Category Archives: prizes

The Power of We

Posted on October 16, 2012 by

It’s Blog Action Day and this year’s theme is The Power of We so I thought I would just do a very brief post here to talk about the Rotary Community Service Awards which were handed out last night. I … Continue reading →

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Compete to work for a charity of your choice

Posted on January 28, 2011 by

Just thought I would throw this in as it has only a very short window for applications. The Vodaphone World of Difference competition encourages social/philanthropic entrepreneurs to make a video about why they want to support a particular not for … Continue reading →

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Executor and trustee companies, or dead people like to donate too

Posted on December 24, 2010 by

When people think about bequests, often it is in relation to people who leave money for a specific purpose, with a whole infrastructure around how the money is to be administered through setting up their own foundation with particular application … Continue reading →

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Stop philosophising – just show us the money!

Posted on December 20, 2010 by

This post is a response to a comment I have received through facebook which said: “it seemed to me, i might be wrong, that your page may be geared to institutions that fund, rather than to those seeking funding.” Thanks … Continue reading →

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the Melbourne Prize

Posted on November 10, 2010 by

The Melbourne Prize was set up by Simon Warrender in 2004 and I first wrote this post in 2010.  Each year the prize celebrates a highly distinguished person in a different field of the arts, such as literature, sculpture, and … Continue reading →

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