Social distancing has made giving to the poor – an obligation under Islam – harder this Ramadan. Meanwhile Muslim nonprofits are feeling the strain of the economic downturn.
Volunteer Jonathan Lockhart after handing food to homeless and vulnerable people in Glasgow.
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We’ve set up a single point of contact for foreign disasters, we could do if for Australian disasters as well.
Statue of a child placed by Save the Children next to the UK Parliament to protest the war in Yemen. But the charity has problems closer to home.
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Environmental charities are worried about speaking out about climate change during the upcoming federal campaign for fear Elections Canada will consider their activities as “partisan.”
The Australian Christian Lobby’s online fundraiser for Israel Folau has earned more than A$1.8m this week – and counting.
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From bake sales to office Olympics, fundraising for Red Nose Day can boost staff morale and lets employees support a good cause.
It’s time to seriously rethink giving tax breaks for charitable donations, since ultimately taxpayers foot the bill for the deductions anyway.
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Several countries — namely Austria, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Sweden and Switzerland — have removed tax benefits for charitable donations. Here’s why Canada should follow suit.
It is hard for donors to nonprofit organisations to know how much of their money goes to the cause they want to support.
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Big business influences politicians in many ways. One little-recognized channel is the money companies and their foundations give the nonprofits politicians like.
Charities are unclear about how they can engage in democracy because the terms in the proposed bill are unclear.
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A parliamentary committee has identified major flaws in the Australian government’s proposed changes to electoral law, which have big implications for charities.