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Senate to Scrutinise Australia’s Inequality

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th June 2014 -  A Senate Inquiry into inequality and the gap between Australia’s rich and poor will go ahead - a move that the Australian Greens says will open the door for a proper review of the impact of the Federal Budget.

Financial Inclusion Critical for Economic Growth – NFP Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th June 2014 -  If just 7 per cent of financially disadvantaged Australians were able to improve their wealth position, the nation’s annual gross domestic product (GDP) could increase by as much as $19.7 billion, new research claims.

Charity to Attract Philanthropic Funding to Schools

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th June 2014 -  A new charity set up to help schools access philanthropic funding has appointed its first Chief Executive Officer.

The Senate Report on the ACNC: It’s still an elephant!

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Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th June 2014 -  The release of the Senate Report into the ACNC Repeal Legislation reveals that there are powerful groups, with unrivalled access to the Minister’s office, that do not want the scrutiny of an independent body like the ACNC, writes Professor Ann O’Connell, from the Not-for-profit Project, Melbourne Law School.

Govt Flags ‘Bold’ Changes To Foreign Aid Policy

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th June 2014 -  Australia's foreign aid program will undergo a "bold and dramatic change", with recipient countries and aid agencies set to sign up to performance benchmarks - changes that are already gaining support from Not for Profit aid agencies.

BLOG: The Spillover Effect: The Pitfalls of Policy Transfer

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Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th June 2014 -  In this latest Blog, Not for Profit Fulbright Scholar, Dr Tessa Boyd Caine writes that the cultures of regulation may vary, but the problems of outdated, inconsistent and duplicative regulatory environments create barriers to the effectiveness of charity organisations the world over.

Hard Times Getting Harder for Cash-Starved Community Services

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th June 2014 -  Governments want community organisations to move away from public funding and become more self-reliant, but is that possible, asks Research Fellows from the Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW Australia, Natasha Cortis and Megan Blaxland, in this piece first published on The Conversation.

Call for More Protection for Children in Detention

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th June 2014 -  UNICEF Australia has called for an independent body to monitor and publicly report on the situation and treatment of children in Australian immigration detention.

High Rate of Mental Illness in Young People – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th June 2014 -  One in five young Australians are likely to be experiencing mental illness, and less than 40 per cent are comfortable seeking professional help, according to a new Mission Australia report released in partnership with the Black Dog Institute.

Young Social Entrepreneurs Win $20K for Ventures

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th June 2014 -  A sustainable garden for a social enterprise cafe, an ethically-produced fashion online store and a dance troupe for people with disabilities have each won $20,000 for their social enterprises as part of Foundations for Young Australians (FYA) and the Qantas Foundation’s Turbocharge Your Venture.

Radio Heads – Where Young People Run the Show

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Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th June 2014 -  An iconic youth-focused media production Not for Profit has managed to keep radio "sexy" and move from strength to strength through its own model of income generation, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.
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