MEDIA, JOBS & RESOURCES for the COMMON GOOD
Menu Sticks
Home › News › Our Contributors

Wendy Williams

Editor

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.

Articles:

Coffee Cart Creates Awareness and Jobs for People With Disability

null

Wendy Williams, Monday, 23rd January 2017 -  A new social enterprise has been launched combining “superb coffee” with employment opportunities for people with disability.

Skilled Volunteers Make A Wish Come True

null

Wendy Williams, Friday, 20th January 2017 -  A move towards skills-based project volunteering is making wishes come true.

Disadvantaged Families Left Struggling as Cost of Education Skyrockets

null

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 18th January 2017 -  A national children’s education charity is calling for urgent support for some of Australia’s most disadvantaged families struggling with the basic costs of their child’s schooling, as new research shows the cost of education has skyrocketed over the last decade.

The NDIS Must Not Be a Trade-Off

null

Wendy Williams, Monday, 16th January 2017 -  The National Disability Insurance Scheme must not be funded from trade-offs the disability sector has argued, as tension mounts over federal government plans to transfer a $3.7 billion education fund into the initiative.

Philanthropist James Fairfax Dies

null

Wendy Williams, Monday, 16th January 2017 -  Prominent philanthropist and one of Australia’s “greatest patrons of the arts” James Fairfax AC has died, aged 83.

Study Highlights Cost of Ignoring Older Workers

null

Wendy Williams, Monday, 16th January 2017 -  Australian employers are failing to support and engage older workers which is costing them, according to a new study.

Voice of the Family

Changemaker

Wendy Williams, Monday, 16th January 2017 -  Jo Briskey is the executive director of The Parenthood a not-for-profit movement of Australian parents and carers, working to gain positive policy changes through lobbying government and business. She is this week’s Changemaker.

Workplace Diversity and Inclusion is ‘Vital’ in 2017

null

Wendy Williams, Friday, 13th January 2017 -  Diversity and inclusion is set to be a “vital business tool” in 2017, according to Diversity Council Australia which has outlined a number of “D and I challenges” for the year.

New Grants Help Australia’s ‘Little Dragons’

null

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 12th January 2017 -  Organisations that work to provide a brighter future for socially, economically or physically disadvantaged children are being encouraged to apply for grants to help their “Little Dragons”.

Participants Called to Join Study for Best Practice Guidelines for Suicide Prevention

null

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 11th January 2017 -  A groundbreaking new study is set to be carried out in a bid to develop a set of best practice guidelines for crisis care and suicide prevention.
Previous12...53545556...7677Next

We’re not your average jobs board

Get the latest purpose-driven job opportunities, educational resources, and career advice delivered straight to your inbox.

pba inverse logo
Subscribe Twitter Facebook
×