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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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Welfare Peaks to Fight ‘Devastating’ Funding Cuts

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 6th January 2015 -  Peak welfare Not for Profits ACOSS and State and Territory Councils of Social Service have issued a collective New Years Resolution for the Federal Government to stop devastating funding cuts to community organisations across Australia.

DSS to Negotiate NFP Funding Deals in January

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 6th January 2015 -  The Department of Social Services, under the new Federal Minister Scott Morrison, says it will begin negotiating formal funding offers with the successful Not for Profit applicants throughout January.

Beyond Bank Launches Bushfire Appeal

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 6th January 2015 -  Customer-owned financial institution, Beyond Bank Australia, has launched a Bushfire Appeal to raise funds for residents of South Australia devastated by the fires.

Connecting with Your Donors in the New Year

Hot Topic

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 6th January 2015 -  When you make the first contact with your donors this year don’t forget to thank them, writes copywriting specialist Frank Chamberlin.

HomeGrown App Wins NFP Big Idea Comp

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 6th January 2015 -  An app to prevent food wastage is one of five winners in the Samsung and the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) ‘Adappt Big Ideas’ competition.

World Vision Welcomes Abbott’s Iraq Funding

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 6th January 2015 -  World Vision Australia has welcomed the Abbott Government’s decision to give $5 million in humanitarian funding to help displaced people in Iraq.

New Year Op-Shop ‘Rubbish’ Donations Cost Millions

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 6th January 2015 -  Australia’s charity recyclers stand to lose millions of dollars this holiday season disposing of rubbish and unusable “donations”, according to the National Association of Charitable Recycling Organisations (NACRO).

Funding Cuts Closes Disability Orgs

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 5th January 2015 -  Peak disability support organisations have been forced to either close their doors or reduce services and retrench staff thanks to Federal Government funding cuts.

The Job of Shaping Future Generations

Changemaker

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 5th January 2015 -  As the CEO of the Foundation for Young Australians, Jan Owen relishes her part in helping to shape future generations. Owen is this week’s Changemaker.

Job Survival in the Age of Robots and Intelligent Machines

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 5th January 2015 -  It is a sobering thought that in ten years, around 65% of the jobs that people will be doing have not even been thought of yet and with smarter computers taking on more of the work that people currently do, we are left to wonder what jobs there might be left for us humans writes David Tuffley in the Conversation.

New Partnership for NFP Salary Survey

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 5th January 2015 -  A major Australian association of business advisers and accountants, HLB Mann Judd has partnered with Pro Bono Australia to help deliver its annual Salary Survey. The organisation also provides advisory services to the Not for Profit sector.

Punching Above His Weight

Changemaker

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 22nd December 2014 -  At 66-years-old, social campaigner Les Twentyman is showing no signs of slowing down. Twentyman is this week’s Changemaker.
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