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Good Pitch Film Crowdfunding for Top Up

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th October 2014 -  One of the social impact documentaries supported by the successful philanthropic Good Pitch event has begun a crowdfunding campaign to make up a shortfall to cover filming and post production costs.

Zuckerberg Donates to Ebola Fight

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th October 2014 -  Facebook founder and philanthropist Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have pledged $US25 million to the US Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight the deadly Ebola disease - one of the largest single donations so far.

Aussie Kids Going Hungry – Foodbank Report

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 16th October 2014 -  Aussie kids are going hungry with 180,000 children relying on food welfare each month and many more thousands being turned away, according to a new Not for Profit report.

Why Don’t Aussies Volunteer?

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  A new Curtin University research project is examining why people choose not to volunteer and how Australia can build a sustainable volunteer sector.

Opinion

Plan C for the ACNC

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  It is bad change-strategy to drop something like the ACNC while it appears to be working and is so strongly supported, writes Research Director Curtin University Not-for-profit Initiative, Penny Knight who offers a “Plan C” alternative for the F

Australia Needs to Measure Social Outcomes

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  Think Outcomes is a two-day conference presented by the Centre for Social Impact, the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth and the Social Impact Measurement Network of Australia taking place in Sydney in November.

Hot Topic

Improving Charity Transparency

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  A Not for Profit consultancy in the UK has devised a list of techniques that charities can use to improve their transparency after its research found organisations are better at talking transparency than actually being transparent.

Youth Support a Circuit Breaker

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  Support provided by social services can act as a “circuit breaker” for young people who have grown up in adversity, a report launched today by the Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove claims.

Charity Funding Not Working – Impact Report

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 13th October 2014 -  Eighty-four per cent of Not for Profit Chief Executives anticipate an increase in demand for their services over the next 12 months, yet are unsure of their ability to meet the demand despite large growth in funding, a new national survey has reveale

Most Stressful Jobs Revealed

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 13th October 2014 -  Legal, social and welfare professionals have one of the most stressful jobs in Australia, along with carers and aid workers, new research has found.

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