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Dentistry for a Cause

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 8th October 2018 - Dr Sonia Sonia is not your typical dentist, volunteering and now starting her own charity putting her professional skills to use to help those affected by family violence. She is this…

Disability Advocacy in NSW Under Threat

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 3rd October 2018 - Disability advocacy groups in New South Wales face an uncertain future, with the state government set to cut all advocacy funding leaving a gap in support for the disability community. …

Toolkit Taking Women’s Advocacy to Next Level

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 27th September 2018 - Gender equality advocates say a guide on how to lobby women’s issues to parliamentarians will help take advocacy to the next level. The toolkit, released last Thursday,…

Catholic Education Charity Defends By-Election Advocacy

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 31st July 2018 - A Catholic education charity which criticised the Turnbull government’s schools funding policy during a by-election campaign is confident it has not breached charity laws, …

It Is All About the Purpose, Not the Activity

David Crosbie, Thursday, 19th July 2018 - When it comes to investigating the Catholic Education Melbourne, nothing seen in the last few days suggests the ACNC is doing anything other than what a good regulator should do, writes…

State and Territory Electoral Laws Can Be Just as Stifling for Charities

Krystian Seibert, Tuesday, 17th July 2018 - It’s important that charities and civil society organisations turn their attention to state and territory electoral laws, writes Krystian Seibert. Since the end of last year,…

Australia’s Charity Sector Needs A Rebrand

Emma Lang, Thursday, 5th July 2018 - Mobilising public support on a confused sector brand, will not serve your cause. Particularly as conservative politics comes at advocacy, writes Emma Lang. Some big wins last week.…

Effective Charity Involves a Balancing Act

Krystian Seibert, Tuesday, 19th June 2018 - At a time when our society feels out of balance, Australia needs charities which are not only effective but also confident in who they are, writes Krystian Seibert. In many ways our …

Charity Sector Draws ‘Line in the Sand’ with Foreign Interference Legislation

Luke Michael, Friday, 15th June 2018 - The Australian charity sector has “drawn a line in the sand” and demanded that any foreign interference legislation meets a number of principles to protect issues-based advocacy.…

Myer Reveals New Plans for Strategic Philanthropy

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 14th June 2018 - The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund have unveiled a new five year strategy that puts Australia’s not-for-profit sector leaders, as well as advocacy and policy change, at its…

Report Shines Light on The ‘Chilling Reality’ of UK Lobbying Act

Wendy Williams, Friday, 8th June 2018 - The UK Lobbying Act has concretely affected charities and voluntary organisations, and has seen people’s voices go missing from the political debate, a new report has shown. The…

New AEC Guidelines Leave Charities ‘Confused and Uncertain’

Luke Michael, Thursday, 31st May 2018 - New guidelines from the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) on political expenditure has left the charity sector “confused and uncertain”, with fears that charitable advocacy…

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