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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.

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Charities Struggle with Disengaged Public

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 9th April 2015 -  Do charity campaigns inspire people to act and are men better at ‘giving’? Well apparently not, according to two new research reports from the UK.

Aussies Spend Big on ‘Unbudgeted’ Technology

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Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 9th April 2015 -  Australians spent over $20 billion on technology hardware, digital streaming services and internet and phone plans in the last 12 months - but for one third of Australians the cost was an unexpected burden, according to a new report.

Top NFP Women Breaking Gender Pay Barrier

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 -  EXCLUSIVE: Women CEOs in Australia’s largest Not for Profit organisations are matching and often outdoing the salaries of their male counterparts, bucking the trend of the business sector, according to the latest national Salary Survey by social economy hub, Pro Bono Australia.

Call for Safeguards for Students with Disability

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 -  A national safeguards regime needs to be established, as part of the National Disability Insurance Scheme rollout, to protect school students with disabilities from restrictive practices, according to the Federal Government.

Charity Game App for Wildlife Conservation

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 -  Melbourne-based wildlife conservation organisation, My Green World, is set to launch a charity-backed mobile game application that will allow users to participate in real-world wildlife conservation and habitat restoration scenarios.

NFP Enterprise Offers Cultural Diversity Training

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 -  Welfare Not for Profit, Melbourne City Mission, is to launch a unique social enterprise aimed at delivering cultural diversity training and consulting services to business, Government and community organisations.

Anxiety, Drug Use Link – Survey

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 -  A new analysis of a survey funded by national mental health organisation, beyondblue and the Movember Foundation, has found strong links between psychological distress and drug use among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Australians.

Govt Tendering Inquiry Submissions Call for Significant Change

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 -  The Senate Inquiry into the Federal Government’s community service tendering processes by the Department of Social Services received 84 submissions by the March closing date - all suggesting the process needs significant change.

Government Looks to India to Help Close the Gap

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 7th April 2015 -  Could India hold the key to improving the lives of people living in Australia’s disadvantaged Indigenous communities? The Abbott Government thinks so.

Environmental Organisations Under ‘Attack’

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 -  Environmental organisations have described a national inquiry into their ability to receive tax deductible donations as an attack on their efforts to protect the environment.

NFP Will Beneficiaries? How to Protect Your Interests

Hot Topic

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 -  As more and more charities and Not for Profits are named as beneficiaries in the Wills of generous Australians, legal expert Andrew Simpson offers his top tips on protecting your organisations interests.

NFPs Caution on Human Services ‘Competition’

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 2nd April 2015 -  The Not for Profit sector has cautioned on a recommendation to extend competition policy into human services as a priority in the Final Report of the Competition Policy Review released by the Federal Government.
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