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A Life of Service

Changemaker

Staff Reporter, Monday, 1st February 2016 -  A recipient of an Australia Day 2016 honour, Diana Abdel-Rahman has spent most of her life volunteering for the community. Abdel-Rahman is this week’s Changemaker. She spoke to Xavier Smerdon.

Animal Protection Charities Call for New Cosmetic Ban

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Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th January 2016 - 
Seven animal protection charities have joined together to urge the Federal Government to ban animal tested cosmetics in Australia. The Humane Society International, Humane Research Australia, Animals Australia, World Animal Protection, International Fund for Animal Welfare, Voiceless and Choose Cruelty

NDIS Rollout Too Short for Small Service NFPs

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Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th January 2016 - 
Many small community based disability organisations offering high quality support networks to local families will struggle to reinvent themselves within the National Disability Insurance Scheme timeframe, writes Not for Profit marketing specialist Fran Connelley. Recent media articles regarding cost blow-outs

Profit for Purpose Investor Receives $500M

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 27th January 2016 - 
Australian profit for purpose investor, LeapFrog Investments, has received US$350 million (A$500 million) from Fortune 500 insurance company, Prudential Financial, to expand its operations in Africa. Managed by LeapFrog, the new impact investment fund will target investments in life insurance

Corporate Leaders to Study Future of Global Financial System

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 27th January 2016 - 
A group of eight leaders in global finance and economics who met at the World Economic Forum  in Davos, Switzerland have agreed to join a high-level taskforce focused on the future of the global financial system. The group, which was

Marches to Mark Indigenous Day of Mourning

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Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 26th January 2016 -  Indigenous Australians and supporters will take part in Invasion Day marches in several capital cities today in opposition to the national holiday – a day they describe as a national day of mourning.

Australian of the Year a Diversity Champion

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Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th January 2016 -  The former chief of the Australian Army and now diversity champion, David Morrison AO, has been named the 2016 Australian of the Year.

Training for Frontline Workers Dealing with Violent Ice Users

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Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st January 2016 -  A new free online training package will help frontline workers and service providers respond safely and effectively to people affected by the illegal drug ice.

Aussies Share in Newman’s Own Funding

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Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st January 2016 -  Twenty-three Australians charity workers, in fields as diverse as children’s cancer, homelessness, disability and animal welfare, have shared in grants worth over A$1 million from US based philanthropic organisation, Newman’s Own Foundation.

Philanthropy Outlook Predicts Charitable Giving Growth

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st January 2016 -  A new report into the changing face of philanthropy and giving trends in the United States predicts that 2016 and 2017 will deliver positive outcomes for Not for Profits, with growth in foundation giving the largest so far.
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