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Back to Basics on Diversity and Inclusion in Workplaces

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Staff Reporter, Monday, 8th February 2016 -  CEO of Diversity Council Australia, Lisa Annese, explains what organisations are doing to achieve greater workplace diversity and inclusion. Last year when Justin Trudeau was asked why the first cabinet of his government would be made up of half women…

Australian Charities to Partner with Prince Charles

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Staff Reporter, Monday, 8th February 2016 -  Australian Not for Profits working to support disadvantaged youth are being offered the opportunity to partner with the charity founded by Charles, Prince of Wales. The Prince’s Charities Australia has called for expressions of interest from organisations to assist with…

Westpac Foundation Launches Social Scale-up Grant Program

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 4th February 2016 -  The Westpac Foundation has launched a Social Scale-up Grant Program to support Australian social enterprises. Grants of $300,000 each over three years will be awarded to organisations with a proven model for creating jobs and employment pathways for Australians experiencing…

Mental Health Spending On the Rise – Report

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Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 -  Spending on mental health services in Australia has hit $8 billion, according to a new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. The report, Mental Health Services in Australia, shows that over $8 billion was spent nationally…

NSW Govt Urged to Develop School Breakfast Program

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Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 -  Providing every high school student with access to a free a breakfast, regardless of family income, would drastically improve education and health outcomes for young people, the New South Wales peak youth affairs body has found. Youth Action released a…

Why Technology is More Important Than Ever for NFPs

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 -  Technology is enabling an ongoing transformation in the Not for Profit sector, from the way supporters engage with charities to the way they fundraise, market and manage relationships with their constituents, writes Andrew Hill, Not for Profit Account Executive at…

NFP Super Fund Governance Review Must Put Members ‘First’

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Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 -  Giving members of Not for Profit superannuation funds the right to vote trustee directors in or out and hold them accountable will mean better governance outcomes for the funds, according to a Governance Institute of Australia submission to the Fraser…

NFP Scholarships to Harvard Business School

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Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 -  The Harvard Club of Victoria is offering Fellowships for Not for Profit CEOs which will send up to three executives to the US Harvard Business School in 2016. The Fellowships offer the Strategic Perspectives in Nonprofit Management (SPNM) course from…

Grants for Domestic Violence Perpetrator Intervention Research

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Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd February 2016 - 
The national organisation for women’s safety research is calling for applications for grants funding to investigate domestic violence perpetrator interventions. Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety (ANROWS) has a pool of $3 million from the Commonwealth Government

Harsher Penalties for Bosses Exploiting Workers

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Staff Reporter, Monday, 1st February 2016 -  Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has promised to crack down on “unscrupulous employers” who exploit workers. Shorten said if Labor was elected to government it would introduce harsher penalties for employers to protect workers and there is a level playing field…

Transition to Work Launched Across Australia

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Staff Reporter, Monday, 1st February 2016 -  The Australian Government has revealed the 11 successful organisations that will help young people and early school leavers become ready for work under the first round of the new Transition to Work program. Minister for Employment Senator Michaelia Cash and…

Plan to Tackle Long-term Youth Unemployment

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Staff Reporter, Monday, 1st February 2016 -  Some of Australia’s leading companies have signed up to a program designed to change the way the employment system works, with employers and service providers working together to support young people experiencing long-term unemployment. The Industry Employment Initiative (IEI) is…
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