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Changemaker

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Voice of the Family

Wendy Williams, Monday, 16th January 2017 -  Jo Briskey is the executive director of The Parenthood a not-for-profit movement of Australian parents and carers, working to gain positive policy changes through lobbying government and business. She is this week’s Changemaker.

Analysis

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WA NDIS – Devil Not Just in the Detail

Alison Blake, Thursday, 12th January 2017 -  As the West Australian and Commonwealth governments finalise negotiations on the agreement for the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme in WA, people with disability are hungry for the detail, writes Alison Blake, director of Strategi
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Participants Called to Join Study for Best Practice Guidelines for Suicide Prevention

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 11th January 2017 -  A groundbreaking new study is set to be carried out in a bid to develop a set of best practice guidelines for crisis care and suicide prevention.
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Call to Prevent Charities Becoming ‘Dumping Ground’ for Unusable Goods

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 10th January 2017 -  Charity op-shops and the NSW environment minister are urging the public to help prevent turning charities into a “dumping ground” for unusable goods in the wake of the Christmas period.
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Uncertainty and Change Forecast for NFP Sector in 2017

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 10th January 2017 -  Experts have predicted that a “negative environment” will surround the not-for-profit sector this year, but advised organisations to use it as an opportunity to push for social change.

Opinion

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The Future of Volunteering in Tasmania

Adrienne Picone, Tuesday, 10th January 2017 -  Tasmania’s volunteering sector faces many challenges, adapting to new trends, managing an ageing population, and growing corporate and skilled volunteering, so now is the time to plan for the future, writes outgoing Volunteering Tasmania CEO Adrien
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Concerns People With Mental Illness Could Fall Through Gap of NDIS

Wendy Williams, Monday, 9th January 2017 -  The not-for-profit sector is calling for urgent action amid concerns people living with a mental illness could “fall through the gaps” as the National Disability Insurance Scheme absorbs some mental health services.
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Welfare Charity Slams ‘Poverty Shaming’

Wendy Williams, Monday, 9th January 2017 -  Welfare charity Anglicare has condemned recent “poverty shaming” targeting elderly citizens in the wake of changes to the aged pension.
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Community-Collected Data Helps the Homeless

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 9th January 2017 -  Members of the public will soon be able to link people sleeping rough with homelessness services through an online reporting platform, following a recent pilot program in Sydney.
World Vision CEO Claire Rogers and Chief Advocate Tim Costello

World Vision Calls on Australians to Light a Candle for Syria

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 22nd December 2016 -  World Vision CEO Claire Rogers and chief advocate Tim Costello have urged Australians to help “drive out the darkness” in Syria as tens of thousands flee the rebel stronghold of east Aleppo.

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