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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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I Want to Shout from the Rooftops – Stella Young has Died

Opinion

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  Regular contributor on disability issues Tricia Malowney writes she was as stunned as everyone when cricketer Phil Hughes died. But now she says she wants to shout from the rooftops: “STELLA YOUNG HAS DIED”.

New ‘Regulator’ for Face to Face Fundraising

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  Six powerful Australian charities have united to protect the future of face to face fundraising, or “chugging”, as it is controversially known.

Australia Rates Highly in ‘Rules to Give By’ Index

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  The proportion of people who make financial contributions to charity is significantly higher in countries offering tax breaks for giving including Australia, according to an international study.

Aussie Adoptions Remain Low

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 11th December 2014 -  There were just 317 adoptions finalised in Australia in 2013-14, a fall of nine per cent from the previous year, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

NFP Dog Fight Over Flying Kangaroo Price Hike

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 9th December 2014 -  A small animal rescue Not for Profit in Western Australia is taking on the flying kangaroo in a social media battle to reverse a 400 percent price hike in freight charges to move rescued animals to safe havens around the state.

ACNC Hunting 400 Missing Charities

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 9th December 2014 -  Another 400 charities are in danger of losing their status with the national charity regulator for failing to make contact with them.

Senate to Investigate Young People in Nursing Homes

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 9th December 2014 -  The Young People In Nursing Homes National Alliance (YPINH) has welcomed the announcement of a new Senate inquiry into the adequacy of residential care for young people with disability, including young people living in aged care facilities.

The ‘Stressful’ State of the Disability Sector – Report

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 9th December 2014 -  Australia’s disability sector is dysfunctional, and transforming it is complicated, arduous and stressful with the National Disability Insurance Scheme currently "immersed in problem-solving", according to a new sector report.

Mental Health Funding Uncertainty ‘Alarming’

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 9th December 2014 -  Funding uncertainty is having an alarming impact on mental health services including job losses and service cutbacks, according to a national survey of Not for Profit mental health agencies.

Disability Sector Mourns Stella Young

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 8th December 2014 -  The Australian disability sector, and the wider community, is mourning the loss of disability advocate Stella Young.

CEO of United Way Australia Quits

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 8th December 2014 -  The CEO of community development Not for Profit organisation United Way Australia, Doug Taylor, has resigned.

On a Mission in Kings Cross

Changemaker

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 8th December 2014 -  As the Pastor and CEO at the Wayside Chapel in Sydney’s Kings Cross, Reverend Graham Long has spent his life making connections with other people. Rev Long is this week’s Changemaker.
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