionally the biggest material donation month of the year for charities, the Marie Kondo “Tidying Up” craze currently sweeping the nation is putting charities under extra pressure, with many now calling for the public to donate mindfully.  

Homelessness Services Fighting the Heat

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 16th January 2019 -  Extra funds for homelessness services across Adelaide have been unlocked in preparation for temperatures set to soar above 40 degrees, with services calling for a similar response around the rest of the country in extreme weather events.

Indigenous Tertiary Scholarships to Help Students Stay in School

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 14th January 2019 -  With Indigenous tertiary students more than twice as likely as their non-Indigenous counterparts to drop-out of university or TAFE after the first year, a raft of scholarships are up for grabs in a bid to keep students in school.  

GetUp Foreign Donation Questioned

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 14th January 2019 -  The foreign donations controversy is continuing into the new year, with an overseas donation to grassroots advocacy group GetUp slammed by a Liberal senator, but sector experts say the organisation hasn’t done anything wrong.  
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