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Wheelchairs for the World

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th September 2000 - American property developer, Kenneth Behring has pledged $15 million to a new international effort to deliver one million wheelchairs around the world by 2005. Behring’s effort…

Tell a Friend

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th September 2000 - If you like our e-Newsletter, pass it on to a friend. Or send us the e-mail address of friends and associates who might like to read our fortnightly offerings at probono@probonoaustralia.com.au.…

Community Banking with a Difference

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th September 2000 - While ‘ethical funds’ and community banking have been gaining momentum in recent years there’s a new player in the market trying to create a niche specialising in lending money to…

Aussie e-Petitions

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th September 2000 - Following our story last issue regarding the US Internet petition site, e-The People, it’s great to hear that we have some innovative Aussies on a similar mission. The Australian…

Philanthropy - Australia's Stingy Rich!

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th September 2000 - “We have a pretty pathetic record in Australia of rich people giving money!” ‘It’s pretty damn poor, and that is a sign I think of a lack of maturity in our society. That…

Fundraising Brain-teaser

Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th September 2000 - There are no lifelines, you can’t phone a friend and you won’t win a million dollars, but it is a major fundraising night for the Brain Foundation at Melbourne’s toughest quiz. Mastermind…

A Definition of Charity - 400 years on

David Crosbie, Monday, 25th September 2000 - The Federal Government has set up an inquiry to review the 400-year old definition of what constitutes a charity! The three person independent inquiry is the result of a commitment…

Significant Women

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th September 2000 - A call for help in compiling a list of significant women in Australia has seen the Office of the Status of Women inundated with names! Cathy Cornish from the OSW in the Department of the…

Ethics-Building - the Melbourne Extension

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th September 2000 - The Saint James Ethics Centre — a Sydney based Not for Profit that provides a forum for the promotion of business and professional ethics — has spread it’s wings to open…

Pro Bono Listings

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th September 2000 - Just a final reminder that the deadline for listings in the Pro Bono publication or the web site has been extended until September 15, 2000. Contact the listing coordinator on 03 9682…

A Taxing Time on Donors!

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th September 2000 - The new July 1st tax system has created some interesting predicaments for many Not for Profits, not the least being how to explain it – to both new and long time donors! Just when…

US Catholic Charity Scandal

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th September 2000 - San Francisco Catholic Charities has been forced to resign after embarrassing disclosures about his personal spending of charity funds and the lack of financial accountability.…

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