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Optus Connecting Communities Grants Program – Advertorial

Staff Reporter, Monday, 6th July 2009 -  Australian Communications giant Optus has again announced its Connecting Community Grants Program which provides funding to Not for Profit organisations who help reduce social isolation for those in need and reconnect disengaged youth.

ATO Sends Out Franking Credits Application Credits for NFPs

Staff Reporter, Monday, 6th July 2009 -  The Australian Tax Office has mailed out the 2008-09 refund of franking credits application package to Not for Profit organisations that received a refund of franking credits in the prior year.

US Administration Wants to Find Innovative Not for Profits

Staff Reporter, Monday, 6th July 2009 -  US White House officials are planning to travel across the country to find what President Obama describes as 'the most promising Not for Profits in America' with their cheque book at the ready to spend $US50-million in a new fund to help charities ex

Fiscal Stress Hits Not for Profits – Johns Hopkins Survey

Staff Reporter, Monday, 6th July 2009 -  The news is not good from the prestigious Johns Hopkins University in the US which is describing the effect of the economic downturn on the Not for Profit sector as the 'perfect storm'.

Third Sector Input to Productivity Commission Inquiry

Staff Reporter, Monday, 22nd June 2009 -  Pro Bono Australia has canvassed some of the 152 submissions received by the Productivity Commission's investigation into the contribution of the Not for Profit sector and found a large number of organisations questioning the focus of the study and t

Facebook and Not for Profits

Staff Reporter, Monday, 22nd June 2009 -  The social networking site Facebook is a big hit across all age groups with more than 200 million registered users world wide -so why wouldn't Not for Profits take advantage of the phenomenon? Well they are!

Responses to Draft Legislation on Improving PPFs

Staff Reporter, Monday, 22nd June 2009 -  Philanthropy Australia has warned that draft legislation aimed at improving the integrity of Prescribed Private Funds still leaves donors and trustees with an undesirable lack of certainty.

The Economic Downturn and Demand for Third Sector Services

Staff Reporter, Monday, 22nd June 2009 -  Charities and giving research group Givewell is studying the effect of the financial crisis on the demands for Third Sector services in Australia with a new online survey.

Victorian Law Foundation Funds New Projects

Staff Reporter, Monday, 22nd June 2009 -  Victoria Law Foundation has announced the funding recipients of six new legal projects.

FIA Closes Melbourne Office

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 9th June 2009 -  The Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA) is to close its Melbourne office in a bid to cut costs.
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