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Couple Withdraw Multi-Million Dollar Donation Over a Name

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 26th July 2016 - A philanthropic couple has withdrawn a multi-million donation to an American university after a disagreement over a name.

ANZ Commits $250,000 to Regional Education and Employment

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th July 2016 - Grant applications for the ANZ’s Seeds of Renewal program have opened with the bank committing $250,000 in funding for education and employment projects in rural, regional and remote Australian communities.

Fund Honours Feminist Philanthropist

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 21st July 2016 - The Victorian Women’s Benevolent Trust has launched a new sub-fund to honour and recognise one of Melbourne’s most influential philanthropists, Fleur Spitzer.

Charity Establishes Crowdfunding Platform for Schools

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th July 2016 - National education charity Schools Plus has launched a custom-designed crowdfunding platform to help disadvantaged schools raise money not only from their local communities but also from corporates and philanthropists.

Philanthropic Investment Companies Donate Almost $5M to Charity

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th July 2016 - Australia’s first charitable-listed investment companies, Future Generation Global Investment Company (FGG) and Future Generation Investment Company (FGX), have announced donations worth $4.71 million to Australian charities.

Dare to Dream Scholarships for Young Australians

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 14th July 2016 - National cancer charity Redkite is offering up scholarships to young Australians who have cancer or are cancer survivors, to help them realise their dreams to pursue education, career and life goals.

Philanthropists Make Largest Ever University Donation

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 13th July 2016 - Philanthropists Graham and Louise Tuckwell have left a lasting legacy at The Australian National University after donating $200 million in the country’s largest ever personal philanthropic contribution to a university.

NAB Gives Back to NFPs

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 13th July 2016 - Nearly 30 Not for Profits and social enterprises addressing a wide range of social issues including the prevalence of mental health, tackling domestic violence and supporting nature conservation have been awarded grants from the National Australia Ba

$100 Million to Solve a Critical Problem of Our Time

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 30th June 2016 - Can $100 million change the world? The MacArthur Foundation believes so.

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