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Free internet pilots connect vulnerable Australians online
Disaster Recovery

Free internet pilots connect vulnerable Australians online

Free internet pilots in Victoria and Western Australia have connected over 350 vulnerable people, offering a scalable model for digital inclusion.

By Melania Watson • 4 min read • Wed, 28th Jan 2026
LVLY shortlisted for three Inside Retail awards 2026
Customer Experience

LVLY shortlisted for three Inside Retail awards 2026

Australian online florist LVLY is shortlisted in three customer service and online retail categories at the 2026 Inside Retail awards.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Giving Day delivers essential aid & raises AUD $6,340 for Victorians
Network Infrastructure

Giving Day delivers essential aid & raises AUD $6,340 for Victorians

Blue Connections IT and Dell Technologies raised AUD $6,340 and packed essential hampers and backpacks to aid Victorian families facing hardship in 2025.

By Melvin Hipolito • 3 min read • Thu, 28th Aug 2025
Telstra tech helps Good Friday Appeal donations top AUD $1m
Unified Communications

Telstra tech helps Good Friday Appeal donations top AUD $1m

Telstra celebrates 80 years supporting the Good Friday Appeal, helping raise over AUD $1 million via technology during this year's telethon for The Royal Children's Hospital.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Sat, 19th Apr 2025
Khuda Family donates $100m to boost women in STEM
EduTech

Khuda Family donates $100m to boost women in STEM

A $100 million donation from the Khuda Family Foundation will support a groundbreaking 20-year programme at the University of Sydney to boost girls' participation in STEM.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 6th Feb 2025
Blue Connections IT supports toy drive for kids
Corporate social responsibility

Blue Connections IT supports toy drive for kids

Blue Connections IT has shown its dedication to helping vulnerable children in Victoria by donating over 150 backpacks and 90 tracksuit pants for the toy drive.

By Imee Dequito • 3 min read • Mon, 16th Dec 2024
SAS & The Kids Cancer Project extend research partnership
EduTech

SAS & The Kids Cancer Project extend research partnership

SAS and The Kids Cancer Project have extended their partnership for three years, aiming to advance childhood cancer research in Australia through enhanced analytics.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 2nd Jul 2024
UN Women Australia thwarts cyber attack with Cloudflare aid
Firewalls

UN Women Australia thwarts cyber attack with Cloudflare aid

UN Women Australia narrowly escaped a severe cyber attack with the help of Cloudflare, underscoring the urgent cybersecurity needs of non-profits in 2024.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 6th Jun 2024

Global Stories

Donations stories

Coralogix donates 19,000 lines of code to OpenTelemetry project
Open source

Coralogix donates 19,000 lines of code to OpenTelemetry project

Coralogix donates over 19,000 lines of code to OpenTelemetry, enabling automatic distributed tracing without manual instrumentation for software systems.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 25th Jul 2025
Google.org invests major $1.5 million boost to enhance AI
Artificial Intelligence

Google.org invests major $1.5 million boost to enhance AI

Google.org is investing another USD $1.5 million to boost AI capabilities for humanitarian and environmental nonprofits across the Asia-Pacific.

By Melania Watson • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024
Verifone & Pennies raise GBP £6 million for charities through micro-donations
Payment Technologies

Verifone & Pennies raise GBP £6 million for charities through micro-donations

Verifone and Pennies have raised over GBP £6 million for charities through micro-donations since 2011, benefiting more than 95 charities globally.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Wed, 5th Jun 2024
CAST donates revenue portion to Clean Air Task Force for sustainability efforts
Clean technologies

CAST donates revenue portion to Clean Air Task Force for sustainability efforts

In a boost for green tech, software company CAST donates to Clean Air Task Force as part of their sustainability pledge to divert 10% of their Green Software Insights revenue towards eco-focused charities.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Fri, 1st Mar 2024

Stories from Other Regions

Donations stories

Hype & Dexter boosts UNICEF Aotearoa donations with HubSpot
EduTech

Hype & Dexter boosts UNICEF Aotearoa donations with HubSpot

Hype and Dexter's tech integration with UNICEF Aotearoa boosts donations despite economic hardships, facilitating crucial aid for Pacific children.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 30th Aug 2024
Exclusive: How Katana is supporting Paralympics New Zealand
Software-as-a-Service

Exclusive: How Katana is supporting Paralympics New Zealand

Katana's Steve Rielly talks IT security, global reach, and a new initiative donating 15% of DMARC revenues to support New Zealand Paralympians.

By Tom Raynel • 5 min read • Tue, 4th Jun 2024
RAD celebrates 2024 milestones, seeks more laptop donations
EduTech

RAD celebrates 2024 milestones, seeks more laptop donations

Recycle A Device (RAD) celebrates milestones in tech literacy and sustainability in 2024 while seeking more laptop donations to meet increasing community demands.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Thu, 30th May 2024
Telehouse donates laptops boosting digital inclusion in Tower Hamlets
Mobility

Telehouse donates laptops boosting digital inclusion in Tower Hamlets

Telehouse's significant donation of 40 laptops to Tower Hamlets' voluntary organisations adds to local digital inclusion, aiding improved online learning experiences and operational efficiency.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Mar 2024
Digital Future Aotearoa calls for greater laptop donations
EduTech

Digital Future Aotearoa calls for greater laptop donations

Amid a growing digital divide, Digital Future Aotearoa urgently appeals for laptop donations for their RAD initiative, supporting educational and employment aspirations of Aotearoa's youth.

By Tom Raynel • 3 min read • Thu, 14th Mar 2024