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Australian Adventurer Sets “Pole” Record for Red Cross

Staff Reporter, Friday, 24th February 2012 -  Pat Farmer returns home to Australia after an epic journey to the South Pole to raise funds for the Red Cross. Photo: supplied. After a gruelling 20,919 kilometres and 14 countries…

UK Street Fundraiser Closes its Doors

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd February 2012 -  One of the longest standing street fundraising companies in the UK, Gift Fundraising, has gone into voluntary administration with some 300 staff reportedly being made redundant.…

Icy Fundraising Proves Popular

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th January 2012 -  Australian Pat Farmer reaches the South Pole.
Photo: Keoki Flagg
The South Pole is the place to be this January if you want to raise money for charity. In an epic journey to raise…

Fundraising on Ice – NFP Chair Skis to the South Pole

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th January 2012 -  FARE Chair, Cheryl Bart has skied to the South Pole.  What would you do to raise money for your charity? The Chair of a health promotion charity, FARE, the Foundation for Alcohol…

Variety Appoints New ‘Chief Barker’

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th January 2012 -  Above: Peter Hebbes AM has been named as the new "Chief Barker" of Variety. Variety, a national children’s charity, has appointed highly regarded charity…

Australian Consumers Switch Brands to Support Charity

Lina Caneva, Friday, 2nd December 2011 -  New Australian research shows that companies whose brands, products and services support a charity will win favour with consumers, especially women.
The research found that almost

Govt Releases Consultation Paper on ‘Charity’ Definition

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st October 2011 -  The Federal Government has released its much-anticipated Consultation Paper on a new definition of charity. The Government is calling for submissions from the Not for Profit sector…

Charity Bashing Unfair Says FIA CEO

Staff Reporter, Friday, 28th October 2011 -  Charities have been in the media this week, slammed over fundraising costs. Defending the sector, CEO of the Fundraising Institute of Australia, Rob Edwards says that without fundraising

London 2012 Needs More ‘Off-Track’ Olympic Spirit

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 27th October 2011 -  In the UK, a new study has found that charities, schools and sports organisations are expected to run a poor second to big business at the London 2012 Olympics – with public opinion

Charity Dumping a Costly Problem

Staff Reporter, Friday, 21st October 2011 -  The Melbourne Cup long weekend will see an Environment Protection Authority (EPA) blitz on illegal dumping of rubbish and unwanted goods at local charities – a growing problem…

Radio Station Investigated Over Hoarding Charity Proceeds

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 19th October 2011 -  An investigation by the UK Charity Commission has found a radio station that raised money for natural disasters in Asia left the money dormant in a bank account for 7 years. SunriseRadio…

Another Charity Denied DGR Status

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th August 2011 -  Another charity has been denied Deductible Gift Recipient status by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal which ruled that Krishnamurti Australia Inc. is not a health promotion…
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