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Future of Social Networks – What it Means for Community Change

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th April 2011 - A new US report aims to help funders consider how to use social networks to foster community change.

Support for Community Sector Pay Increase Overwhelming -Poll

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th April 2011 - The vast majority of Australians think community sector workers are underpaid and should be better rewarded for the work they do according to new polling from peak welfare body the Australian Council of Social Service.

Australian Aid Saving Millions of Lives: Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th April 2011 - A new report released by aid organisation World Vision claims that Australian aid dollars have contributed to significant declines in child deaths, gains in school enrolments and the provision of clean water and sanitation for the world’s poorest p

Cause Marketing Lowers Charitable Donations: US Research

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th April 2011 - Cause marketing lowers charitable donations and can lead to decreased consumer happiness, according to research from an American University.

Researching the Cost of Compliance for NFPs

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 5th April 2011 - There are more than 50 different sets of quality or service standards applied to the Not for Profit sector, according to researchers who are trying to uncover the true cost of the sector’s compliance burden.

Union Warns on Sustainability Reporting

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 31st March 2011 - Mining and energy union, the CFMEU has called for an overhaul of Sustainability Reporting to prevent what is says is poor reporting of labour practices.

Working Life & Mental Illness: SANE Research

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 31st March 2011 - National mental health charity, SANE Australia, is conducting an on-line research survey on working life and mental illness.

To PDF or Not to PDF? Online Accessibility for People with Disablities

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th March 2011 - The way information is presented online by governments and others can make it difficult for those with disabilities, according to a new study by the Australian Government.

Major Giving Report in Australia – Donor & Fundraiser Perspectives

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th March 2011 - Australia needs donor ‘champions’ to encourage more people to make major gifts according to new research by the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies at QUT.

Opinion

Social Impact Bonds – Not a Panacea But Worth Investing In

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th March 2011 - Opinion | Social Investment Bonds can increase the scale of resources available to NFPs and ensure that these resources are allocated efficiently, however they are not a panacea, according to Les Hems, the Director of Research at the Centre for Socia

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