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Charities and trust: Glass half empty or half full?

KANIKA SOOD  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
A recent survey says Australia's trust in non-profits strengthened last year, yet complaints received by the charity regulator are rising. The 2019 Edelman Trust Barometer found 56% of Australians trusted non-governmental organisations to do the right ...

Donations now accepted via Instagram

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... donation feature follows from its parent company Facebook's success with a similar functionality. Facebook introduced charity tools in 2015. In November last year, Facebook said users raised more than US$1 billion for non-profits as well as personal ...

Wealth manager appoints former NSW Premier to chair foundation

HARRISON WORLEY  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
... foundation supported by an Islamic superannuation fund. Bob Carr has been appointed as chairman of Crescent Foundation, the charity supported by Islamic superannuation fund Crescent Wealth. The former New South Wales Premier and Australian Foreign Minister ...

TAL to offer FASEA masterclass

HARRISON WORLEY  |  THURSDAY, 31 JAN 2019
... media marketing, and practice management. TAL confirmed fees charged for Masterclasses in 2019 would again be donated to charity, after $65,000 was raised for the Australian Business and Community Network Scholarship Foundation last year when 1400 advisers ...

Sydney's latest high net-worth individual

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 18 JAN 2019
... won me $107 million!" she said. The woman is set to dip into philanthropy, saying she would give money to her favourite charity. "I'm a healthcare professional but I won't be retiring! I'm so passionate about my job. It will drive me to do more health ...

Impact investment manager grows board

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  FRIDAY, 7 DEC 2018
... non-executive director of ShareGift Australia, a not-for-profit that encourages philanthropy through the donation of shares to charity without paying brokerage fees. IIG said it is thrilled to have Boreham join the Impact Funds Management board where ...

Charity donates $10m to university

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 28 NOV 2018
Owners of an ASX-listed company donated $10 million to a university with campuses in Coffs Harbor and Queensland to fund research. Marcus Blackmore and wife Catherine of the $2 billion vitamin empire Blackmores made the personal donation to Southern ...

FICAP launches 2019 program, names new charity

MICHELLE BALTAZAR  |  THURSDAY, 22 NOV 2018
... Finance Industry Community Aid Program (FICAP) is gearing up for its "Who Wants to be a Rockstar?" fundraiser, with the new charity announced this month. Last Thursday, the FICAP committee and the charity beneficiaries from this year's fundraising ...

Charity comparator to launch premium service

KANIKA SOOD  |  MONDAY, 15 OCT 2018
A charity comparator website co-founded by a former Lonsec general manager is set to launch a premium vetting service for wealthy donors. The Impact Suite collects data on about 56,000 not-for-profits (NFP) and charities. The free version launched in ...

AFA Foundation celebrates record year

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT 2018
... grateful for your generosity, especially when I know there are so many demands on your time and money," she said. Most of the charity partners selected by the AFA Foundation are nominated by the association's membership, Lacheur said. Recipient charities ...