Stop, breathe and read – all for a good cause! Greater Western Sydney
boasts 10% of Australia’s population. That’s 1 in 11 Australians!
Booktober™, an annual fundraising event launched by premier arts
literacy organisation WestWords is held from 1st to 31st October,
bringing stories of diverse Nationalities to life in the region.It’s a simple process.
People nominate how many books to read during October and opt in to raise funds
to support WestWords provide books and literacy programs to those who
may never have owned a book before.
Ready to start reading?
Visit www.booktober.org.au
The Social Good Summit Australia is running a one day event to inspire and discuss solutions to the greatest challenges of our times by raising awareness and exploring the possibilities of the UN Sustainable Goals for the promise of creating a better world by 2030.This event is generously run solely by volunteers.Register to attend on Saturday 18 September: https://www.socialgoodsummit.com.au/tickets
Indigenomics, founded in Canada, draws on ancient principles that have supported indigenous economies for thousands of years, and works to implement them as modern business practices. How might we embrace this type of dialogue interwoven with Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wisdom?https://indigenomicsinstitute.com/
Change is coming. Foundations who once would have invested to maximise profits (under their fiduciary duty) even if would be counter to the mission of the Foundation are waking up to fact they are part of the problem (e.g. anti-cancer NFPs that would invest some of their corpus in Tobacco companies).This article articulates the challenge and suggests four steps to help Foundation Boards ensure they are not undermining their good work.https://nonprofitquarterly.org/trouble-in-paradigm-foundations-bargain-with-the-devil/
Australia ranks fifth in the World Giving Index which considers three measures of generosity: financial, volunteering, and willingness to help a stranger. But on financial measures of generosity, we are slipping. This report by Philanthropy Australia and SVA presents a compelling case for why structured giving (using a financial vehicle designed to enable giving) can turn this around.https://www.philanthropy.org.au/images/site/publications/Advocacy/Blueprint_to_Grow_Structured_Giving_Report_Final.pdf
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