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Investment Bank Launches Social Impact Fund

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 - 
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Global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has launched a $250 million social impact fund – one of the first US impact investing vehicles to be sponsored by a major…

Nothing Sweet About Corporate Giants: Oxfam

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 16th October 2013 - 
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International aid agency, Oxfam has put some of the world’s food and beverage giants on notice for their role in ‘land grabs’ which see communities…

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Why Contests Improve Philanthropy

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th October 2013 - 
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Contests for innovation go back hundreds of years — many have even changed history.  The Knight Foundation in the US has used its extensive experience to produce…

Innocent Managers Take the Blame – Survey

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th October 2013 - 
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A third of senior managers said they have accepted the blame in the office for something that wasn’t their fault, a recent survey showed. The OfficeTeam survey was conducted…

Call to ‘Put Girls and Women in the Lead’

Staff Reporter, Friday, 11th October 2013 - 
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A group of leading community and advocacy groups are asking the nation’s leaders to take action to realise the potential of girls and women – at home and abroad…

Housing Crisis Needs New Partnership – Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd October 2013 - 
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The philanthropic and the housing sectors in the UK need to establish a new partnership to overcome the crisis in affordable housing, according to a report by the charity…

Global United Way Boss To Address Australian Corporate Leaders

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st October 2013 - 
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Brian Gallagher, the President and CEO of United Way Worldwide – described as the world’s largest privately funded Not for Profit organisation – will…

Disability Inclusion on World Stage

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th September 2013 - 
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Australia’s peak council for humanitarian and international aid charities, ACFID has welcomed a statement by the new Foreign Minister confirming Australia will…

Call for Aussie Support for Global Fund

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 24th September 2013 - 
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Australia should commit to increasing its support for the life-saving work of the international Global Fund set up to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria according to…

New Generation of Canadian Donors – Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th September 2013 - 
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Generation X is a rising force in philanthropy in Canada — quickly gaining on Boomers and Civics, currently the most generous generations, according to the latest…

UK Wants Regular Appraisals of Charity Leaders

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th September 2013 - 
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The Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations in the UK (ACEVO) wants charities to introduce formal appraisal procedures for their CEOs, chairs and…

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