Staff Reporter, Monday, 19th July 2004 -
The Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) has been given substantial Federal Government funds for a major research project on giving and philanthropy in Australia.
The research…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 19th July 2004 -
The Funding Network (TFN) in the UK is a charity that links organisations with donors in a very innovative way, hoping to expand social change to a whole new group of people.
The Funding…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 19th July 2004 -
Exploring the link between volunteering and social exclusion is a new study by the UK Institute of Volunteering Research.
According to the Institute, the question of whether volunteering…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 19th July 2004 -
The Fundraising Institute of Australia has joined with a Melbourne based recruitment agency, Seldon Gill to undertaking what has been described as the most in-depth study of careers…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th July 2004 -
Bequest Societies are relatively new to Australia but the Peter Mac Cancer Centre in Melbourne is finding the concept a winner for donors and the organisation.
Peter Mac recently…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th July 2004 -
The Fundraising Institute of Australia farewells its retiring CEO Wayne Clarke this month recounting the strong legacy of his six year appointment.
National FIA director and treasurer,…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th July 2004 -
The AMP Foundation will spend $1 million to identify and encourage innovative programs to fight youth unemployment in Australia.
The AMP Youth BOOST is a national initiative being…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th July 2004 -
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS ) has released the results of the second national social survey of Indigenous people that point to some significant changes since the groundbreaking…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th July 2004 -
Baby boomers have the potential to become a social resource of unprecedented proportions by actively participating in the life of their communities, according to a new US study.…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th July 2004 -
American individuals, estates, foundations, and corporations gave an estimated $AUD 350 Billion ($US240.72 billion) to charitable causes in 2003, according to Giving USA 2004,…
Staff Reporter, Friday, 25th June 2004 -
Western Australia has launched its first state-wide community foundation with the aim of making it easier for business to engage with community.
The Western Australian Community…
Staff Reporter, Friday, 25th June 2004 -
A South Australian researcher is investigating the management of Australian corporate philanthropy – thought to be the first study of its kind in this country.
Researcher, Dawn…