New research shows Australians’ resilience in giving money and time
Sydney, Australia With 59,000 charities across Australia and an increase in the cost of living, some might think the non-profit sector is stretched when it comes to donor giving. The opposite is true. In fact, charities generate almost $A190 billion from donations and employ 1.42 million people. GRAPHIC: Courtesy of McCrindle “The reach not-for-profits have […]
Portugal’s charities struggle to cope with homelessness surge
Lisbon, Portugal Reuters Six months ago, Jose Moreno found himself without a roof over his head. Now wandering the streets of Lisbon, the 48-year-old said soaring food prices were making his life even tougher. “For people with little money, it’s becoming impossible,” Moreno said after picking up a burger and pasta meal from a van run […]
India restores foreign fund permit for Mother Teresa charity
New Delhi, IndiaAP India’s government has allowed Mother Teresa’s charity to receive foreign funds, weeks after blocking it saying the Catholic organization did not meet conditions under local laws, a lawmaker said Saturday. Derek O’Brien, a lawmaker from the opposition Trinamool Congress party, tweeted that Missionaries of Charity was back on the list of approved […]
COVID aid could bring years of austerity, charities warn IMF
London, UKReuters Five hundred of the world’s leading charities and social groups have sent a letter to the International Monetary Fund warning that its support programs, which have had to be ramped up to cope with COVID-19, were condemning many countries to years of austerity. The concern raised before the IMF and World Bank annual […]
World’s poor “will pay price”, charities say as UK scraps aid department
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation Charities and former British prime ministers condemned the government’s decision on Tuesday to merge its diplomatic and aid departments, warning it could not come at a worse time and that “the world’s poorest will pay the price”. Prime Minister Boris Johnson told parliament the new joint ministry – the Foreign, Commonwealth […]
UK minister pledges to act on sex abuse in charities as donor numbers fall
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s new international aid minister pledged to root out sex abuse in the sector on Tuesday, as a new report showed charitable giving has dropped for the third consecutive year amid deepening mistrust. Rory Stewart, who was appointed in a cabinet reshuffle last week, vowed to tackle abuse in the sector, especially […]
Charities say Malawi plans to gag critics with “draconian” law
Thomson Reuters Foundation Charities in Malawi have accused the government of trying to rush through a “draconian” law ahead of next year’s elections aimed at muzzling criticism and stifling advocacy groups. They say the proposed legislation will give the government sweeping powers to interfere with the work of non-governmental organisations in the southern African country, […]
UK to step in if no-deal Brexit costs charities EU aid money
Thomson Reuters Foundation British charities that receive European Union funding will not lose out if the country crashes out of the bloc without a deal, the UK Government said on Thursday, after aid groups raised fears their work could suffer. The government said it would underwrite new programmes led by British aid and development organisations […]
US Catholic bishops end border trip by suggesting alternative to family detention
RNS A group of prominent Catholic bishops concluded a two-day fact-finding visit to the US-Mexico border on Monday, capping an emotional trip that included ministering to migrant children at a detention center who are separated from their parents. But Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, archbishop of Galveston-Houston and president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, said […]
ESSAY: THE PRECIOUS TRUST CONTRACT NEEDS TO BE NURTURED
ROBERT DUNN, chief executive of Opportunity International Australia, on why he welcomes the new tick of approval regime for registered Australian charities…