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Aussie Aid Workers Tribute

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 -  Humanitarian aid agencies in Australia are paying tribute to aid workers around the world, including those who have lost their lives helping others, to mark World Humanitarian Day.…

NDIS Establishment a ‘Herculean Effort’

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 -  The latest Report into the NDIS confirms that staff at the National Disability Insurance Agency have put in a ‘herculean effort’ over the past year to get the initial…

Investor Return On Social Benefit Bond

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 -  Australia’s first social benefit bond will deliver a return of 7.5 per cent to investors this year, a certification by auditor Deloitte has shown. The Newpin Bond, a pilot program…

Welfare Reform Must Include Refugee Employment – RCOA

Staff Reporter, Friday, 15th August 2014 -  The Federal Government’s welfare system reforms must pay more attention to addressing barriers to employment faced by refugees and humanitarian entrants, says the Refugee…

Children and Youth Alliance Names New Head

Staff Reporter, Friday, 15th August 2014 -  The appointment of Dianne Jackson as Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) is among the many recent executive moves in the Not…

More Career Awareness Needed for Indigenous Youth – Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 15th August 2014 -  Indigenous youth are failing to realise their career aspirations due to a perceived lack of educational and employment opportunities, new research out of welfare Not for Profit…

Academic Warns of Australia’s Disappearing NFP Sector

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th August 2014 -  Australia’s Not for Profit sector risks disappearing and becoming just another rival business in a privatised service market under the current Federal and State Government…

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Re-Engineering to be Market Ready for NDIS

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th August 2014 -  The roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme will force disability providers to open their doors to a new way of doing things and offers a chance to completely reinvent

Church Calls For National Victims Scheme

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th August 2014 -  A submission from the Catholic Church’s Truth Justice and Healing Council to the child abuse Royal Commission has called for a mandatory national victims’ redress…

Meals On Wheels Milestone

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th August 2014 -  One of the largest community-based volunteer organisations Meals on Wheels is celebrating 60 years of operation and the place where the program began in South Australia. MoW Founder…

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Top Tips to Put Your Social Enterprise Start-up Idea to the Test

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th August 2014 -  Time spent testing a social enterprise idea is time well spent. The Crunch Program Manager at Social Traders, Katie Wyatt, offers her top six tips on testing and why it’s not

Pro Bono Australia Certified as a B Corp

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th August 2014 -  Pro Bono Australia has been certified as a B Corporation – a worldwide global movement highlighting companies that work for social good as well as financial outcomes. “Pro…
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