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Study finds Charities Forgotten in Aussie Wills

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th April 2012 - A new study has found that most Australians leave their estate to family, with only a small percentage making a charitable bequest. Researchers at Swinburne University in Melbourne…

Philanthropy Australia Strategy to Embrace Change

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th April 2012 -
Philanthropy Australia's President Bruce Bonyhady. Photo courtesy Philanthropy Australia Philanthropy Australia says it needs to embrace change and play a greater leadership…

Melbourne Boarding House Boom – Homelessness Research Conference

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th April 2012 - A RMIT University analysis has revealed a dramatic 236 per cent increase in the number of people living in rooming houses in Melbourne in the past five years. The research says that…

Advocacy Day Puts Budget Pressure on Vic Government

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 18th April 2012 - Representatives of Victoria’s community service organisations are putting questions directly to more than 50 of Victoria's 128 Parliamentarians today in one of the…

Good Shepherd Microfinance Appoints Inaugural CEO

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th April 2012 - Good Shepherd Microfinance has appointed Adam Mooney as inaugural Chief Executive Officer of one of Australia’s largest microfinance schemes. Good Shepherd Microfinance…

NGOs to be Included in Victorian Sexual Abuse Inquiry

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th April 2012 - The Victorian Coalition Government has announced a Parliamentary inquiry into the handling of alleged sexual and criminal abuse of children by religious and other organisations.…

Disability Protest Against Vic Public Transport

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th April 2012 -
Disability advocates protest on the steps of Victorian Parliament. Photo: Tyson Armstrong More than 60 people from Victorian disability support groups have protested on the steps…

Call for NFP Applications to Deliver Digital Enterprise Program

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th April 2012 - The Federal Government has called for applications from eligible organisations to deliver Round Three of the Digital Enterprise program. The Digital Enterprise program will provide…

Pokies ‘Losses’ Greater in Disadvantaged Areas – Study

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th April 2012 - UnitingCare Australia, the national body for community services in the Uniting Church, has called for “tighter consumer protection measures” on poker machine gambling…

The Basics of Recruitment for NFPs

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th April 2012 - Getting the right person into a job can be a time consuming and difficult task. But a new step-by-step guide on the basics of recruitment has been compiled by the Victorian Government’s…

Legislation Passed to Allow Free Legal Services to Victorian Community

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 5th April 2012 - The Victorian State Government has passed legislation which will allow in-house lawyers to undertake pro bono legal work in the same way as their private practice counterparts and…

Help for NFP Property Investments

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd April 2012 - Community organisations may now be able to purchase their own property, and in turn strengthen their financial positions, following the announcement of a joint initiative between…

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