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Entries open for One Million Donors’ 2018 Workplace Giving Awards

Andrew SadauskasJuly 24, 2018

The awards recognise Australia’s most generous workplaces, with a major federal government department throwing its support behind this year’s event....

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Hand Heart Pocket’s $1 million gift to disabled jobseekers in Brisbane

fpanneJuly 23, 2018

Help Enterprises receives a major contribution towards its new $3.3 million Centre of Excellence Community Disability Hub. ...

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IAG, Origin and NAB lead corporate Australia in workplace giving

Andrew SadauskasJuly 23, 2018

A new survey has uncovered the Aussie companies with the strongest social and charitable cultures. ...

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Belvoir and The Balnaves Foundation set the stage for a $25,000 Indigenous fellowship

Andrew SadauskasJuly 20, 2018

An emerging Indigenous director, playwright or writer/director will receive a full year of support as they develop a new theatre production in 2019....

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Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation reaches a milestone

GenerosityJuly 19, 2018

95 years of inspiring community philanthropy....

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ANZ plants $250,000 in grants to help harvest rural resilience

Andrew SadauskasJuly 18, 2018

Seeds of Renewal program offers IT equipment or cash donation of up to $15,000 to not-for-profits strengthening bush communities. ...

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Taronga Zoo climbs into partnership with Fairfax Media

Andrew SadauskasJuly 17, 2018

Three-year deal will provide the zoo with editorial, commercial and marketing support. ...

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Sydney Water pours $80,000 into fresh initiatives across two program streams

Andrew SadauskasJuly 13, 2018

Grants include $30,000 to 15 local groups as part of the Beat the Bottle environment initiative. ...

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Bank Australia gives $110,000 to 12 social and environmental causes

Andrew SadauskasJuly 13, 2018

As a community-owned bank, Bank Australia has made supporting not-for-profit community groups a core part of its mission, with a giving strategy driven by feedback from its customers....

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Westpac opens applications for its 2019 Social Change Fellowships

Andrew SadauskasJuly 12, 2018

Westpac Bicentennial Foundation will provide 10 social innovators with up to $50,000 in tailored support, plus a six-month development plan and access to a leadership development program....

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Optus picks seven social entrepreneurs to pitch for $300,000 grant

Andrew SadauskasJuly 11, 2018

The 2018 Optus Future Makers program finalists will gain access to an accelerator program, where they will leverage technology to address social issues for vulnerable people....

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How building physical infrastructure can build social infrastructure

David BrookesJuly 4, 2018

The NSW infrastructure boom is a potential game changer for disadvantaged Australians....

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Taking a systems approach to teaching a person to fish

Sandra JacobsJune 28, 2018

Bennelong Foundation CEO Sandra Jacobs on what she has learnt about creating meaningful and lasting change....

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Heavy load: Kennards Hire launches $7M foundation focused on children and the environment

Andrew SadauskasJune 27, 2018

The Kennards Hire Foundation aims to formalise and strengthen the family-run equipment hiring company’s philanthropic efforts. ...

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Can soccer change the world?

Anne KarusoJune 25, 2018

Former Apple exec Sam Davy is betting his socially conscious soccer brand, PARK Social Soccer Co, and its Pass-A-Ball Project can. ...

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Impact investing: why gender matters

Anne KarusoJune 18, 2018

New research out of the US explores gender differences in impact investing and what those differences may mean for the philanthropic sector....

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Tim Fairfax is the Queensland Community Philanthropist of the Year

Anne KarusoJune 17, 2018

Tim Fairfax AC, founder of the Tim Fairfax Family Foundation, was recognised by the Queensland Community Foundation for a proven record of exceptional financial generosity and leadership to Queensland-based nonprofit organisations....

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NSW leads the nation in charitable donations: study

Andrew SadauskasJune 15, 2018

New QUT research shows taxpayers in NSW are more generous than their counterparts in Queensland and Victoria, along with a gender divide in giving....

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