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Dick Smith distributes part of $1M to charity

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 - Millionaire philanthropist Dick Smith has given away the first half million dollars to charity in his million dollar 2014 Charity Breakthrough pledge. As part of the Dick Smith Foods…

UK Regulator Investigates International Humanitarian Charity

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 - The UK Charity regulator has opened a statutory inquiry into international humanitarian charity Human Aid UK. The Charity Commission says it is investigating concerns about the…

Deregistered Charity Founder to Soldier On

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th August 2014 - The founder of a Queensland-based foundation deregistered by the charity regulator in June has vowed to fight on to regain her tax deductible status. Dr Arthur Crawford whose…

Wealthy Aren’t Warming to Environment

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 5th August 2014 - Wealthy Australians with private philanthropic foundations are giving more to charitable causes in health, education and welfare, but less to the environment, QUT research has…

Suicide Not a ‘Selfish’ Act – NFP Report

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 24th July 2014 - A Not for Profit study of Australians who have attempted suicide found many made the attempt feeling they were “a burden” and believed their family and friends would…

Spotlight

Global Aid Mission for ‘Lone Wolf’

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th July 2014 - A “lone wolf” social entrepreneur is hoping to revolutionise disaster relief in developing nations and prove that great ideas can come at any age, writes Nadia Boyce…

ACNC Approach to Governance Under Scrutiny

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 3rd July 2014 - A lawyer that specialises in Not for Profit and charity law has questioned the role and approach of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission to governance issues…

Opinion

The Not for Profit Sector Doesn’t Give You Purpose

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th June 2014 - The Not for Profit sector does not have a monopoly on finding purpose or meaning in a person’s work life, writes Michael Garnett from ReachOut.com by Inspire Foundation…

Govt to Open Consultation on ACNC Replacement

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th June 2014 - The Federal Government is about to open consultations with the Not for Profit sector on a replacement for the national charity regulator – despite the legislation to repeal…

Vanstone to Chair Vision 2020 Australia

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th June 2014 - Former Howard Government Minister Amanda Vanstone has been appointed chair of blindness and vision advocacy organisation Vision 2020 Australia. The appointment comes after the…

EVOLVING CHAIR: Reaching Out to Top Blokes

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 10th June 2014 - Wollongong City Councillor Michelle Blicavs not only heads an international stakeholder organisation and sits on many boards, she chairs the Top Blokes Foundation – a Not…

Analysis

Creating ‘Markets for Good’ No Simple Exercise

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 8th May 2014 - Behavioural economics continues to provide fascinating insights about what drives charitable giving and shows us how it’s even more complex than we may think, writes Philanthropy…

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