Tag: Donations

It is true that administration can feel like a drain on resources: every dollar spent on salaries, fundraising, or reporting is a dollar not spent on a frontline project. But the reality is that no charity can send 100 per cent of funds directly to projects.

It’s not always through big charities where donations are eaten up by administration costs.

Mission Australia is urgently seeking warm clothing and blankets after a fire in Surry Hills forced 40 people in crisis accommodation to evacuate, who cannot return until the fire damage is repaired and the building deemed safe.

Peter is helping build the church here in Sydney, having joined the Good Shepherd Seminary in 2017. As a future leader of the faith, he is now helping to welcome 14 young men who are entering the seminary in 2025.

Don’t treat the poor—or our charity shops—as a dumping ground for your rubbish. Instead, throw your rubbish away yourself. And maybe learn not to be so wasteful in the future, writes Philippa Martyr.

A crowdfunding campaign to complete two new purpose-built homes in Ryde for women with intellectual disability is bearing fruit.

Let me tell you a story about old t-shirts, and I promise I have a point. Several weeks ago, I had a spurt of energy...

The overwhelming response to seafarers' appeal in The Catholic Weekly is certainly sweet.

"While 87 per cent of our parishes are equipped with e-giving, the utilisation rate is roughly 20 per cent," Dias said. "So a lack of public Mass means declining collections."