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Research Looks at Health in the Workplace

Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th August 2013 -  University of Melbourne researchers are working with employers, employees, unions and advocacy groups to promote positive mental health and suicide prevention in the workplace.

Stressful Jobs Aren’t Necessarily Killing Us

Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th August 2013 -  An update to a report on psychological risk factors of coronary heart disease has busted the myth that work stress increased the onset of heart attacks.

Commitment to Disability Employment Sector Recognised

Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th August 2013 -  Three people from New South Wales have been recognised for their contributions to Australia’s disability employment sector.

Changemaker- Chris Raine

Changemaker

Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th August 2013 -  Chris Raine is the Founder and CEO of Hello Sunday Morning - an international health promotion charity that facilitates a program and supports thousands of people across the world to take a break from drinking and assess their own relationship with alcohol.

Disadvantage Continues Despite Some Improvements- Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 9th August 2013 -  Some Australians continue to live in disadvantaged circumstances despite the fact people are better educated and living longer, according to the latest report card on health and wellbeing.

QLD Businessman Donates Millions to Medical Research

Staff Reporter, Friday, 9th August 2013 -  Toowoomba businessman and philanthropist Clive Berghofer will donate $50.1 million to the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR).

Bravehearts Founder Voted QLD’s Social Entrepreneur

Staff Reporter, Friday, 9th August 2013 -  Founder of child protection Not for Profit organisation Bravehearts Inc., Hetty Johnston has been awarded social entrepreneur of the year at the Queensland awards.

Funds to Access Palliative Care for Ethnic Communities

Staff Reporter, Friday, 9th August 2013 -  The Victorian Government has provided Palliative Care Victoria with $400,000 funding to work with multicultural organisations to raise awareness of palliative care for people with a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background.

Why NFPs Should ‘Preach to the Choir’

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th August 2013 -  Societies were built on communication and the sharing of stories so why should Not for Profits ‘preach to the choir’? asks Australian communications strategist and writer, Jeremy Porter.

More Older Adults Using Social Networking

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th August 2013 -  The number of older adults using social networking sites has tripled in the last four years, according to new research by the US Not for Profit Pew Research Centre.

Counting the ‘Hidden’ Homeless

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th August 2013 -  Homeless Persons’ Week 2013 is shining the spotlight on the ‘hidden homeless’, and on the need to strengthen strategies towards halving homelessness by 2020, according to Homelessness Australia, the national peak body representing homelessness services.

For-Purpose Engagement: Mind the Gap

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th August 2013 -  For many, there’s a culture shock in moving between the Not for Profit Sector and the commercial world - so how can we facilitate a more effective movement of talent and skills between the sectors, asks leadership consultant and Director of People for Purpose, Elise Sernik.
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