A year after Wheelchair Sports Association WA was staring down the barrel of a $500,000 deficit, the organisation is advancing plans to secure a sustainable income.
In an exclusive Business News survey, leaders of some of WA's top charities reveal they are more optimistic than last year, despite increasing competition for funds, challenging economic times and charity fatigue.
Western Australians donating household items for people affected by the bushfires in the South West have been so generous that St Vincent de Paul Society WA has been inundated with goods exceeding its capacity to deliver them.
SPECIAL REPORT: Up to 5,000 delegates from more than 60 countries will descend on Perth in a few months for the 18th International Conference and Exhibition on Liquefied Natural Gas.
The small Western Australian township of Yarloop appears to have been virtually wiped out and three residents are unaccounted for following an unpredictable bushfire, with the Insurance Council of Australia declaring it a catastrophe.
Former Perth International Arts Festival general manager Julian Donaldson has taken the top job at the National Trust of Australia's WA branch, replacing Tom Perrigo who served in the role for 25 years.
Western Australia's top charities have reported an average 4.2 per cent increase in revenue this past financial year, with only two of the top 10 reporting less turnover this year than last.
A number of Perth's leading community sector experts have spoken candidly about why it is so difficult to measure the impact their work has on those they're helping and society at large.
Western Australians lead the nation in charitable giving according to recent Roy Morgan Research which has revealed 71 per cent of the state's population gave to charity in the past year, compared with the national average of 66 per cent.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service is seeking to buy what will be the first flight simulator of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere, as part of plans to develop a state-of-the-art training centre in Western Australia.
A Western Australian World War II veteran who passed away earlier this year at the age of 103 has donated $3 million to Murdoch University from his estate.
Lifeline WA, HeartKids and Manna Inc are among 10 Western Australian not for profits set to receive more than $10,000 each from the Bankwest Foundation to help them design and develop social media strategies.
The state's corporate donors still prefer their gifts to be in cash, while in-kind contributions have fallen away in favour of increased staff volunteering, according to the latest Giving West survey.
Two local public sector leaders have taken top honours at a Leadership WA ceremony last night, which acknowledge those who have shown exceptional levels of leadership and community contribution.
Live crowdfunding organisation The Funding Network believes it is changing philanthropy by showing people they don't have to be rich to make a real difference.
THE body behind one of Western Australia's longest-running and largest participation cycling events is confident it can put a string of setbacks behind it.
More than 30 Western Australian arts organisations are set to share in $29 million worth of state funding, with some organisations likely to secure up to six years worth of grants.
Artrage was founded as an alternative arts organisation, yet under chief executive and former 40under40 award winner Marcus Canning, its turnover is heading towards $20 million.
They don't exist to make money, but Western Australia's largest not-for-profit businesses, including HBF, RAC and St John of God Health Care, have all recorded increased revenue, according to BNiQ research.
Aboriginal artists are producing more art than the market is demanding, leading to 40 per cent falls in average incomes between 2007-08 and 2012-13, according to a recent government report.
Nearly 50 Western Australian charities are among 169 Australian organisations to have their charitable status revoked today after failing to meet disclosure requirements.
Local microfinance organisation Bamboo Micro Credit has been growing its interest-free loan charity to help Indonesians pull themselves out of poverty.
BHP Billiton has signed a native title agreement with the Banjima people, calling the century-long deal one of the most significant of its kind in Australia.
The new $27 million Ronald McDonald House in Nedlands, officially opened today by Premier Colin Barnett, provides a home away from home to an increased number of families of seriously ill children
