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Impact Investment Data ‘Woeful’

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 21st October 2015 -  Not for Profits and government agencies that provide social services have been accused of failing to collect adequate data, which is creating problems for impact investment measurement.

Impact Investment Delivers Comparable Returns – Report

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 21st October 2015 -  “Doing well while doing good” is a viable investment strategy, according to research that shows impact investment offered comparable rates of return while delivering on social outcomes.

The Future of Associations Survey

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 21st October 2015 -  An Australian study is set to benchmark the threats and opportunities for associations.

SA Surgeon Wins Social Entrepreneur of the Year

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 21st October 2015 -  A South Australian eye specialist who co-founded a Not for Profit aimed at eliminating blindness in Australia and internationally has been named the Ernst & Young Social Entrepreneur of the Year.

White Ribbon Ambassador Charged With Domestic Violence

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 20th October 2015 -  Rugby League champion and ambassador for White Ribbon, Hazem El Masri, has been charged with domestic violence assault and is due in court on Thursday according to NSW police.

Legal Action for Asylum Seeker Allegedly Exploited by Employer

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th October 2015 -  The Fair Work Ombudsman is taking legal action against an employer that allegedly exploited a vulnerable asylum seeker who had earlier been released from detention.

Plan Needed to Help Unemployed

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 19th October 2015 -  Australia needs a jobs plan to create sustainable employment for people who are falling through the cracks, according to the St Vincent de Paul Society.

If You Want High Performers, Kill Pay Secrecy

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 19th October 2015 -  Designing and implementing a fair pay system takes a lot of work but the process can generate benefits for an organisation, writes Michelle Brown, Professor of Human Resource Management at the University of Melbourne in this article that was original

Private Contributors Grant $1.5 Million to Medical Research

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 15th October 2015 -  One of Australia’s largest private contributors to biomedical research, the Clive and Vera Ramaciotti Foundations, has awarded $1.5 million to seven researchers, including $1 million towards reducing the cost of medicines worldwide.

Charities Worst ‘Dead Letter’ Mail Offenders

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 15th October 2015 -  Grieving Australians received more than 9.5 million pieces of unwanted mail addressed to their recently deceased loved ones, at an estimated annual cost to business of $17 million, and charities are the worst offenders, according to new figures.
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