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Sterilisation for Women With Disabilities? A WA Draft Bill Is “Appalling”

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th April 2012 -  The non-therapeutic sterilisation of women with disabilities? Surely it’s not still happening - not in modern day Australia asks the President of the Victorian Disability Services Board and disability campaigner, Tricia Malowney.

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Stories of Enterprise & Possibility from the Skoll World Forum

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th April 2012 -  Social Innovation Strategist, Rosemary Addis, with the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations has just returned from the Skoll World Forum in England with a ‘feast’ of ideas.

Homeless Project Reveals Social and Cost Benefits

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th April 2012 -  A new program aimed at tackling homelessness among Sydney men has found that access to a range of health, education and social supports can help homeless people improve their well-being, social and economic participation and access to sustainable hou

Pokies ‘Losses’ Greater in Disadvantaged Areas – Study

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th April 2012 -  UnitingCare Australia, the national body for community services in the Uniting Church, has called for “tighter consumer protection measures” on poker machine gambling following the release of their new research today.

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‘Momentum building’ for social impact bonds in Canada

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th April 2012 -  Three weeks ago I wrote a blog on the growing interest in social finance in Canada. I noted that the Canadian government led by Stephen Harper seemed to be foreshadowing its willingness to trial social impact bonds.

Not for Profit Sector: (Give More) Time For Change

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th April 2012 -  While the Federal Government’s reform proposals for the Not for Profit sector are commendable, the manner in which the Government has set out to ‘operationalise’ these proposals is concerning, says Alex Malley the CEO of international accountin

Gay Community Suffers High Psychological Distress – NFP Study

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th April 2012 -  Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Australians experience high or very high levels of psychological distress, a new Not for Profit study has found.

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If We’re Not for Profit, What Are We For?

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th April 2012 -  In the climate of the Federal Government’s ongoing reform of the charity sector, the CEO of World Vision, Tim Costello, asks are we achieving the community benefit we exist to serve?

Half of Australia’s Homeless are Under 25

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th April 2012 -  Half of Australians seeking help for homelessness are under 25 and almost twenty per cent are under 10, according to new research by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

US NFPs Still Challenged by Economic Conditions – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th April 2012 -  Many Not for Profits in the United States are still facing challenges that threaten the stability of the sector and the well-being of the people they serve, a new study has found.
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