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Call for Women’s Leadership ‘Quotas’

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 - Business and Not for Profit leader Dr Anne Summers has put a case for women’s leadership quotas in a ‘call to action’ speech at a women’s leadership conference in Canberra.

ACOSS National Conference – A Chance for Important Discussion

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 - As the community sector comes to terms with the recent Federal Budget, the Australian Council of Social Service will bring together representatives of the sector to develop a better understanding of the current landscape and to explore the potential

Online Tool Tracks People’s Emotional Changes

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 - A new online tool, developed by the Black Dog Institute and CSIRO, can analyse the words from millions of tweets to display real-time views of emotions from around the world.

National Review of the Definition of Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 - As Australia celebrates the 25th anniversary of National Volunteer Week peak body, Volunteering Australia says it’s time to challenge long held assumptions of what constitutes volunteering in Australia in 2014.

Opinion

25 Years On… Volunteering in 2014

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 - As National Volunteer Week enters its 25th year, Brett Williamson OAM, CEO Volunteering Australia, looks at how volunteering has evolved in Australia.

Aussie Health App Gets UK Charity Awards Nod

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 - An innovative website and app created by Palliative Care Australia and its international colleagues has made the shortlist for UK-based Civil Society Media’s The Charity Awards.

Board Directors Confidence in Coalition Wanes – Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th May 2014 - Directors’ confidence in the Coalition Government, including Not for Profit board directors, has diminished on the eve of its first budget over concerns about low productivity and regulatory red tape, according to the latest Director Sentiment Inde

Opinion

The NFP Sector and the Economy

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 8th May 2014 - The Not for Profit sector needs to pursue improved productivity and to advocate policy goals such as deficit reduction as part of fiscal policy, writes Dr Ron Edwards, the Co-founder of the Graham (Polly) Farmer Foundation.

State of Sydney Report ‘Confronting’

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 8th May 2014 - A new report on the living conditions of people seeking emergency relief in Sydney and surrounding areas has been described as confronting by welfare agency Anglicare.

Aussie Mums Among the World’s Best – Report

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 8th May 2014 - Australian mothers have ranked in the top 10 of Save the Children’s Mothers’ Index - making the country among the best in the world for mothers’ and children’s health and well-being.

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