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Excluding Community Groups from Flood Relief Makes No Sense

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th January 2011 -  Despite being crucial to the rebuilding effort, it's being claimed that Not for Profit organisations in Queensland and Victoria are being excluded from receiving assistance available to small businesses.

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A Plan to Overcome Poverty

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th November 2010 -  OPINION | It's time Australia had a national plan to overcome poverty says Frank Quinlan the executive director of Catholic Social Services Australia.

The Globalisation of Corporate Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th October 2010 -  One of volunteering’s biggest growth markets, corporate volunteering will be a major topic at Volunteering Australia's national conference later this month.

Philanthropy: ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th October 2010 -  US philanthropy and grantmaking expert Barry Gaberman is currently in Australia, sharing his insights on the next decade of philanthropy. Mike Moran, a researcher with the Asia-Pacific Centre for Social Investment and Philanthropy at Swinburne Unive

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Declare Victory, and Move On

Staff Reporter, Friday, 8th October 2010 -  OPINION | The Australian Government's decision to create an Office for the Non-Profit Sector is a step forward. But it's work must be underpinned by a clear vision of the sector's potential role in Australian society, according to Pro Bono Australia

NFPs Should Not Be Business-Like: UK Expert

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd September 2010 -  UK Not for Profit sector expert, Debra Allcock Tyler warns Australian charities against behaving like businesses, saying it goes against the reasons that they exist.

Profile: Cassandra Goldie

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th September 2010 -  Many readers would have heard that Cassandra Goldie was recently appointed as CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service. As such, she is now one of the main leaders of the Not for Profit sector in Australia. But where does she come from, what m

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Getting the Government we deserve: Implications for the Social Sector

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 25th August 2010 -  OPINION | It's easy to accuse the political class of failing to present compelling – and competing – visions but it is harder to articulate one says David James, co-publisher of Pro Bono Australia News, reflecting on the results of the election.

Cardinal Pell Outburst Creates Questions on Charity Regulation

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th August 2010 -  OPINION | The recent stoush between Cardinal George Pell and the Australian Greens prompts the question “Where is the Australian Tax Office when you need them?”, writes Derek Mortimer.

It’s the Society, Stupid

Staff Reporter, Friday, 6th August 2010 -  OPINION | The Federal Government can’t increasingly rely on Not for Profit community organisations to deliver services without fixing the regulatory and institutional arrangements, writes co-publisher of Pro Bono Australia News, David James, in ref
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