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Pitching for Investment: Five Top Tips

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th February 2014 - Storytelling and financial statistics are crucial if organisations are to take advantage of emerging finance opportunities for social enterprises, according to the team at Foresters…

Australian Property Sector Failing on Sustainability: Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th February 2014 - Australia’s multi-billion dollar commercial real estate and property sector is failing to meet even modest sustainability benchmarks, according to a new report. The report,…

Anti-Tobacco Push Resurfaces

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th February 2014 - Australian anti-tobacco campaigners are leveraging last week’s announcement by a US retail chain that it would stop selling cigarettes and other tobacco products at its…

Competitive Stakes Rise for Aussie Social Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th February 2014 - Applications are open for the 2014 Social Enterprise Awards, expanded by new categories recognising those investing and buying in the social enterprise sector. In their second…

ABS Says Culture is Big Business

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th February 2014 - The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has released its first experimental measures of the economic contribution of cultural and creative activity in Australia, saying the…

Dolly Parton Brings Books Down Under

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th February 2014 - United Way Australia has joined forces with US singing icon Dolly Parton to help inspire Aussie pre-school children and their parents to read. Dolly Parton is in Australia to launch…

Feds Plan Changes to Human Rights Commission

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th February 2014 - The Federal Government is planning to legislate reforms for the Human Rights Commission amid concerns it focuses too heavily on anti-discrimination issues. Federal Attorney-General…

Maritime Museum Grants Help Recipients Stay Afloat

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th February 2014 - Over 30 community and Not for Profit organisations will share more than $150,000 in grant funding to help them continue to care for and promote Australia’s maritime heritage.…

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Why Abbott Can’t Delete ‘Society’ From His Economic Growth Script

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th February 2014 - Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s free market, small government leaning overlooks the real issue of social inequality, writes Veronica Sheen,Research Associate, Political…

Call for Disability Justice Strategy

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 5th February 2014 - The Australian Human Rights Commission has called on all States and Territories to introduce a disability justice strategy after a new report finds people with disability are not…

Mums to Stop Work Over Childcare Subsidy Cuts – Survey

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th February 2014 - Australian working mums will take a hit if childcare subsidies are reduced, a national survey by a major Not for Profit early learning and care provider has revealed. Mission Australia’s…

Pro Bono Australia Launches 2014 Online Education Series

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 4th February 2014 - Pro Bono Australia has launched an innovative subscriber model delivering online education for the Not for Profit sector in 2014 including a series of high-powered executive webinars.…

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