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A Social Enterprise with a Sporting Chance

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 17th December 2014 -  A sports-mad social science graduate is touting social enterprise in the top end, bringing the promise of sustainability and self-leadership to community organisations in remote Northern Territory locations, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

Micro-Enterprise With A Mission

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 3rd December 2014 -  A Melbourne community organisation is dealing with the closure of a much loved social enterprise cafe by turning to smaller scale micro-enterprises, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

Aus Social Enterprise: Leaving History Behind

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 3rd December 2014 -  Improved communication about social outcomes is needed to overcome the “bad taste” left by the “dressed-up charity programs” of social enterprise's early days in Australia, according to panelists at a Sydney conference.

Impact to the Beat of a Drum

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 -  A West Australian social enterprise harnessing the power of music as a therapeutic tool is preparing for a global rollout, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

Aus Co-operatives A Hidden ‘Ninja’ Economy

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 -  The co-operatives and mutuals sector has been hailed as an undervalued ‘ninja’ economy by advocates as a report is released showing the sector makes the same contribution to the economy as the mining sector – around 6 per cent of the nation’s earnings.

Platform Delivers Conscious Consumers to Aussie Social Enterprises

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 19th November 2014 -  A new online service linking conscious consumers directly with Australian social enterprises has been launched by Social Traders, a social enterprise development organisation.

Money Flows for NFPs in Melbourne

Staff Reporter, Friday, 14th November 2014 -  More than 150 people from the Not for Profit sector attended the annual Impact100 Melbourne Gala last night, which saw McAuley Community Services for Women win the $100,000 high impact grant.

Putting Social Enterprise on Paper!

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th November 2014 -  The effervescent young founder of a new social enterprise stationery label left the corporate world in search of greater purpose. Last week, with the launch of her new brand, she officially found it, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

Social Entrepreneurs: What They Really Want

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th November 2014 -  Young social entrepreneurs isolate raising awareness of social business and providing mentoring and expertise as the most valuable contributions the corporate world can make to the social enterprise sector, according to a new report.

A Transplanted Life – For Good

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Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd October 2014 -  An Australian couple who left their comfortable lifestyle behind to work in the developing world are now devoting their lives to tackling smoky stoves in India's slums, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

J.P. Morgan to Help Drive Social Enterprise in NSW

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd October 2014 -  Global financial services firm J.P. Morgan and national social enterprise development organisation Social Traders have announced a new partnership to accelerate the social enterprise sector in NSW, supporting social enterprise ideas that address youth unemployment.

Forget Moral Decline: Aussies Might Be Getting Kinder

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Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 7th October 2014 -  There is new evidence that Australians are exhibiting a strong attachment and commitment to kindness as a moral value, according to University of Tasmania Researchers Nicholas Hookway and Daphne Habibis in an article first published in The Conversation.
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