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Refugee Council Gets $50K in Support

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd June 2014 - Supporters of the Not for Profit peak body Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) have responded to the Federal Government’s cut to the peak body’s core funding - donating $50,000 in two days to its emergency funding appeal.

Welfare Rights Network Criticises Work for the Dole

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd June 2014 - The National Welfare Rights Network (NWRN) has slammed the Federal Government’s announcement on Work for the Dole saying it’s not a cost effective use of public money.

Call to Focus on Jobs for Young Aussies – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd June 2014 - The Australian Council of Social Service has urged the Federal Government to focus on improving job opportunities for young people saying the Government is investing precious dollars on failed programs instead of the ones that work.

NCOSS Announces New Leader

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Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd June 2014 - Tracy Howe, the former head of peak body Domestic Violence NSW, will be taking on the top job at the Council of Social Service of NSW.

Flying into the NFP Sector

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Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd June 2014 - Trained as an air traffic controller with the Royal Australian Air Force, Glenda Stevens led a multi-cultural fundraising charity in Ireland before taking the top job at Homelessness Australia. Stevens is this week’s Changemaker.

$10M Gift to Indigenous Health Leadership

Staff Reporter, Friday, 30th May 2014 - Australian philanthropist and retired transport magnate Greg Poche has donated $10 million to the University of Melbourne for a leadership development program for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health professionals.

Building a Victoria Without Poverty

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Staff Reporter, Friday, 30th May 2014 - It’s time to unite our community, not polarise it, writes Victorian Council of Social Service Chief Executive Officer Emma King, who recently launched the VCOSS State Election Platform - Victoria Without Poverty.

Morrison’s ‘Vindictive’ Cut to Refugee Advocacy – RCOA

Staff Reporter, Friday, 30th May 2014 - The Federal Coalition Government has backflipped on a recent Budget allocation for refugee advocacy - cutting its funding from the Not for Profit peak body, the Refugee Council of Australia.

Woodside Enlists Kramer for Social Change Models

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th May 2014 - Social problems do matter to business, the co-founder of the progressive social change models Collective Impact and Shared Value, US-based Mark Kramer has told a public event hosted by oil and gas giant Woodside in Perth this week.

Seven Tips For NFPs To Master Change Management

BLOG: The Spillover Effect: Philanthropic Responsibility?

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 29th May 2014 - In this latest Blog, Not for Profit Fulbright Scholar, Dr Tessa Boyd Caine writes that discussion in the US moves far beyond any notion that philanthropy is a matter for philanthropists alone - both in amount and what is funded and asks what are the implications for Australia.

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Articles:

Refugee Council Gets $50K in Support

Welfare Rights Network Criticises Work for the Dole

Flying into the NFP Sector

$10M Gift to Indigenous Health Leadership

Morrison’s ‘Vindictive’ Cut to Refugee Advocacy – RCOA

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