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Maggie Coggan is a journalist at Pro Bono News covering the social sector.

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Indigeous impact investment fund to provide the best of both finance and social worlds

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 29th May 2019 -  A multi-million dollar social impact fund has launched, promising to invest in infrastructure that will benefit both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and provide a return to investors.  

Just ask the question: Barriers to disability employment

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 29th May 2019 -  When Kelly Schulz, who has been legally blind since birth, was offered her first job at the end of an interview, she was thrilled.

Community housing group pave way for reconciliation

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 27th May 2019 -  A leading community housing group has launched a Reconciliation Action Plan in a bid to strengthen relationships and cultural understanding between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and communities the organisation works with.

Philanthropy powerhouses go public with donation to save WA reefs

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 27th May 2019 -  Andrew and Nicola Forrest have revealed they were behind an anonymous multi-million dollar pledge, in a bid to raise awareness of a project aiming to restore the country’s most threatened marine ecosystems in Western Australia.   

Healing the root cause of Indigenous trauma

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 27th May 2019 -  As CEO of the Healing Foundation and with over 25 years experience in Indigenous affairs, Richard Weston is working to create a fairer Australia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. He’s this week’s Changemaker.

France to lead fashion clean-up

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Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 25th May 2019 -  The French government is tasking a luxury fashion boss with creating a coalition of industry leaders to set sustainability targets, as part of a broader move to clean up the industry.

Gender inequality to be fixed by the next generation

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 22nd May 2019 -  Young people are being encouraged to play an active role in promoting respectful relationships after research found one in seven young Australians believe a man would be justified to force sex if the woman initiated the act, but then changed her mind.

High profile humanitarian priest calls for positive post-election action

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Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 21st May 2019 -  Controversial priest and humanitarian, Father Rod Bower, is calling on the community sector to unite and engender a sense of belonging within disparate groups, following results from the federal election.  

A new system for impact investing

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 20th May 2019 -  A revamped rating system to measure impact has launched in a bid to simplify what investors should measure, and translate impact intentions into real results.

Animals and people can thrive together

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 20th May 2019 -  Azzedine Downes is CEO of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a global animal welfare charity fighting to protect animals and the environments they live in, as well as inspiring a global community to take action on the issue. He is this week’s Changemaker.

What’s the point of going to uni? You might soon be able to find out

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 20th May 2019 -  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is well known for its philanthropic contributions to higher education, but the foundation is now shifting its attention to determine if a college degree is actually worth it.  

Australia’s first totally accessible ad hits TV screens

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Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 18th May 2019 -  Despite 96 per cent of Australian adults with a visual impairment regularly watching free-to-air TV, the absence of an audio description function means they will often miss out on much of what is happening on screen.
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