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Harvard on Offer for NFP CEOs

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 5th February 2015 -  Applications are open for an annual fellowship that will see three CEOs from Victorian Not for Profits given funded places to study at Harvard Business School.

Changemaker

Settling for Nothing Less Than Perfect

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 2nd February 2015 -  As the CEO of an organisation that supports newly arrived immigrants in one of Australia’s fastest growing areas, Jennie Barrera has her hands full. Barrera is this week’s Changemaker.

ACNC Revokes Charity Status of Queensland Not for Profit

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 29th January 2015 -  The national charity regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC), has revoked the charity status of a Queensland-based Not for Profit.

EVOLVING CHAIR: Engineering an Effective Board

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 29th January 2015 -  As the Chairman of the Board at Engineers Without Borders, Phil Clark oversees an organisation that is making real change in some of the world’s poorest countries. In this month’s Evolving Chair column he shares his insight into running an effect

Female Managers Dominate in Only Three Countries

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 23rd January 2015 -  There are only three countries in the world where you are more likely to have a female manager than a male one, and Australia is not one of them.

Companies Plan to Increase Staff in 2015

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 23rd January 2015 -  More than half of Australian CEOs expect to boost their staff numbers in the next 12 months, according to the results of a new survey.

Community Service Sector Funding Still in the Dark

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 22nd January 2015 -  Thousands of community services organisations across Australia remain in the dark about whether they can continue to provide services this year with the Abbott Government refusing to confirm funding for 2015, the Federal Opposition has claimed.

British Board Types? Obsessives, Colonels and Gong Hunters!

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 22nd January 2015 -  Britain’s charities are facing skills gaps on their trustee boards according to new research which also found there are too many ‘Obsessives,’ ‘Colonels’ and ‘Gong Hunters’ on British boards.

ACNC Revokes Status of 4000 Charities

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 20th January 2015 -  The national charity regulator, the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) continues to clean-up the national Charity Register, revoking the charity status of another 392 charities that it believes are no longer operating.

Telstra Offers Domestic Violence Leave

Lina Caneva, Monday, 19th January 2015 -  One of Australia’s largest telecommunications companies has made a groundbreaking move, offering all 34,000 of its staff members paid domestic violence leave.
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