General advice on how to protect staff, volunteers and the people you serve What’s the best way you can prevent the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19)? Business continuity: How to minimise impacts on core activities Advice for volunteers COVID-19 Position Paper […]
Important notice about COVID-19 for our members and stakeholders
The Centre for Volunteering (The Centre) is committed to supporting our members and stakeholders in assisting to stop the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) disease by providing information to members, employees and volunteering communities at large about the ways to […]
Australian Philanthropy Unites in Response to COVID-19 Crisis
Australian Communities Foundation & Philanthropy Australia Launch Partnership to Support Co-ordinated COVID-19 Response Australian Communities Foundation and peak body Philanthropy Australia have launched the COVID-19 National Funding Platform to support a coordinated philanthropic funding response to the escalating crisis. Non-profit […]
WWCC Expiry Dates Extended
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Children’s Guardian has made changes to the Working With Children Check to reduce the movement of people in the community while still supporting continuity of services to children. WWCC clearances that were due […]
Social Justice Small Grants – Mercy Foundation
Seed funding is available to assist communities and organisations to build capacity that will help create structural change and bring about greater social justice in Australia. Funding under this program ranges between $1,000 to $10,000 per organisation. The Social Justice […]
AMP’s Tomorrow Fund
Grants of up to $1 million are available for amazing Australians doing great things. Individuals of all ages, walks of life and interests – including scientists, social entrepreneurs, educators, artists, athletes, musicians and more – are invited to apply for […]
COVID-19 Grant: Community Child Care Fund Special Circumstances Grant
The Community Child Care Fund (CCCF) Special Circumstances Grant Opportunity is designed to support continuity of child care, in particular in disadvantaged or vulnerable communities, where a service is: at risk of closure due to an unforeseen event or circumstance, such as […]
Not-For-Profit: Remote Work Essentials
Working from home is becoming a reality for the majority of organisations, and this is no different in the not-for-profit sector. Thankfully technology has made the transition to productive remote work possible, but the change will still be startling and […]
Foundation allocates $9 million to support the fight against COVID-19
The Paul Ramsay Foundation has announced $9 million in its first portion of grants to support COVID-19-related scientific research and to support its existing grant partners should they face financial difficulty as a consequence of the pandemic. Paul Ramsay Foundation […]
Royal Commission into National Natural Disaster Arrangements
Sometimes referred to as the ‘Bushfires Royal Commission’, the Commission will examine coordination, preparedness for, response to and recovery from disasters as well as improving resilience and adapting to changing climatic conditions and mitigating the impact of natural disasters. The inquiry […]