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Organisation: Pro Bono Australia
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Philippines Aid Tops $30million

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 -  The Coalition Government will provide a further $20 million to respond to Typhoon Haiyan, bringing total Australian assistance to more than $30 million - the additional funds being channelled through Not for Profit aid agencies.

GivingTuesday Gains Momentum

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 -  More than 100 charities and businesses have already registered to be part of #GivingTuesday on the Australian website with many more expected to join in the coming weeks.

5 Keys to Successfully Creating Shared Value – Harvard Business Review

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 -  Innovating for shared value relies on five mutually reinforcing elements, new research from international Not for Profit consulting firm FSG suggests.

Telco Foundation Launches Apps4Change

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 -  The Telco Together Foundation has launched an online education program - Apps4Change - to help Australian charities better understand the adoption of mobile technologies to support common Not for Profit objectives, such as fundraising, service delivery and cause awareness.

Pro Bono Law Merger

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 -  Leading pro bono legal organisations in Victoria and NSW have joined forces to create Australia’s biggest agency connecting lawyers prepared to offer free legal service, to Not for Profit organisations and cases that would otherwise go without.

What’s All This About Giving One Per Cent?

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 -  Until Australia is able to work with the Federal Government or major philanthropic bodies to launch a nationwide “1 per cent giving campaign”, similar to the Irish initiative, perhaps the best place to start is for Not for Profit organisations to simply ask for it, say Alison Leemen and Kate Follington from the Giving One Percent Australia.

Capturing NFP Communication Needs – Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 -  A national communications agency is running an online survey to gain greater insight into the state of communications practices in the Not for Profit sector.

Crowdfunder Christmas Rush

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 -  Social entrepreneurs and Not for Profits who reach their fundraising goals the quickest on the Australian Not for Profit crowdfunding platform Chuffed will share in $5000 prize money as part of a Christmas campaign.

Catholic Church Responds to Abuse Inquiry

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th November 2013 -  The Catholic Archbishop Denis Hart has accepted the highly critical findings of the Victorian Parliamentary inquiry into child abuse also saying the Committee’s report is rightly called “Betrayal of Trust”.

Report into Victorian Child Abuse Inquiry Released

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th November 2013 -  A damning Victorian Parliamentary report into the handling of child abuse has called for an Independent Statutory Body to monitor the handling of allegations of child abuse by religious and non-government organisations as well as significant changes to the Crimes Act.

‘Super’ Opportunity for Funds to Make a Difference

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th November 2013 -  A lure to draw cautious Australian superannuation funds to the impact investment space is an opportunity to align members’ values and actively contribute to the communities in which they live, new research suggests. Impact Investments: Perspectives for Australian Superannuation Funds
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