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SANE Campaign to Promote Social Connection

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 12th July 2016 -  Not for Profit SANE Australia has launched a nationwide awareness campaign in a bid to improve the social connection and mental health outcomes for four million Australians affected by complex mental illness.

How to Keep More Girls in IT at Schools if We’re to Close the Gender Gap

Karin Verspoor, Monday, 11th July 2016 -  The world is increasingly embracing digital technology, and so too are our schools. But many girls are still missing out on developing IT and programming skills, writes University of Melbourne department of computing and information systems associate

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Developer Pushes for Pop-Up Shelters for the Homeless

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 7th July 2016 -  A Melbourne property developer is on a mission to develop social and affordable housing on a national scale. He’s starting with what some might describe as a quirky idea for pop-up shelters, starting in the Melbourne CBD. He spoke to Lina Caneva ab

Sydney Launches Largest Tactile Network in the World

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 5th July 2016 -  The world’s largest network of tactile and braille street signs has been launched in Sydney to help visually impaired pedestrians navigate the streets.

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Three Keys to Crowdfunding Success

Naomi Barson, Tuesday, 5th July 2016 -  Melbourne social enterprise STREAT has raised more than $95,000 in the first three weeks of its latest crowdfunding campaign. Naomi Barson, campaign manager at STREAT, explores the three key decisions that helped it succeed.

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Proving You Can Make Money and Do Good

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 30th June 2016 -  Paul Steele is the executive chair and co-founder of The Difference Incubator (TDi ), Australia’s leading social enterprise incubator. He talks about why organisations shouldn’t have to choose between doing good and making money, in this month’

$100 Million to Solve a Critical Problem of Our Time

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 30th June 2016 -  Can $100 million change the world? The MacArthur Foundation believes so.

Family Violence App Wins Inaugural Premier’s iAward

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 30th June 2016 -  An innovative family violence app has won the inaugural Victorian Premier’s iAward for Innovation at the Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) Awards. The SmartSafe+ app, by the Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV), won …

Game Changer for NFP Legal Advice

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 28th June 2016 -  Australia’s community sector is set to benefit from a “game changing” new web app which promises to cut down the time it takes start-up Not for Profits to find relevant legal information.

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