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UK Charity Commission Looks to Raise Trust

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 9th October 2018 - The UK Charity Commission will prioritise raising public trust in charities as confidence in the sector reaches its lowest level in years. Recent incidents – most notably Oxfam’s…

Trust in UK Charities, Findings Challenged

Paul Carter, Monday, 16th July 2018 - There has been a challenge to recent research findings suggesting that the British public’s trust in charities was at an all-time low. The Charity Commission’s latest trust …

Trust in UK Charities Low As Sector Sees Surge in Complaints

Wendy Williams, Friday, 6th July 2018 - The British public trusts charities less than “the man or woman on the street” according to new research. Civil Society has reported that an upcoming report on public confidence…

Modern Slavery Bill: Will a Race to the Top Beat a Big Stick?

Paul Carter, Wednesday, 4th July 2018 - Penalties in the Modern Slavery Bill are unlikely to drive compliance for big business, there is another way, a “race to the top”, the federal government says. Under the bill, …

Foreign Aid Sector Welcomes Sexual Misconduct Review

Luke Michael, Thursday, 24th May 2018 - Foreign aid organisations have welcomed the launch of an independent review into the prevention of sexual misconduct in Australia’s international aid and development sector.…

Charities Remain Concerned with Foreign Donations Bill

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 10th April 2018 - The charity sector has welcomed recommendations on the foreign donations bill as a “step in the right direction”, but still called on the government to go “back to the drawing…

UK Aid Sector Urged to Take Action

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 6th March 2018 - Aid charities in the UK are being urged to take action to tackle sexual exploitation and abuse in the sector in the wake of the Oxfam scandal. UK International Development Secretary…

Australia Elected to UN Human Rights Council

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 18th October 2017 - Australia has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council, but humanitarian aid organisations have called on the federal government to “walk the walk” by improving…

Sector Welcomes Much Needed Boost to Humanitarian Aid

Rachel McFadden, Monday, 19th June 2017 - Australia’s leading international humanitarian organisations have received a much needed boost to better prepare for, and respond to, humanitarian crises across the Pacific…

We Are Nothing Without Others

Rachel McFadden, Friday, 9th June 2017 - Winnie Byanyima is the executive director of Oxfam International and was the keynote speaker at this years Progress 2017. She is this week’s Changemaker. Born in Uganda, Byanyima…

Text Message Donations Breaking Ground for Australian Charities

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 12th April 2017 - An 18-month-long national telco pilot project trialing text messaging for charity fundraising has seen some “great successes” and some “total flops”, according to the…

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