Philanthropic Sector News

Recent Sector News

Date

News

18 November, 2008

New ’shares to charity’ program

13 November, 2008

National Rental Affordability Scheme; safety net for charities

14 October, 2008

Anti-Poverty Week launched with $8 million grant

9 October, 2008

NAB - $100 million to microenterprise

3 October, 2008

Business for Millennium Development Summit

2 October, 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers Transparency Awards - 2008/09 Registrations Open

16 September, 2008

Centre for Philanthropy and Social Investment - 2009 Program

12 September, 2008

National Strategy for Volunteering

11 September, 2008

New homelessness initiative in Sydney

28 August, 2008

New partnership between Government and not-for-profit sector: An Australian Compact

26 August, 2008

WA Community Foundation Calls for Leadership

26 August, 2008

Gardiner Innovation and Biotechnology 2008 funding recipients announced

8 July, 2008

Wagerup Sustainability Fund Launched in WA

1 July, 2008

New program to encourage philanthropy to the arts in WA

1 July, 2008

Inquiry into the Disclosure regimes for charities and not-for-profit organisations

10 June, 2008

Queen’s Birthday Honours

4 June, 2008

Office for the Community Sector Director Announced

1 June, 2008

Women Donor’s Network

2 June, 2008

Vale Patricia Feilman OAM

28 May, 2008

The Federal Government to Fund National Corporate Responsibility Project

23 May, 2008

Inquiry into a new regional development funding program

23 May, 2008

PricewaterhouseCoopers Transparency Awards announced

23 May, 2008

The Foundation for Young Australians and Education Foundation to form alliance

23 May, 2008

Fred Hollows Foundation wins Charity Award

23 May, 2008

Is Philanthropy Relevant? Survey of Professional Advisers in Australia

22 May, 2008

Smorgons donate $15m to NGV

14 May, 2008

Mission Australia’s 2008 Survey of Australia’s Young People

14 May, 2008

Media Release: Improving the Integrity of Prescribed Private Funds

6 May, 2008

Snow Foundation supports "Home"

30 April, 2008

New consulting service for the not-for-profit sector launches in Australia

18 April, 2008

AMP Foundation Community Report

8 April, 2008

Australia’s Homeless Youth report

1 April, 2008

New York Times feature on philanthropy

18 March, 2008

Executive education in philanthropy and social investment

12 March, 2008

New report: “Good Times and Philanthropy: Giving by Australia’s Affluent”

27 February, 2008

$18m pledge from Wotif.com founders kick starts educational fund

26 February, 2008

Possible scam alert

19 February, 2008

Gardiner Foundation and Dairy Innovation Australia announce new investment in health and nutrition research for the dairy industry.

30 January, 2008

Philanthropy Australia Appoints Two New Council Members

21 January, 2008

Philanthropists stamped as 2008 Legends

16 January, 2008

Winston Churchill Fellowships Available

15 January, 2008

Ethical leaders: Noel Purcell

19 December, 2007

Vale Clem Jones

18 December, 2007

PhilanthropyWiki Launched

11 December, 2007

Sylvia Geddes on ABC Radio

30 November, 2007

Jack Heath - Social Entrepreneur of the Year

29 November, 2007

The Ian Potter Music Commissions 2007 Fellowships

30 October, 2007

Awards give voice to hardworking non-profits

30 October, 2007

The Charles Bronfman Prize Announces Call for Nominations Prize Seeks Young Humanitarians from All Fields

18 October, 2007

Westpac wins corporate volunteering award

5 October, 2007

Who Profits from the Arts: Taking the Measure of Australian Culture

4 October, 2007

Green Philanthropy

4 October, 2007

Youth Mentoring Network

27 September, 2007

Third Sector Focus on ABC Radio National

27 September, 2007

Minara Community Foundation established

21 September, 2007

Stanford Australia Foundation Scholarship

21 September, 2007

Andrew Forrest donates $80 million

19 September, 2007

Not-for-profit fraud survey 2008

19 September, 2007

PPF Information Returns: 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007

14 September, 2007

Anti-Poverty Week, 14-20 October

11 September, 2007

Doing IT Better - Social Justice Initiative

11 September, 2007

PricewaterhouseCoopers Transparency Awards – call for submissions

11 September, 2007

Karma Currency Foundation

7 September, 2007

Cosima Lends a hand to nonprofits

4 September, 2007

A Tribute to Sir Roy McKenzie (NZ)

4 September, 2007

Rockefeller Foundation Announces $70 Million Commitment to Climate Change Resilience

31 August, 2007

Sir James Fletcher 1914 - 2007

31 August, 2007

NT Library wins US$1 Million Gates Foundation award

31 August, 2007

Grant to tackle smoking rates among Aboriginal communities in NSW

28 August, 2007

Announcement: Philanthropy Australia’s KnowledgeBank

27 August, 2007

Home Ownership and Indigenous Australians; paper and consultations

17 August, 2007

Watermark Australia Project released

15 August, 2007

Future Summit Report Available

15 August, 2007

Helen Macpherson Smith Trust Grants Bulletin

7 August, 2007

ShareGift Australia

2 August, 2007

Stronger Community Organisations Project

27 July, 2007

Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize (USA)

11 July, 2007

Lumbu Indigenous Community Foundation ceases operations

11 July, 2007

Commonwealth Bank Staff Community Fund launches another round of Local Grants

04 July, 2007

Massive grant for leading youth mental health research centre

03 July, 2007

what's this?Gina's Diary - June 2007, what's this?Philanthropy Review: Issue 33 - June 2007

03 July, 2007

Report on Corporate Community Investment in Australia released

03 July, 2007

Tax Law Amendments for nonprofits

03 July, 2007

Bookings open for Grantseeker Workshops in Melbourne & Sydney

29 June, 2007

Indigenous Australians: Little Children are Sacred report

29 June, 2007

World Wealth Report & Australian Census 2006

06 June, 2007

Business Leader Survey shows a trend to philanthropy

31 May, 2007

Celebrating 30 Years: Issue 9

18 May, 2007

A new education report is launched: Crossing the Bridge

08 May, 2007

Business for Poverty Relief

May 2007

what's this?Gina's Diary - May 2007, what's this?Philanthropy Review: Issue 32 - May 2007

April 2007

what's this?Gina's Diary - April 2007, what's this?Philanthropy Review: Issue 31 - April 2007

26 April, 2007

Presentations from Philanthropy Australia's AGM

19 April, 2007

Scholarship Fund: Supporting Professional Education in the Not-For-Profit Sector

18 April, 2007

Mission Australia’s 2007 Survey of Australia’s Young People

March 2007

what's this?Gina's Diary - March 2007, what's this?Philanthropy Review - March 2007

16 March, 2007

Celebrating 30 Years: Issue 6

15 March, 2007

A first for Sydney: The Sydney Women’s Fund

15 March, 2007

‘The Practice of Effective Grantmaking’ subject at Swinburne Uni

14 March, 2007

Consultations for the Review of Not-for-Profit Regulation

07 March, 2007

Heavily Discounted Software & Hardware for Nonprofits

02 March, 2007

Coles Group Community Grants Program

28 February, 2007

Media from across the web

28 February, 2007

Australian International Documentary Conference: Documentary Australia initiative

20 February, 2007

Gardiner Foundation funding to double in 2007

08 February, 2007

Queensland Community Foundation Announces First Grant Round

24 January, 2007

Commonwealth Bank Staff Community Fund celebrates 90 years: 1917-2007


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