Corporate Engagement
Pro Bono Australia will be media partners again this year for ACCSR's 5th Annual Conference. This conference will outline how CSR impacts and
fosters innovation and provide participants with practical insights into how to build innovation through CSR in their own organisations.
The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility’s 5th Annual Conference in Melbourne in February will turn the spotlight on The Innovation Imperative: Taking CSR from Risk Management to Value Creation.
Sponsored Article: An update on Westpac's corporate engagement, including the announcement of new grants, by Julienne Price, Head of Social Sector Banking
A new international analysis has found a big change in corporate giving - with an increase in the trend towards cash donations.
ING Direct has conducted a review of its Community Impact program and has selected community sector partners “chosen for their innovative approach to helping young people realise their potential.”
Simon McKeon – Australian of the Year and executive chairman in Victoria of Macquarie Group - has critiqued the Occupy movement in an article in today’s Age.
New wealth, created by the resources boom or by information technology, is the changing face of philanthropy in Australia according to Australian of the Year Simon McKeon.
CSI Blog | With the Occupy Wall Street protest spreading around the globe, Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, Peter Shergold, examines the backlash against business and what it means for Australia.
Sponsored Article | Many generous Australians donating to medical-related charities are unaware that they may be funding animal experimentation, according to the humane research advocacy group Humane Research Australia.
The best relationships between the private sector and the arts in Australia have been recognised at the AbaF Awards 2011 – with a partnership between oil and gas company Santos and the Adelaide Festival Centre named partnership of the year.
CBA | Australia’s Not for Profit sector plays a important role in helping communities get back on their feet following natural disasters, such as the Black Saturday bushfires and the Queensland floods, according to a report by the Commonwealth Bank.
The founder of national technology provider, Infoxchange, Andrew Mahar, has announced he is stepping down from his role as Executive Director and CEO.
Queensland-based rail freight company, QR National has established of a community fund targeted at grassroots community projects in regional and rural Australia.
Professional services firm PriceWaterHouseCoopers has taken out two awards at the Australian Charities Fund’s Inaugural Workplace Giving Awards, with cancer support charity RedKite and home entertainment retailerJB Hi-Fi also among the award winners.
One of Australia’s largest mutual financial institutions has adopted the new trading name, bankmecu, and announced $137,000 of investments from its Community Investment Program.
CEOs in Sydney and Melbourne are being asked to swap their business suits for fluoro vests to try their hand at selling The Big Issue magazine to support homeless and disadvantaged people.
As part of a major initiative of IYV+10, Volunteering Australia in collaboration with SEEK is to launch a new GoVolunteer service.
The ING Foundation has launched a ‘new look’ grants program with a significant rise in grant dollars available for charities and community groups.
A $1 million gift from the Origin Foundation is set to show how innovative philanthropy joined with innovative microfinance can create change for people living in poverty throughout the Asia Pacific region..
With Australians spending $500 million per year on bottled water, a new social enterprise is aiming to use some of these profits to fund water projects in Africa and the Asia Pacific.