Mission Australia and the Rugby Union Players’ Association (RUPA) Foundation have announced a national joint initiative as ongoing charity partners.
Social enterprises that are incorporated and have an ABN may qualify for government assistance to boost their online presence.
Non-profit organisations supported by volunteers are invited to apply for funding of up to $5,000 in the 2009 round of Australian Government volunteering grants.
Amendments of Federal tax law will allow the Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund (the Fund) to conduct a broader range of charitable and community activities.
Following the recent scrutiny of lobbyist activities, senior government relations consultant Barton Green, of Queensland lobbyist group Three Plus, is leading a call for the implementation of a universal, national code of conduct for lobbyists – but how would this affect not-for-profits?
Eight directors of charitable organisations from across Australia have received scholarships to attend director and board development programs, the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and Australian Scholarships Foundation (ASF) announced (11/08/09).
Almost two-thirds of charities have experienced an increase in the demand for their services in the 2009 financial year and 68 per cent of respondents expect demand to continue to increase in the following year, according to GiveWell’s latest survey.
The Australian Federation of Disability Organisations has called for the introduction of a National Disability Insurance Scheme in the wake of a damning report which paints a bleak picture of the current standards of social inclusion, funding, governmental support and access to basic social amenities currently experienced by people with disabilities in Australia.
The estimated 190,000 non-profit organisations registered with the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will be encouraged to have high levels of voluntary compliance through the ATO providing the right balance of information, guidance, support and audit activity, according to the ATO Compliance Program 2009-10 which was released 5 August.
The Federal Government has committed $11.4 million over four years for new research to “improve knowledge and understanding of homelessness and the drivers of homelessness.”
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