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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.

Less Women on Government Boards

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 13th October 2015 -  The number of women on government boards has gone backwards, according to the latest figures.

The Role of NFP CEOs in Fundraising

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 13th October 2015 -  Leadership from CEOs, and better cooperation between CEOs, boards and fundraising staff, can improve fundraising results, according to a researcher from Queensland University of Technology’s Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies.

Welfare Groups Urge PM to Tackle Poverty

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 12th October 2015 -  The peak welfare bodies across Australia have called for a national plan to tackle growing poverty in Australia, including setting targets to ensure the incomes of the lowest earners increase at least at the rate of those in the middle.

NFP Mentor Program Finds CEO Isolation

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 8th October 2015 -  An Australian organisation set up to provide Not for Profit CEOs with one-on-one mentoring from successful corporate leaders has found that isolation is one of the significant challenges CEOs are facing.

Workplace Gender Parity 100 Years Away – Report

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 7th October 2015 -  Women are underrepresented at all levels within corporations and, at the current rate of progress, it will take more than 100 years for the executive level to achieve gender parity, a study from the United States revealed.

Millennials Love CSR

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 7th October 2015 -  Millennials are the most passionate supporters of corporate social responsibility efforts, which influences their social media presence, career choices and product purchases, according to a new report.

Board Diversity More Important to Women

Ellie Cooper, Wednesday, 7th October 2015 -  Company board directors are less satisfied with their peers’ performance and women care more about board diversity than men, according to a new global report.

More Than a Million Aussies Forced to Sleep Rough

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 6th October 2015 -  A “staggering” 1.4 million Australians, or 7.8 per cent of the population, have been forced to sleep rough at some stage in their life, research from RMIT University has revealed.

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