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Case Study: Assessing the impact of an impact investment

Geoff Mulgan, Wednesday, 10th July 2019 -  Can tutors help children improve their maths? The Nesta Impact Investment team supported Third Space Learning to undertake a randomised controlled trial and process evaluation to assess whether supporting children’s learning with a tutor made a dif
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Communal living touted as answer to Australia’s housing problems

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 9th July 2019 -  Collaborative living could alleviate the housing affordability crisis and give older Australians more freedom, says a new guide aiming to change the way Australians view their future living situation.

Opinion

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Using virtual reality could make you a better person in real life

Contributor, Thursday, 4th July 2019 -  Virtual embodiment provides an opportunity to explore the world from a different point of view and can alter your behaviour in real life, write Thuong Hoang and Guy Wood-Bradley from Deakin University, in this article which first appeared in The Conv
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‘We will not tolerate the abuse’: NSW appoints ageing and disability commissioner

Danielle Kutchel, Tuesday, 2nd July 2019 -  Robert Fitzgerald AM will investigate allegations of abuse, neglect and exploitation of vulnerable people after being appointed New South Wales’ first ageing and disability commissioner.
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$1 million of free tram advertising up for grabs

Contributor, Tuesday, 2nd July 2019 -  Australian charities and not for profits have the chance to decorate some of Melbourne’s iconic trams, with $1 million of free advertising up for grabs. 

Opinion

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Why charities should aim to make themselves redundant

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 1st July 2019 -  Social enterprise founder and TEDx speaker Weh Yeoh makes the case for charities having defined end points as opposed to continually perpetuating themselves and addressing symptoms.
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Merger hopes to see fundraising transformed globally

Ushi Ghoorah, Monday, 1st July 2019 -  A pair of UK fundraising heavyweights have come together to help turn charities and not for profits around the world into powerful fundraisers. 
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How volunteering developed Lachlan’s career

Contributor, Monday, 1st July 2019 -  Sydney-based construction manager Lachlan James spent two years in the Philippines working with a human rights NGO, where he learnt the skills to take his career in a new exciting direction. Here he shares how his volunteering experience brought him
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Making your government engagement happen – The doing thing

Jo Scard, Thursday, 27th June 2019 -  Jo Scard offers advice on the “doing bits” of making your government engagement happen.

Opinion

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The program tail that wags the dog

Bruce Mullan, Thursday, 27th June 2019 -  Many organisations live and breathe their social impact but growth for growth’s sake is holding them back, writes Bruce Mullan from Revera.
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