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MEDIA, JOBS & RESOURCES for the COMMON GOOD
Organisation: Pro Bono Australia
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Social Change Veteran Heads up Foundation

Changemaker

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th December 2013 -  Disability support service head Daniel Leighton is now leading the board of one of Australia’s largest independent Community Foundations. Leighton is this week’s Changemaker.

Charity Tax Dropped

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th December 2013 -  Not for Profit peak body, the Community Council for Australia, has welcomed a move by the Federal Government to not proceed with a new tax that would have brought into question all the income-producing activities of charities.

Time Rescues Charity Definition

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 -  Time appears to have saved the Charities Act from the Coalition Government’s plan to delay the definition of charity until late next year.

NFPs Call for Taskforce to Lead Post-Holden Recovery

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 -  Peak welfare bodies have called for a high powered, community sector-led taskforce to assist communities that will be most affected by the collapse of the automotive manufacturing industry in Australia.

Australia’s Most Reputable Charity Revealed

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 -  Australia’s Royal Flying Doctor Service has again been named the country’s most reputable Not for Profit organisation, ranking highest in the 2013 AMR Charity Reputation Index.

Aussies Want More Details on NDIS – Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 -  Australians want more information on how the National Disability Insurance Scheme will operate and apply to them, the inaugural NDIS Information Survey has found.

‘Do Not Call’ Rise Along with Digital Economy Growth

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 -  The latest report by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, ACMA, reveals there are now almost nine million telephone numbers listed on the Do Not Call Register - an increase of more than one million in 12 months.

From Not for Profit to Social Purpose in an Ageing System

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 -  As Australia’s population ages, it’s time for Not for Profit leaders to step up and help shape the social outcomes systems of the future, writes Centre for Social Impact Chief Executive Officer Dr Andrew Young.

Salary Survey Information ‘Critical’ for NFPs

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 -  Retention of quality people is critical for all organisations, especially Not for Profits, according to the National Head of Social Sector Banking at Westpac, Barry Thatcher, who has urged people to take part in the Pro Bono Australia Salary Survey.

Don’t Let Gifts End Up as Landfill – Donate Instead

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 -  Not for Profit Karma Currency and a waste removal and recycling company, Speedie Waste, have joined forces to encourage Australians to spend less on Christmas gifts that could end up in the rubbish this year and consider a gift to charity instead.

FIA Fundraising Conference – last chance for early bird tickets

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th December 2013 -  Time is running out to purchase early bird tickets to the Fundraising Institute Australia’s (FIA) 37th international fundraising conference in Melbourne in 2014.

Charity Definition Delay Not to be Underestimated

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 -  The Opposition and the Greens continue to mount arguments against the Coalition Government’s decision to amend Social Services legislation that will delay the introduction of a new charity definition until late 2014.
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