australian charities and not-for-profits

Amount rorted by fake charities doubles in one year

Pearl Dy March 12, 2020

The federal consumer watchdog, the ACCC, has released new figures showing that the amount stolen by fake charities has doubled in the last year. Over $411K

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third sector, Government, Charities

ATO says it’s time for not-for-profits to move to myGov

Pearl Dy March 12, 2020

The ATO is urging not-for-profits that use the ATO’s Business Portal to make the necessary move to myGovID ahead of the retirement of AUSkey in

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third sector, Appointments

Founder and Associate Professor Leanne M Zalapa to retire, Andrew Giles appointed as CEO

Pearl Dy March 3, 2020

The Directors of the Prince of Wales Hospital Foundation, Randwick, announced that CEO and Founder, Associate Professor Leanne (Lulu) M Zalapa, is retiring and accomplished fundraising industry expert

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Charities, Humanitarian Crisis

CEO cookoff for food crisis relief

Pearl Dy January 30, 2020

Embodying the community spirit of Australia, a 2020 CEO CookOff™ will be dedicated to Food Crisis Relief and recognising those who have volunteered to help

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third sector, Charities, Humanitarian Crisis

Goodman Group pledges $5 million to bushfire recovery

Pearl Dy January 30, 2020

Goodman Group, through its philanthropic arm, the Goodman Foundation, has pledged $5 million for bushfire recovery efforts in Australia. Jo Cameron, CEO of the Goodman

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Opinion, Partnerships, Business

Practical Steps to Get Your Board Involved in Corporate Partnerships

January 28, 2020

One of the biggest hinderances to implementing a successful corporate partnerships strategy is unhelpful internal cultures, and predominantly the prevailing culture of the Board. So

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Grants

Up to $250,000 grants available at Greater Charitable Foundation’s 2020 funding round

Pearl Dy January 28, 2020

The Expression of Interest (EOI) for Greater Charitable Foundation’s 2020 funding round is now available to view on their website. This year’s funding round is expected

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Featured, Charities

Banton Foundation to close as Karen Banton retires as CEO

Pearl Dy January 28, 2020

Karen Banton, asbestos related disease campaigner and widow of Bernie Banton, is retiring from her role as CEO of the Bernie Banton Foundation, with the

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Appointments

Amnesty appoints leading Indigenous Activist

Pearl Dy January 23, 2020

Prominent Indigenous rights activist Lidia Thorpe has been appointed Amnesty International Australia’s Indigenous Rights Lead. Thorpe takes up the position vacated by Tammy Solonec who

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Charities

Qld donation law ‘to silence charities’

Pearl Dy January 21, 2020

The Queensland government is facing calls to amend its plans to further limit political donations by civil society groups who say they’d be silenced. Legal

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