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Tag Archives: Australian Tax Office
Ethics in Philanthropy Debate
The second annual Ethics in Philanthropy Debate, presented by the Australian Communities Foundation in conjunction with the Melbourne Writers Festival was held this evening at BMW Edge at Federation Square in Melbourne. Hosted by Peter Mares and recorded for later … Continue reading
Workplace Giving
Workplace giving – when people agree to support a not for profit through a deduction from their payroll (usually regularly and ongoing) – or as the ATO says “allowing employees to make regular donations to eligible charities through a payroll … Continue reading
What I learned about PAFs at the Community Foundations Forum Pt 1
Not so long ago I wrote about the new draft guidelines and legislation for Public Ancillary Funds. The new regime will come into effect on 1 January, but there will be a three year period for Public Ancillary Funds to … Continue reading
Public Ancillary Funds – new draft guidelines
The Federal Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten, has released new draft guidelines for Public Ancillary Funds (often known as PAFS and usually given the deductible gift recipient designation of DGR2). The Australian Tax Office describes Public Ancillary Funds as “public funds … Continue reading
Federal Budget 2011
Of interest to all of us in the not for profit and philanthropy sector is the announcement in the federal budget of the establishment of the “Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission” (ACNC) to regulate the sector. It is intended that … Continue reading
Posted in Legislation
Tagged Australian Tax Office, Federal Budget 2011, government review, tax deductibility, Treasury
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Australia Cultural Fund – AbaF’s ACF
Disclaimer: The Australia Business Art Foundation’s Australia Cultural Fund (ACF) is a program I managed for two years and really enjoyed being involved with. The ACF is a way for artists, musicians, dancers, theatre practitioners and filmmakers to raise money … Continue reading
Stacey’s informal philanthropy pop quiz
A philanthropy colleague of mine has started a little informal survey which she plans to do on a weekly basis to gather opinions from our philanthropy community. In her words: Last week she quizzed her colleagues about donations and the … Continue reading
Posted in fundraising, philanthropy
Tagged Australian Tax Office, strategic giving, tax deductibility, twitter
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Artsupport Australia – what is it and can they help?
Artsupport Australia is a unit of the Australia Council. Its role is to assist in the development of philanthropy within arts organisations. They have an office or representation in every state, and work mainly with key arts organisations who receive … Continue reading
a new not for profit regulator?
The Treasury Department is calling for submissions in response to a discussion paper on a scoping study for a new regulator for the not for profit sector in Australia. Some of the proposed functions of the regulator could include: • … Continue reading
Community Foundations
A follow on to the post about Family Foundations. Community Foundations are usually set up for the benefit of a particular community, generally based on geography – for example the Melbourne Community Foundation, the Sydney Community Foundation, the Queensland Community … Continue reading
