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Tag Archives: Australia
Australia is the Most Generous Country in the World According to New World Giving Index
( December 27, 2012 ) Tags: AustraliaThe World Giving Index 2012, compiled by the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF), found Australia topped the 2012 table, and also headed a new five year index which looks at giving between 2007 and the most recent year of fieldwork, 2011.
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Volunteers Worth More to Australia Than Mining According to New Study
( August 31, 2012 ) Tags: Australia, study, volunteerA University of Adelaide study has found that volunteering in Australia is now worth more than the mining industry, declaring the true extent of its monetary value to be more than $200 billion a year.
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Time to Address Charities for Australia’s Indigenous Peoples
( July 31, 2012 ) Tags: Australia, regulationThe introduction of a charity regulator is an opportune time for Australia to follow New Zealand’s lead and recognise the difficulties faced by indigenous peoples who wish to establish charities, a Not for Profit Law Conference has been told.
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Study Reveals Australia’s Growing “Fourth Sector”
( April 24, 2012 ) Tags: Australia, research, social entrepreneurshipSocial entrepreneurship is one of the fasting growing sectors of the Australian economy, according to new research undertaken by Opportunity International Australia.
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Australian Government Calls for a Reform to Increase Art Related Philanthropy
( March 8, 2012 ) Tags: Australia, philanthropyA new report to the Federal Government calls for wide ranging reforms to increase philanthropic support for the Arts in Australia.
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RT @DHallMatthews: Game changing #opendata order from @BarackObama recognises #IATI principles of comparability and comprehensiveness: http…
RT @BBCAlagiah: I'll be answering your questions on #Africa2013 today at 12.30 GMT. #AskBBCAlagiah. I'm in Ethiopia reporting on the chang…
RT @OkCountySheriff Scared, but this little pup survived @cityofmoore #tornado. #okwx #okcoso http://t.co/4LYJrrFC2s
The Anna Louise Inn, a women’s shelter for more than a century, is being force to sell. @cinunionbethel http://t.co/qaDaSXXqJ1
RT @WFP_europe: Read about @WFP partnership with @EU_Commission in our brochure that highlights resilience programmes in the #Sahel http://…
Total external financial flows to #Africa reached historic high of an estimated 186.3 bln $ in 2012. http://t.co/zGgYkzlOLo @UNDP @allafrica
[DATA] Applications for Tax-Exempt 501(c)3 and 501(c)4 Status From 2009 Through 2012 http://t.co/oNiA6AKUpy #IRS
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Consensus driven, simple, numerical targets were both the strength and the weakness of the MDGs. http://t.co/od8c97a5bI via @guardian
Fascinating how many people are framing Compartamos results positively. Few years ago, would have been perceived very negatively
American Lung Cuts One-Third Of Staff 
Is this the "beginning of the end" for inhumane & ineffective drug policy? 
Today's news: DWP told to publish names of organisations involved in workfare (+lots more from the #charity sector) http://t.co/UTqaOj2eHp
#OpenData News is out! http://t.co/0eVEr3uMOl ▸ Top stories today via @tdelestre @boichot @elchiquito
Food Aid Reform Act would maximize efficiencies and save lives 
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