Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 15th June 2015 -
Most Australians are misinformed about refugees and asylum seekers, thinking it is a crime to come by boat without a visa seeking protection, a new survey by a major Not for Profit has found.
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 15th June 2015 -
The CEO of one of Australia’s most well known charities is stepping down after more than 30 years in the role.
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 15th June 2015 -
A major airline has unveiled a paid parental leave scheme that is being heralded as one of the most generous in the world.
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 15th June 2015 -
The Abbott Government has announced that it will spend $63.4 million over five years funding three microfinance schemes in a bid to help low income Australians move off welfare and into a job or study.
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 15th June 2015 -
Not for Profit enterprise, Fitted for Work, is celebrating its 10th birthday this month reaching a milestone of 20,000 women who have been helped through its programs.
Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 15th June 2015 -
In 2004 Rodney Croome founded Australian Marriage Equality and almost every day since then he has been fighting for changes to the Marriage Act. Croome is this week’s Changemaker.
Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 12th June 2015 -
A Melbourne forum has laid the groundwork for the development of a community leadership group to progress collaboration between Not for Profits, philanthropists, businesses and social enterprises.
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th June 2015 -
The Australian Institute of Company Directors has made a submission to the Tax White Paper Task Force with a focus on the taxation arrangements in the Not for Profit sector as well as a recommendation to extend the ACNC framework.
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th June 2015 -
This month, Westpac Bicentennial Foundation launched the Westpac Social Change Fellowship to support people with the passion and drive to tackle tough social issues facing Australia.
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th June 2015 -
The recently announced Community and Philanthropy Partnerships Week aims to showcase and promote partnerships that are making a difference in communities right across Australia, writes Krystian Seibert, Policy & Research Manager with Philanthropy Australia.
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th June 2015 -
A charity linked to a man who has been banned from running businesses for 15 years and fined $450,000 has finally been shut down by the charity regulator, the ACNC.
Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th June 2015 -
It’s Not for Profit budgeting time and systems expert George Liacos discusses what he describes as two fashionable paths that Not for Profits are now taking to budget for sustainability.
