The Malian Foundation
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The Malian Foundation is an Australian philanthropic non-profit institution.
The Foundation was established as a result of its founder noticing that support services being exclusively geared towards commercial organisations, and that non-profits - without the financial backing and resources of the corporate world, were being left largely to their own devices[1].
The Malian Foundation operates two programs[2]:
- The Empowering Communities Program and
- The Consulting Services Program
The Malian Foundation works collaboratively with a number of associations and non-profits to achieve its goals. The Foundation was voted in as a Senior Member within the World Association of Non-Governmental Organizations[3] which recognises non-profits which have a significant international impact[4] and was recommended by the United Nations Development Program[5]. The Foundation is notable because it is possibly the only non-profit to provide a full range of both open-source software and pro-bono management consulting services on a worldwide basis.
The Foundation maintains offices through its partners in a number of countries
and a number of other countries[6].
[edit] References
- ^ Transcript of ABC National Radio Interview with Simon Malian[1]
- ^ Profile of the Malian Foundation within e-Civicus p.7[2]
- ^ Media release concerning the Malian Foundation’s membership within the World Association for Non-Governmental Organizations[3]
- ^ World Association for Non-Governmental Organizations Membership Guidelines[4]
- ^ Article within World Volunteer Web which is managed by the United Nations Development Program[5]
- ^ The Malian Foundation Partner Listing webpage[6]
