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Anglicare Report Reveals Family Hardship

Staff Reporter, Friday, 1st June 2012 -  A new Anglicare Victoria report has found that single parents on parenting payments are sacrificing their own health so they can afford to heat the family home and put a good meal on…

Volunteering Australia Staff Made Redundant in Major Restructure

Staff Reporter, Friday, 1st June 2012 -  The country’s peak volunteering body, Volunteering Australia, will close the doors of its Melbourne office at the end of June with all staff including the CEO Cary Pedicini…

Philanthropist ‘Rescues’ Falls Music Festival

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 30th May 2012 - 
The Falls Music & Arts Festival is held annually in regional Tasmania and Victoria The long-running Falls Music & Arts Festival held in Marion Bay in Tasmania…

Victorian Jobs Project Wins Inaugural Social Justice Award

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 30th May 2012 -  A central Victorian project that is working to give long-term unemployed people the confidence and skills they need to fill an over-supply of jobs has won a landmark social justice…

NFPs To Benefit From Increased Spending On Legal Services

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th May 2012 -  Specialist Not for Profit legal service, PILCH Connect has secured a four year funding agreement with the Victorian Government. The funding mean Victoria’s Not for Profit…

Victoria Looks at New National Standards for Disability Services

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 23rd May 2012 -  The Victorian Government has set the ball rolling in the national efforts to roll out the National Disability Insurance Scheme. The Government is calling for public input into the…

General Cosgrove Chairs New Aged-Care Peak Body

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 22nd May 2012 - 
General Peter Cosgrove has been appointed Chair of LASA. Photo: defence.gov.au The former Chief of the Defence Force and 2011 Australian of the Year, General Peter Cosgrove, has…

Smart Homes for Older Australians

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd May 2012 - 
Photo courtesy seniornet.org A new report by the University of Melbourne’s Institute for a Broadband-Enabled Society (IBES) has found smart technologies can support older…

Nation’s History in Donated Insurance Archive

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th May 2012 - 
“Glenrowan Inn Insurance Policy” courtesy State Library Victoria Some of Australia’s earliest surviving insurance claims and policies are part of an historical…

New University Certificate in NFP Management

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th May 2012 -  A new education qualification has been launched to prepare executives for the challenges facing the Not for Profit sector. The Graduate Certificate in Management of Not for Profit…

Volunteering Celebrations Underway Across the Nation

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th May 2012 - 
The Governor-General, Ms Quentin Bryce, and her husband Mr Bryce, volunteered at the St Vinnie's Fitzroy soup van in Melbourne last night.
All photos courtesy of Casamento Photography.

Welfare Community Pushes Treasurer on Budget Shortfalls

Lina Caneva, Monday, 14th May 2012 -  Not for Profit leaders have pushed the Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan, to defend the Federal Budget, saying that "Robin Hood has been lost in the forest" when it comes to…
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