Australia’s business sector gave $1,447 million to community organisations in 2000-01 according to the first comprehensive survey of business generosity released…
The scale and pace of change for philanthropic foundations at the turn of the 21st century is unprecedented.
And according to social researcher Dr. Lucy Bernholz it is as…
Australian telecommunications giant Telstra has announced the formation of the Telstra Foundation, a philanthropic initiative that it says will strive to improve the…
Australian telecommunications giant Telstra has announced the formation of the Telstra Foundation, a philanthropic initiative that it says will strive to improve the…
A new Centre of Philanthropy and Not for Profit Studies has been established within the Faculty of Business at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia.…
The recipient of the 2001 Ramaciotti medal for excellence in biomedical research, Professor Grant Sutherland, has called for more private philanthropy to boost Australian…
Nine charities are to receive a total of $2.13 million as part of the inaugural funding by the newly established Centre for the Encouragement of Philanthropy in Australia,…
Victoria’s Labor Premier, Steve Bracks, says his government is looking at new ways to best engage the philanthropic and corporate sectors in community building.
The Premier…
After 25 years of progressive philanthropy, The Stegley Foundation may have officially closed its doors but its legacy of good works are not about to fade from the scene.…
Australian Olympic runner Ron Clarke won a defamation case against the ABC recently and in a footnote to all the publicity, the man who lit the flame at the Melbourne 1956…
As the impact and philosophy of Venture Philanthropy gains momentum in Australia, elsewhere it has taken so many paths that both newcomers and old hands need a map.
And CharityVillage.com…
There’s good news for Not for Profits in the latest “Givewell” survey, which confirms a resurgence in the Australian culture of giving – in fact it’s up 17%!
The survey just…