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Do You Have a Big Idea? Social Enterprise Competition Launched

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th June 2012 -  A new competition that will challenge university students to come up with social enterprise ideas has been launched by The Big Issue.

Aussie Social Enterprise Honoured

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 5th June 2012 -  A social enterprise based in Sydney that provides remote African communities with affordable solar power products has been honoured with an Ashden Award by the Prince of Wales.

Organisations Missing Out on Connecting Via Social Media

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 30th May 2012 -  Organisations and businesses need to understand more about how and when to connect with their followers via social media, according to the Yellow Pages Social Media Report 2012.

NFP Develops Free Australian Parenting App

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th May 2012 -  A youth and family services charity has turned to technology to assist parents of adolescents by developing a free parenting App.

Facebook Joins Aussie Organ Donation Campaign

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th May 2012 -  Social networking site, Facebook, has launched a way for Australians to start a conversation about their wish to become an organ and tissue donor.

Call for Global Conversation Starters with TEDxCanberra

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th May 2012 -  Australian NGOs, social entrepreneurs, and community-oriented individuals are being urged to take up the opportunity to speak on the TEDxCanberra stage this year.

Is Another Cloud Possible? – Expert

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd May 2012 -  Cloud computing is the way of the future, American NFP technology expert Allen Gunn has told the Connecting Up conference in Sydney.

NFPs Need Social Web Skills to Meet Future Challenges

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 1st May 2012 -  Australian Not for Profit organisations need to become “skilled purveyors” of social web technologies and to employ and upskill accordingly in order to meet future challenges, the Connecting Up conference in Sydney has been told.

PM Confirms NDIS Funding & Roll Out At Sydney Rally

Lina Caneva, Monday, 30th April 2012 -  The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has addressed one of the national disability rallies across Australia announcing that the National Disability Insurance Scheme will become a reality, confirming funding in the May Budget.

NFPs Held Back by Lack of ICT Capacity Development – Study

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th April 2012 -  The Australian charity and Not for Profit sector continues to be held back by a growing need for the “right” technology and training to maximise the use of that technology, according to a major study by NFP technology organisation, Connecting Up.
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