Skip to content

Category: CharitiesAidWelfare

Philanthropy Australia welcomes the release of the Productivity Commission’s Future Foundations for Giving report

By API User

Philanthropy Australia has welcomed the release of the final report of the Productivity Commission’s ‘once in a generation’ philanthropy inquiry, Future Foundations for Giving, which was tabled in Parliament yesterday afternoon. The report makes it clear that the Australian Government needs to implement significant reforms to build stronger policy foundations for growing giving in Australia. … Continued

AUSSIE ICON HOSTS A NIGHT OF ELEGANCE AND EMPOWERMENT

By API User

The eagerly awaited 2024 STEPS Grand Winter Ball presented by Ken Mills Toyota is set to illuminate the Sunshine Coast on July 27, 2024. Hosted at the Sunshine Coast Events Centre, this prestigious black-tie gala promises an evening of glamour, entertainment, and community spirit. This year, STEPS is excited to announce that award winning journalist … Continued

Retrofitting low-income homes a $17bn boon

By API User

Friday, 19 July 2024 Australia’s economy would be up to $17 billion bigger with an accelerated rollout of thermal efficiency upgrades, electrification and rooftop solar to low-income housing, according to a new Deloitte Access Economics report. ACOSS and the State and Territory Councils of Social Service (the COSS Network) have used the Deloitte report to call … Continued

Israel using water as weapon of war as Gaza supply plummets by 94%, creating deadly health catastrophe: Oxfam

By API User

A new Oxfam report reveals how Israel has been systematically weaponizing water against Palestinians in Gaza, showing disregard for human life and international law.  The report, Water War Crimes, finds that Israel’s cutting of external water supply, systematic destruction of water facilities and deliberate aid obstruction have reduced the amount of water available in Gaza … Continued

Peak body sounds alarm on plummeting Australian aid transparency

By API User

Wednesday, 17 July 2024 The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID), the peak body for humanitarian and development agencies, has expressed concern about Australia’s plummeting aid transparency. ACFID Chief of Policy and Advocacy Jocelyn Condon said the 2024 International Aid Transparency Index (IATI) showed Australia falling seven places to rank 48 out of 50 countries.  … Continued

Strengthening supports for women with disability experiencing violence

By API User

New resources and a framework are being launched today which aim to prevent women and girls with disabilities from experiencing violence.   National violence prevention organisation Our Watch, has partnered with Women with Disabilities Victoria (WDV) to develop the resources which seek to improve access, equality and respect for women with disabilities using frontline services.  The … Continued

Patient Safety Movement Foundation Presents 11th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit on September 6-7, 2024

By API User

Global Patient Safety Thought Leaders Convene to Address Critical Issues and Innovations in Patient Safety IRVINE, Calif.–BUSINESS WIRE– The Patient Safety Movement Foundation (PSMF) is bringing together some of the world’s foremost experts and advocates on patient safety at their 11th annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit on September 6-7, 2024. Hosted on … Continued

Zarraffa’s Coffee brews up support for Sunshine Coast not-for-profit cafe

By API User

Sunshine Coast Zarraffa’s Coffee franchise owner, Terry Bambury, is generously donating nearly $20,000 worth of in-kind support each year to the Caloundra-based not-for-profit coffee shop, Café on George, which is run by STEPS Group. The support includes the provision of premium high quality coffee beans and syrups, enabling the café to make significant operating cost … Continued

Rimini Street Announces the 2024 RMNI LOVE(TM) £50,000 Grant Program Winners

By API User

Five UK-based charities selected to each receive £10,000 grants from the Rimini Street Foundation to support families and communities in the London region LAS VEGAS–BUSINESS WIRE– Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software, and an AWS … Continued