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Medical Research from Mars, Philanthropy from Venus – Study

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 29th January 2015 - A new study into childhood cancer research in Australia has found that the role of philanthropy is vital to overcome critical funding challenges facing researchers in the battle…

Bill and Melinda Gates Make Stunning Prediction for World’s Poor

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th January 2015 - Two of the world’s biggest philanthropists have predicted that the lives of people in poor countries will improve faster in the next 15 years than at any other time in history.…

Delivering Early Wins to Support Impact Investing

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 27th January 2015 - There are some simple and inexpensive policy changes which can help grow impact investing in Australia, and the re-establishment of the Prime Minister’s Community Business …

The Top Philanthropic Gifts of 2014

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 15th January 2015 - 2014 has been declared as the year of the “mega gifts”, with some of the biggest philanthropic donations ever seen in Australia’s history being made. It was the year when healthcare…

Foundations Announce Charity Funding

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 15th January 2015 - Two large philanthropic Foundations, the Greater Charitable Foundation and The Balnaves Foundation have announced their New Year funding recipients. Three charities are sharing…

Corporate Philanthropy Increases Workers’ Productivity – Study

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th January 2015 - Working to benefit a good cause increases employee productivity by up to 30 per cent, according to the findings of a new UK study. Research from the University of Southampton showed…

Donor Advised Funds Reach Record Highs

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 20th November 2014 - Contributions to Donor-Advised Funds in the US have passed $17 billion in 2013 – a record breaking high according to the latest report from the National Philanthropic Trust.…

Social Welfare Investment Most Attractive to Aussie Companies

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 - Social welfare charities and community programs were the greatest recipients of corporate community investments in 2014, according to the annual London Benchmarking Group (LBG)…

Corporate Call to Action

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 22nd October 2014 - Businessman, philanthropist and former Australian of the Year Simon McKeon has issued a call to arms to Australian corporates to do more for the charity sector, speaking at an economic…

Role of Philanthropy in Multicultural Communities

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 - The role of philanthropy in Australia needs to be re-assessed in terms of assisting ageing communities, particularly multicultural communities to age well, a new report has found.…

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