#Charity
How one not-for-profit is ending hunger for disadvantaged Aussie school kids
Lyndon Galea, founder and CEO of Eat Up shares his experience in transforming a fantastic idea into a successful organisation aiming to end hunger for school kids, one sandwich at a time.
Why does Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) matter for businesses?
What is CSR and why is it so important for businesses? With the ever growing social and environmental concerns of a business’ operations in contemporary society, there exists an inevitable pressure for businesses to consider what is known as the triple bottom line. In brief, the triple bottom line posits the interrelated significance of the […]
Record number of CEOs sleeping on streets for charity
CEOs from business, community and government will sleep on the streets of Sydney tomorrow night in an effort to raise money for the 116,000 Australians experiencing homelessness. It’s a record turnout for the 14th annual Vinnies CEO Sleepout, which aims to raise over $7 million nationally for accommodation, counselling, healthcare, food and other homelessness support services. […]
When and how to engage in charitable giving
When I was growing up, helping others was part of what was expected as a decent human being. You were discreet and perhaps even private about such activities. It was almost unseemly to be helping out and then talking about it. Over the years things have changed and while for some of us discretion is […]
How an ex-lawyer turned a $100k business into a national delivery service with $50m in sales
Daunted by the prospect of a life spent working for others, one-time lawyer Martin Halphen quit a stable job to become the master of his own fate. Propelled by ‘blind courage’, he purchased a modest fruit delivery business for $100,000, believing, hoping, it would play to his strengths. Despite some ‘hairy moments’, including a seven-year […]
“We have learnt a lot about resilience”: an entrepreneur-led mission to aid Cambodia
Last month, thirty Aussie entrepreneurs flew to Cambodia with social enterprise Project Gen Z to spend time teaching disadvantaged youths how to establish their own business ventures with a view to helping them out of the cycle of poverty. While it was a chance to impart life-changing skills, the travelling business people found they had […]
Ten not-for-profits chosen as Google Impact Challenge finalists
Google has announced the finalists of this year’s Google Impact Challenge Australia, a competition that sees not-for-profits competing for a $500,000 grant.
Report paints clear picture of charity sector
The Curtin Charities 2013 Report marks the first single-sourced, evidence-based analysis of Australian charities, providing a greater understanding of the sector.
A call for CEOs to “sleepout” and help the homeless
The Vinnies CEO Sleepout, a charity event raising money to help tackle homelessness, is being held later this month and registrations are open now. The event is targeted at helping more than 100,000 Australians who spend each night of the year without a home and raising awareness. Just under half of Australia’s homeless are women […]
Entrepreneur closing the gap once and for all
Like many Indigenous Australians, Jack Manning Bancroft had grown up hearing about and seeing Aboriginal disadvantage. The difference was, at just 19 years old; he set his sights on doing something about it.
How to write a corporate social responsibility policy
It’s never too soon to start thinking about your company’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program – no matter how new or small your company may be.
Charity hoping to inspire Aussies to greater productivity
Monday-itis, 3.30-itis – we all go through slumps through the course of the average workday or workweek, but a new app is hoping to inspire Aussies by making them think about charity.
Eftpos set to donate $2 million
Eftpos has pledged to donate up to $2 million to fight skin cancer and diabetes after running a campaign which sought community voting on how its donation should be spent.
Not-for-profit registrations rising rapidly
For many Australians, social responsibility has become more important than ever.
The world champion turned social entrepreneur
Layne Beachley didn’t want other driven women to face the same financial hardship she did at the dawn of her surfing career, so the determined seven-time world champion has turned her attention to building her own social enterprise.
Our editor Jen Bishop would love your help for a great cause
Did you know more children are treated each year for neurological disorders than for any other category of illness—over 34,000 treatments each year across Victoria and New South Wales. Can you help the charity that helps them by treating your staff or clients to a fantastic EOFY treat? Do you have funds that need spending before 30 June?
OzForex digs deep for charity
The OzForex Group will donate all global revenue generated tomorrow to charity, as part of a new company initiative which has seen its worldwide corporate social responsibility efforts centralised.
Billionaires giving their fortunes away
If you were worth $50 billion dollars would you keep it all for yourself? Of the three richest men in the world, two of them are now competing, not for the top spot, but, to give sizable chucks of their fortunes away, in their lifetimes.
Wikifloods links Queensland flood victims to donations
Wikifloods, an online community registry to support the donations of goods and services for people affected by the Queensland floods has been launched by Fitzroy Oxfam Group.
Sponsorship is NOT charity!
The old adage “there is no such thing as a free lunch” is possibility the quickest way up summing up the world of “Sponsorship”. I get at least one request every week and usually about half are just requests for “charity” dressed up as a sponsorship. A great sponsorship proposal is first and foremost a commercial offer, where there is a clear value proposition – for both parties.