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Change and charity

David Ritter, Thursday, 13th February 2020 - The beauty of our shared charity is not going to be enough in the face of the fires – it is only through advocacy that we can prevent the fires of the future, writes Greenpeace Australia…

Fears of donor fatigue as bushfire relief efforts charge on

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 12th February 2020 - Charity CEO describes relief effort as a marathon, not a sprint National food aid charity FoodBank fears the rush of donor support seen at the height of the bushfire crisis is dwindling,…

Taking stock: Four tips to prevent fraud and theft in our bushfire response

Oliver May, Thursday, 6th February 2020 - Drawing on his experience of crises worldwide, Oliver May reflects on what we can learn about fraud prevention in our bushfire response. Maybe it was the time I walked into a hot warehouse,…

Donating in a humanitarian crisis: What donors should know

Jocelyn Condon, Tuesday, 4th February 2020 - Jocelyn Condon from ACFID shines a light on what donors can expect to know about how donations are spent and why speed is not always the best indicator of money well-spent. In recent …

Environment group and bushfire victims take aim at ANZ on climate change

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 4th February 2020 - “It is illegal for someone to light a bushfire, and we believe it is illegal for companies to finance the burning of our common home,” Friends of the Earth says Friends of the Earth …

Post-fire plan to house all Australians

Robert Pradolin, Monday, 3rd February 2020 - We must harness the collective goodwill that has been demonstrated after the bushfires as part of a longer-term and economically-based strategy to house all Australians, writes…

Your nature snaps could help restore Australia’s devastated bushland

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 1st February 2020 - The project has received nearly 200 submissions in 24 hours Australians are being urged to swap Instagram for a new photo sharing platform documenting the recovery of bushfire-affected…

The bastard subsidiarity of bushfire responses

Contributor, Thursday, 30th January 2020 - The shift from solidarity to suspicion we have seen in light of the bushfire crisis reflects the ambivalence of governments and of many citizens to charitable and community organisations.…

Australians going ‘above and beyond’ normal giving during bushfire crisis

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 29th January 2020 - New study shows people are continuing to give to their favourite causes while also donating to the disaster relief effort Just over half of Australian adults have made a donation…

On effective giving

Mike Davis, Monday, 27th January 2020 - Mike Davis shares the key principles he applies when considering charitable causes, and stresses the importance of asking good questions. Spending time overseas over the Christmas…

Crafty kid raises bushfire donations from afar

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 25th January 2020 - The hand-crafted koala fundraiser has hit nearly $400,000 When six-year-old Owen found out about the Australian bushfires and the impact on native wildlife from his hometown in…

Centralised disaster fund dismissed by charities sector

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 24th January 2020 - “Someone would still have to foot the bill of admin costs,” sector representatives say The charities sector has hit back at calls for bushfire donations to go to a “centralised” fund…

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