A donation of $1m AUD (£450,000) to launch an appeal for those affected by the bushfires in Victoria, Australia has been made by the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Robert Doyle.
An index of the top 100 social businesses that will focus on how effectively social businesses measure social impact and how quickly they grow has been launched by Society Media...
Philanthropists ability to generate larger endowments for small local organisations has been dramatically improved following the announcement of improved government matched funding.
26 March (London): Trustee Exchange 2009. This conference aims to bring together trustees and senior staff who work hard to make governance of their charity more effective.