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Major charities see increase in donations, but need for services is increasing

Samantha Freestone, Tuesday, 19th July 2022 - Major charities report Australians are not reducing donations, despite a cost of living crunch, but the need for support services is rising. Several major charities across Australia…

Donations held up during the pandemic – but it came with a rise in expenses for charities

Samantha Freestone, Wednesday, 8th June 2022 - The eighth Annual Charities Report released on Tuesday shows revenue, donations and expenses were all up in 2020. Charities’ revenue increased by more than $10 billion in 2020 but…

Crypto’s the word – lessons from one charity’s journey into cyber donations

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 6th June 2022 - Médecins Sans Frontières trialled accepting donations in cryptocurrency and reported back on the results at the FIA Conference 2022 in Sydney. It seems everywhere you go these days,…

Transparency – sure thing!

David Crosbie, Thursday, 12th August 2021 - Most of us in the charity sector believe in transparency, but it is both hypocritical and ill-informed for this government to argue the community is demanding more transparency from…

Australia’s community sector threatened by ‘a trilogy of terror’

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 24th June 2021 - NFPs are struggling against an increased demand for services, a reduction in donations and a collapse in volunteering There’s work to do to ensure the community sector survives,…

Why charities need to better understand populism or risk being disadvantaged

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 9th March 2021 - New research shows populist values are a strong predictor of charitable giving The growing importance of populism in Australia will have major implications for the future level …

A guide to giving to support WA bushfire recovery

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 17th February 2021 - Pro Bono Australia’s directory of bushfire appeals has been updated to include funds supporting those affected by the recent fires outside of Perth Following the devastating Wooroloo…

Australian philanthropy over 20 years: A timeline

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 4th June 2020 - A lot can happen in two decades. Here we look back through 20 years of Pro Bono News’ philanthropy coverage and share some of the sector’s key moments. For an in-depth look at how the philanthropy…

Donation Point Go: Using QR codes to engage with donors

Contributor, Tuesday, 2nd June 2020 - Quest Payment Systems has developed a simple yet powerful way to help charities and not for profits adapt to the new reality of collecting donations where face-to-face contact is …

430 million reasons why the social sector needs to ‘up its game’ with federal Parliament

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 11th February 2020 - Which sectors donated the most money to political parties last year and what does this mean for social sector advocacy? Neil Pharaoh breaks it down in a new fortnightly column focusing…

Value beyond money: Australia’s special dependency on volunteers to battle bushfires

Contributor, Thursday, 23rd January 2020 - Australia’s rural firefighting organisations hold a special place in the nation’s heart. Part of what makes them so interesting is how they are organised and funded,…

The world rallies to help Australia in its time of need

Luke Michael, Friday, 10th January 2020 - The international response to the bushfires has been comprehensive The international community has thrown its support behind Australia during the bushfire crisis, with millions…

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