Australians are giving less to charity but remain among most generous in the world
Australians are giving less to charity but remain among the most generous givers in the world, according to Australia’s peak charity body. Released by the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission this week, the Australian Charities Report 2016 found that donations and bequests fell last year from $11.2 billion to $10.5 billion. But it also found that, […]
Generosity declines worldwide but Africa saves the day: global survey
Thomson Reuters Foundation The world’s poorest continent continued to grow more generous according to a yearly index of charitable giving released on Tuesday, bucking the trend of otherwise declining signs of charity worldwide. Africa was in a 2016 survey the only continent to report a continent-wide increase of its index generosity score when compared to […]
UNSELFISHNESS…OR CHARITY?
I love CS Lewis’ distinction between unselfishness and charity; that’s charity in the old sense of showing love. PICTURE: Frank Michel/www.freeimages.com For example, if my wife and I both wanted the last piece of cake, I could, as an act of charity, offer it to her. This is positive; showing love to another. On the […]