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New Virtual Reality Tool to Train Disability Support Workers

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 20th July 2017 -  A leading disability provider has secured funding to develop an innovative virtual reality prototype to enhance the training, skills and work practices of disability support staff.
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Ask Izzy Expands To Provide Support For People Experiencing Family Violence

Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 19th July 2017 -  A mobile website which has been described as a “saviour” by people experiencing homelessness is to launch a new project to assist people fleeing family violence, with funding assistance from the NAB Foundation.
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Celebrating Who We Are, What We Do – There’s a Festival for That

Contributor, Thursday, 13th July 2017 -  As agents of social change we need to celebrate who we are and what we do and the biggest social impact event in Australia – the 2017 Social Impact Festival this July in Perth – does just that, writes Professor Paul Flatau from the Centre for So
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Philanthropy’s Role in Creating Sustainable Cities

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 11th July 2017 -  Philanthropy has an important role to play in creating “time and space” for cities to become sustainable, according to the program director for the sustainable development grantmaking program at the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.

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About a Brand – The Leadership Battle for NFPs

John Carroll, Thursday, 6th July 2017 -  Unless not-for-profit organisations develop strong, desirable brands, they will fail in the face of growing for-profit competition, writes John Carroll strategist and joint CEO of Omnicare Alliance Ltd.
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Charity Uses Virtual Reality Film to Take Fundraising to the Next Level

Contributor, Monday, 26th June 2017 -  An Australian charity has launched a virtual reality film in a bid to take fundraising to the next level.
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Social Enterprise Leaders Funded For World Forum

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 22nd June 2017 -  More than 60 Australian social enterprise leaders have been announced as recipients of the Social Enterprise World Forum Australian Bursary Fund.
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More than $170,000 Available for Young Environmental Entrepreneurs

Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 14th June 2017 -  More than $170,000 and individually tailored one-to-one mentoring is on offer in this years’ Young Entrepreneur Awards.
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Philanthropists and Advocates Receive Top 2017 Queen’s Birthday Honours

Lina Caneva, Monday, 12th June 2017 -  A number of established philanthropists, not-for-profit sector advocates and sector advisers have received top honours in the 2017 Queen’s birthday awards.
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Youth Projects Recognised for Cutting Jobless Rate

Wendy Williams, Friday, 9th June 2017 -  A not-for-profit that provides health, outreach, employment, education and training services to young people experiencing disadvantage, unemployment, homelessness, alcohol and other drug issues has been awarded for cutting the jobless rate.
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