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Half of all Permanent Aged Care Patients Have Dementia

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 8th September 2015 -  Half of all people in permanent residential aged care suffer from dementia, according to the latest figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

Best Places to Work Revealed

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 7th September 2015 -  Only four Not for Profits have made it onto an annual list of the 50 best places to work in Australia.

Women’s Network Donor Survey

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 3rd September 2015 -  The Australian Women Donors Network is undertaking research amongst donors to help understand the attitudes and behaviours relating to the inclusion of women and girls amongst grant-making organisations in Australia.

NFP Launches Hope Prize

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 1st September 2015 -  A new Not for Profit national short story competition aimed at exploring hope and resilience in the face of poverty and disadvantage has been launched by the Brotherhood of St Laurence.

Gender Pay Gap – The Never-Ending Story?

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 31st August 2015 -  Australia’s gender pay gap is alive and well, with women needing to work an extra 15 years to retire with the same superannuation balance as men on average, according to the latest figures.

Children in Care Falling Behind Most Benchmarks: Research

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 27th August 2015 -  Children living in foster care and residential care are tracking dramatically behind their peers, according to new research released by Anglicare Victoria.

Impact Investing: the Game Changer

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 26th August 2015 -  A Summit in Sydney in October aims to grow the burgeoning impact investment sector in Australia with a stellar line up of international keynote speakers for the inaugural event.

Shared Value Still in its Infancy

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 26th August 2015 -  Shared value is yet to take off in Australia, but more companies aspire to incorporate it into their business strategy, a report of ASX 100 companies found.

Opinion

Community Shares Funding Social Enterprise

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 26th August 2015 -  The rise of community investment initiatives will change the face of impact investing in Australia and provide a new avenue for community based growth capital for social enterprise, writes Alan Greig from Employee Ownership Australia Ltd.

Young Aussies Train for Dying Jobs – Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 25th August 2015 -  Seventy per cent of young Australian’s are entering the workforce in jobs that won’t exist in a decade, a report from The Foundation for Young Australian’s revealed.
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