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Strong Start for Socially-conscious Lego Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 7th May 2014 - In this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise, journalist Nadia Boyce explores the nuts and bolts of the Lego social enterprise that has been on everyone’s lips, as …

Financial Failure Restricting Indigenous Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 7th May 2014 - Insufficient ongoing support and financial issues such as lack of access to capital and poor business planning remain the key barriers for indigenous community-based enterprises,…

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Sustainability reporting – getting that elusive return on investment

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 7th May 2014 - Communicating sustainability performance in a way that builds trust and is relevant and accessible to stakeholders helps deliver business value, writes Paul Davies, Principal…

Welfare Review Gets More Time

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 6th May 2014 - Federal Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews has delayed the release of a review of Australia’s welfare system – the interim report not expected now until after the…

BLOG: Supporting Sector Transparency & Accountability

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 6th May 2014 - In this latest Blog, Not for Profit Fulbright Scholar Dr Tessa Boyd Caine reflects on the importance of research for foundations and other philanthropic enterprises seeking an evidence-base…

‘Death of Hope’ for Young Disadvantaged Jobless – NFP report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 6th May 2014 - Young people in families with no parent in employment are less satisfied in school, less likely to be working part-time or planning to go to university and are more concerned about…

Audit’s an Assault on Low Paid Workers – Opposition

Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th May 2014 - The Federal Opposition says the National Commission of Audit recommendation to slash the minimum wage is an assault on Australia’s lowest paid workers. As part of its 86 recommendations,…

Aussie Billionaire’s Mega Bequest

Staff Reporter, Monday, 5th May 2014 - The bequest by Australian businessman and philanthropist Paul Ramsay of an estimated $3 billion to his charitable foundation is hugely exciting for the Not for Profit sector and…

Audit Avoids the Real Problem – ACOSS

Staff Reporter, Friday, 2nd May 2014 - The Australian Council of Social Service says the biggest failure of the National Commission of Audit report is that the Commission never got the chance to look at the real problem…

Disability Advocate Questions Govt Commitment to NDIS

Staff Reporter, Friday, 2nd May 2014 - A national disability rights and advocacy organisation says it has grave concerns about the Federal Government’s commitment to the National Disability Insurance Scheme…

Commission of Audit Driven by ‘Powerful Special interests’ – Shorten

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 1st May 2014 - Federal Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has slammed the National Commission of Audit report saying the report was written exclusively by “powerful special interests”.…

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