Philanthropy, non-government organisations and Indigenous development

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Title: Philanthropy, non-government organisations and Indigenous development Author: R.G. Schwab; D. Sutherland Type: Discussion paper Focus: Links betweem philanthropic, non-government and Indigenous organisations Date: 2002 Publisher: Australian National University Download: Download paper in PDF format

This paper is produced by the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research at The Australian National University. It explores potential opportunities and costs of linkages between philanthropic bodies, non-government organisations (NGOs), Indigenous organisations and the academy.

The paper begins with an overview of the development of the ‘Literacy for Life’ project, provided as a case study. It also discusses the nature of philanthropy in Australia today and major changes afoot in the sector internationally. The paper goes on to provide some examples of where philanthropic funding has been ued to support Indigenous initiatives, and then suggests potential reasons why Australian development focused NGOs have remained somewhat unengaged with Indigenous issues and communities in Australia.

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