Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 1st June 2016 -
John Cafferatta went from working with disadvantaged youth to roasting coffee beans in his garage before combining the two and opening a cafe to provide training and work experience to help address unemployment, writes Ellie Cooper in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.
Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 1st June 2016 -
Steven Persson, CEO of long-standing social enterprise The Big Issue, believes one of the magazine’s greatest achievements is being “completely self-sustaining”, as it celebrates 20 years.
Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 1st June 2016 -
The funding arm of a $4 million social enterprise has awarded $881,000 to two education programs with the aim of breaking the strong link between family income and student outcomes.
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 31st May 2016 -
The Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation (LMCF) has announced its first loan of $2 million to Habitat for Humanity to build new homes for low-income families.
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 31st May 2016 -
The Community Council for Australia (CCA) has sent personalised letters to political candidates across the country asking eight questions on how they plan to support the charity and Not for Profit sector.
Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 26th May 2016 -
The federal Labor party has said it would not reverse the $1.2 billion aged care budget savings but has committed to a review of the way services are funded, which aged care organisations claim resembles little difference to the Coalition’s stance.
Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 26th May 2016 -
Dawn O’Neil AM is a trailblazer for collective impact in Australia, and has served as an executive in both Not for Profit and public sector organisations. In this month’s Evolving Chair she discusses her role with social enterprise STREAT.
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 -
A rental property social enterprise, with profits assisting disadvantaged women and their children, has urged landlords to “maximise” their return.
Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 24th May 2016 -
Leading providers of homelessness services in Australia have joined forces to call on all political parties to make reducing homelessness a priority in the federal election campaign.
Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 19th May 2016 -
Not for Profits have a huge opportunity to leverage support from donors and supporters if they can understand technological changes and respond to trends, according to a leading social researcher and data scientist.
Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 18th May 2016 -
Coca-Cola Enterprises, boasting 300 million customers, has shown some advancement in its 10-year corporate responsibility and sustainability report but has significant room for improvement, according to Australian CSR expert Jill Riseley.
Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 18th May 2016 -
An investment expert claims a social impact report commissioned by the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, which found funding for an Indigenous program had almost tripled in value, could influence the way governments spend money in the future.
