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Organisation: Pro Bono Australia
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Investment Bank Launches Social Impact Fund

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 -  Global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs has launched a $250 million social impact fund - one of the first US impact investing vehicles to be sponsored by a major financial institution.

?GRI Goes Digital

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 -  The world’s largest sustainability reporting framework has released a free online tool to help companies track their progress and enhance their reporting.

Aussie Aid Agencies Respond To Typhoon Haiyan

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 -  Australian Aid agencies are rushing to help their international counterparts to assist the victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

Skilled Volunteer Plan Wins Deakin Innovation Competition

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 -  A multi-faceted campaign to attract and retain retired engineers as volunteers has won the top prize for a group of post-graduate students from Deakin University in a competition to help a Not for Profit organisation maximise the social return on their operations.

Disability Advocate Wins Changemaker Honour

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 -  Disability advocate Jordan O’Reilly, from Brookvale NSW, has been named Foundation for Young Australian’s Changemaker of the Year for his work tackling the social isolation faced by young Australians with severe disabilities.

Good Fit for Change in Western Sydney

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 -  A fashion-based social enterprise model that has proven a massive success in Melbourne has landed in Sydney and is proving a success in its own right.

NFPs’ Call to First Coalition Led Parliament

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 -  Leading welfare Not for Profits are calling on the new Australian Parliament to make tackling growing child poverty a national priority and commit to do more to reduce the problem globally.

Meals on Wheels SA Nutrition Research

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 -  Meals on Wheels SA (MoWSA) has embarked on what it describes as a groundbreaking research study into nutrition for older South Australians with the preliminary results already showing some positive outcomes.

Hidden Workplace Depression – NFP Research

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 -  Almost 50 per cent of Australian workers who had taken time off work because of depression kept the reason hidden from their employer according to a large scale national study released by Not for Profit organisation SANE Australia.
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