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Xavier Smerdon

Journalist
Organisation: Pro Bono Australia
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Xavier Smerdon is a journalist specialising in the Not for Profit sector. He writes breaking and investigative news articles.

Articles:

Environmental Orgs Given $25,000

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 23rd June 2015 -  Six global initiatives that aim to boost sustainability and protect the environment around the world will share in almost $25,000 worth of grants from an Australian Not for Profit organisation.

An Ambitious Advocate

Changemaker

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 22nd June 2015 -  A tireless advocate for people with disability, Graeme Innes has spent his life fighting for fairness. The former Disability Discrimination Commissioner is this week’s Changemaker. He spoke to journalist Xavier Smerdon.

New Inquiry into Jobs

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 22nd June 2015 -  Age and Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Susan Ryan, has invited individuals, employers and representative organisations to join a national conversation about employment for older people and people with disability.

Aus Wealth Gap on the Rise

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 22nd June 2015 -  Income inequality in Australia is higher than the OECD average with a person in the top 20 per cent income group earning around five times as much income as someone in the bottom 20 per cent, a new report has found.

Youth Employment Academy Launches

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Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 22nd June 2015 -  A specialist youth employment academy, described as an Australian first, has been launched by a Melbourne entrepreneur to give young people a better chance of finding meaningful work.

Senate Go Ahead for Inquiry into Students with Disability

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 18th June 2015 -  The Federal Opposition with the support of Independent MPs have secured a Senate inquiry into students with disability and their experiences in the Australian education system including allegations of mistreatment.

Social Entrepreneurs Graduate from NDIS Accelerator Program

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 18th June 2015 -  The first batch of students in the School for Social Entrepreneurs’ inaugural NDIS Accelerator program have graduated in Sydney overnight.

BLOG: Strategies to Stop NFPs Being ‘Hollowed Out’ by Government – Part 2

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 18th June 2015 -  Answer the Why. Not For Profits need to be absolutely clear on why they exist, writes Doug Taylor Director for Strategic Engagement at UnitingCare NSW & ACT in his series on how NFPs can stop being ‘hollowed out’ by Government.

Perfect Match: Harnessing Big Data to Find the Right Volunteers

Analysis

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 18th June 2015 -  Australia’s growing army of volunteers is presenting Not for Profits with a unique problem – finding the right kind of volunteer and IT expert Nathan Sri writes that data-mining might be the solution.

QLD Charities Loom Large in the National Picture

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 18th June 2015 -  Queensland has a greater percentage of large charities than all the other Australian States and Territories, according to a new analysis from QUT’s Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies.

Americans Give Record $358 Billion to Charity

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 18th June 2015 -  Americans gave an estimated $US358.38 billion to charity in 2014,breaking a record that has stood for 60 years, with the majority of “mega-gifts” given by relatively young tech entrepreneurs, according to the latest Giving USA report.
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