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Disadvantaged Young People Given Future Insights for Jobs

Wendy Williams, Friday, 9th June 2017 -  A new program has been launched in Victoria to help disadvantaged young people gain practical skills to help them stand out in the competitive job market and address some of the barriers to youth unemployment.
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Innovation Incubators Receive Funding Boost

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 1st June 2017 -  Australian innovation incubators have received $1.4 million in grants to boost their support for start-ups.

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‘RADELAIDE’ – Ready for Social Change

Moira Deslandes, Monday, 29th May 2017 -  When it comes to the state of the ecosystem surrounding start-ups and enterprises, Adelaide is in pole position, writes consultant Moira Deslandes who recently took part in the Don Dunstan Foundations’ Social Capital Residencies.
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Big Thinkers Positive About Social Innovation

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 23rd May 2017 -  South Australia has a burgeoning startup community of people who want to make money and make an impact, says Allyson Hewitt, the first primary thinker for the new Adelaide Thinkers in Residence program.
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Australia’s First Hackathon for Homelessness

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 18th May 2017 -  Social innovators, creatives, business people, community workers and techs will join forces in June to tackle homelessness in Australia’s first Homelessness Hackathon.

Avoiding Fraud in Online Banking

Contributor, Tuesday, 16th May 2017 -  Online banking has become the norm, and most people would think of it as safe and secure, with low associated risks, but vigilance is still required, writes Kinh Luong, partner with chartered accounting group HLB Mann Judd.
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Call Out for Innovators to Find Digital Solutions to Global Youth Crisis

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 11th May 2017 -  World Vision, together with Optus, are inviting innovators to develop digital solutions to the global youth job crisis with the successful applicant receiving a $20,000 grant.

Australian NFPs Becoming More Innovative – Study

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th May 2017 -  The 2017 GiveEasy Innovation Index has reported a 9 per cent increase in innovation performance by Australian not-for-profit organisations in the last 12 months – with several newcomers topping the list of leading innovators.

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3D Wash team members: Anirudra Das, Lachlan Patrick, Dr Mazher Mohammed, Dr Clara Usma Alvarez, Nathan Low and Tony Watson.

Printing A Solution to the World’s Biggest Problems

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 11th May 2017 -  “You are only limited by your imagination,” says Dr Mazher Mohammed, a research fellow at Deakin University’s School of Engineering, who is heading up a team working to use 3D printing to solve some of the developing world’s biggest problems.

How to Measure Impact on a Small Budget

Contributor, Thursday, 11th May 2017 -  Social impact measurement is no longer optional for not-for-profit (NFP) organisations and the latest package from Socialsuite can get your started, even on a tight budget.

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