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Wendy Williams

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Wendy Williams is a journalist specialising in the not-for-profit sector and broader social economy. She has been the editor of Pro Bono News since 2018.

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Solve-a-thon Tackles the Workforce of the Future

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Wendy Williams, Friday, 7th July 2017 -  A new “Solve-a-thon” has been launched in a bid to harness the best and brightest ideas from around the world to help solve the issue of the future workforce.

Vale Jan Daisley, ‘A Mighty Activist’

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Wendy Williams, Friday, 7th July 2017 -  Leading disability advocate and a founding member and former president of People With Disability Australia, Jan Daisley has died.

Call to PM to Reinstate Volunteer Funding

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Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 5th July 2017 -  Volunteer Support Services are calling on the federal government to “immediately reinstate” $5.7 million back to the Volunteer Management Program or risk having a “highly negative impact on the volunteering sector”.

Full Indexation is a ‘Great Win’ For SA Community Organisations

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Wendy Williams, Monday, 3rd July 2017 -  A funding “shake-up” that will see full indexation on not-for-profit funding contracts in South Australia has been greeted as a “great win” for community organisations.

The Australia Institute to Continue Legacy as Climate Institute Shuts its Doors

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Wendy Williams, Monday, 3rd July 2017 -  Australia’s first non-government organisation to focus solely on climate change has shut its doors after more than a decade of climate advocacy work, passing the baton on to the Australia Institute.

Industry Paper Outlines DES Reform

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Wendy Williams, Monday, 3rd July 2017 -  A new industry information paper has been released by the Australian government outlining the future arrangements for the Disability Employment Services (DES) program.

Helping Women on the Journey to Motherhood

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Wendy Williams, Monday, 3rd July 2017 -  Olivia Myeza has recently taken up the post of CEO at Birth for HumanKIND, a not-for-profit organisation that supports women experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage on their journey to motherhood. She is this week’s Changemaker.

Scholarships for ‘Board Ready’ Women in the Disability Sector

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Wendy Williams, Friday, 30th June 2017 -  Women working in the disability sector are being called on to apply for new scholarships to access world-class governance education in a bid to drive an increase in the number of women on boards.

Penalty Rate Cuts Will Build Inequality

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Wendy Williams, Friday, 30th June 2017 -  Cutting weekend penalty rates will not create jobs but will build inequality, according to social sector organisations which say they remain “deeply opposed” to the landmark cuts.

A Brief History of the NDIS – Timeline

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Wendy Williams, Friday, 30th June 2017 -  The National Disability Insurance Scheme is Australia’s biggest social policy project since Medicare. As we reach the one year milestone since the national rollout began, Pro Bono News looks back at some of the key events that have lead to the NDIS as it is today.

Podcast: The NDIS – One Year On

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Wendy Williams, Thursday, 29th June 2017 -  As we approach the first anniversary of the national rollout and the fourth anniversary since the scheme was introduced in the trial sites, we look back at the highs and lows of the last 12 months, and whether the scheme is on track to deliver on it’s promise.
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