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To PDF or Not to PDF? Online Accessibility for People with Disablities

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th March 2011 -  The way information is presented online by governments and others can make it difficult for those with disabilities, according to a new study by the Australian Government.

An App to Improve Your Golf Swing for Charity

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th March 2011 -  US Golfing great Tiger Woods is set to be one of the first high profile sportsman to produce an App to raise money for charity - in this case his own Foundation, which works to improve educational opportunities for young people.

The Difference Magazine: Connecting the Nation’s Richest and Poorest

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd March 2011 -  A new magazine that gives a report card on poverty and disadvantage in Australia, and provides readers with donation options to address these issues has been launched by the Australian of the Year Simon McKeon.

Twitter as a Conference Communication Tool

Staff Reporter, Monday, 21st March 2011 -  It seems that everywhere you look, someone is talking about twitter. The 24-hour news cycle and the public’s hunger for celebrity gossip means that the micro-blogging site is the first point of call for content hungry journalists and producers eve

Charity “Swags” Wins International Design Award

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th March 2011 -  “Swags for Homeless” is the first Australian organisation, and the first charity, to win the international Red Dot "Best of the Best" Design Award for its ‘Backpack Bed’.

Website Helps Settle End of Life Affairs

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th March 2011 -  Research reveals half of the nation’s personal wealth, or a whopping $2.55 trillion, is left in limbo because it is not covered by a will.

‘craigconnects’ Launches for the Common Good

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th March 2011 -  Craig Newmark, the founder of the online community networking site, craigslist, has launched craigconnects, a web-based initiative to help people work together for the common good using the Internet.

Opinion

What is all the RSS about?

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th March 2011 -  Being current with information need not be a hard task. There are simple tools, often free, that can make capturing information pertinent for Not for Profits fairly simple. That is where RSS feeds and feed readers are useful. Pro Bono Australia inte

Opinion

Social Impact Bonds – Not a Panacea But Worth Investing In

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th March 2011 -  Opinion | Social Investment Bonds can increase the scale of resources available to NFPs and ensure that these resources are allocated efficiently, however they are not a panacea, according to Les Hems, the Director of Research at the Centre for Socia

World’s Best Not for Profit Videos

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th March 2011 -  The 5th Annual DoGooder Nonprofit Video Awards, aimed at showcasing how Not for Profit organisations around the world can use video to spread their message, are now open for public voting.
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