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Telework Research Needs Volunteers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th March 2013 -  Melbourne University’s Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) is looking for managers from Australian organisations to participate in its research into telework - working away from the office environment.

Campaign to Make ‘Iconic’ Awards Tax Free

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th March 2013 -  The Trustee of Australia's most prestigious literary prize, The Miles Franklin Literary Award, has welcomed the support of Australian Green's Leader Senator Christine Milne and 2012 Miles Franklin Award winner Anna Funder in the campaign to make the prize money tax free.

Search for New Community Foundation CEO

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th March 2013 -  One of the oldest and largest community foundations in Australia, the Australian Communities Foundation (ACF) is planning a wide-reaching search for a new CEO.

Investing in the Arts for Social Change

Analysis

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th March 2013 -  ‘Investing in the Arts for Social Change’, was the topic of a recent Lord Mayor’s Charitable Foundation Donor Conversations event. CEO Catherine Brown offers her take-outs from the discussion.

Are We Creating a Philanthropic Monoculture?

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th March 2013 -  Is philanthropy in Australia creating a mono-cultural sector that unintentionally excludes others who may genuinely want to ‘give back’?, asks Doug Taylor, the Chief Executive Officer of United Way Australia.

On the road with SecondBite

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th March 2013 -  The Not for Profit, SecondBite, redistributes surplus fresh food to community food programs around Australia. Former teacher and freelance writer Carole Lander takes a close up look at their operations in this occasional article.

Building Bridges with Corporate Citizenship

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th March 2013 -  The potential for small-to-medium sized enterprises to become more involved in CSR activities is barely beginning to be tapped, argues structural engineer and social justice advocate Tim McMinn. In this opinion piece, McMinn explores the ways in which SMEs can become more actively involved in this space.

Uni Student Raises Hope For Disadvantaged

Impact

Spotlight

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th March 2013 -  For University student Ben Duggan, it’s difficult trying to juggle assignments, part time work, and being the Managing Director of a Foundation to end educational disadvantage in the nation’s capital, Canberra. Pro Bono Australia spoke to founder Ben Duggan as part of our Spotlight on Social Enterprise series.

Creating Impact Through Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th March 2013 -  In a series of blogs, Corporate Partnerships Manager at United Way Gabrielle Kay will explore the impact of corporate volunteering on three key stakeholders: employees as volunteers, the businesses that support their employees to volunteer and partner community organisations.
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