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Impact heavyweights fight for people-led COVID recovery

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 21st September 2020 -  Leaders’ Declaration calls to put impact at the heart of economies   

Opinion

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Learning when to get out of the way

Grace O'Hara, Wednesday, 16th September 2020 -  For as long as Grace O’Hara can remember, she’s wanted to make a difference in the world. But through her experience with voluntourism, she realised this sometimes meant getting out of the way of the people you’re trying to help.
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‘It’s a very big picture vision’: Work underway for a national civil society strategy

Luke Michael, Thursday, 30th July 2020 -  Advocates hope the strategy can be utilised by the charity sector  

Opinion

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Social and economic benefit – that would be real reform for our times

Rosemary Addis, Tuesday, 26th May 2020 -  Pro-growth strategies will not be enough to deal with the ramifications of COVID-19. It's time to re-align social and economic incentives: to look beyond binary solutions, make impact count and drive innovation for social progress, writes Rosemary Ad

Opinion

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A post COVID-19 world: Some questions to ask

Deanne Weir, Wednesday, 13th May 2020 -  There are choices to be made about what we will prioritise after COVID-19, writes Deanne Weir, who shares some questions to ask as we contemplate the world post the pandemic.

Opinion

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When the crisis ends, we shouldn’t return to business as usual

Krystian Seibert, Tuesday, 28th April 2020 -  There will come a point when we need to think about the type of economy and society we want to emerge after the crisis. And we need to translate that thinking into action, writes Krystian Seibert.

Opinion

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Structural re-organisation of the economy is happening. Patterns that are established now matter.

Dhakshayini Sooriyakumaran, Wednesday, 15th April 2020 -  Dhakshayini Sooriyakumaran reflects on how global disruptions pave the way for new systems to take hold and questions who we should look to to design the new economic paradigm.

Opinion

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COVID-19 holds a mirror up to us

Julie Edwards, Friday, 10th April 2020 -  Once we get a chance to catch our collective breath we need to lift our gaze and ask ourselves: what kind of world do we want to live in, writes Jesuit Social Services CEO Julie Edwards, who shares her thoughts on what that world might look like.
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Why NFPs need to look beyond successful pilot programs

Luke Michael, Monday, 10th February 2020 -  Many successful pilots funded by philanthropy or government never reach scale and have no impact on policy

Opinion

2019

Two good, two bad, one leader – 2019 in reflection

David Crosbie, Thursday, 19th December 2019 -  In wrapping up the year, Community Council for Australia CEO David Crosbie, highlights two good trends, two bad trends and talks about one outstanding leader.
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