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Welfare Payment Changes Take the Rap for Jobless Rise

Staff Reporter, Monday, 18th November 2013 - A welfare agency is claiming changes to welfare payments were partly responsible for 55 per cent increase of Australians claiming the Newstart Allowance. According to National…

Community Veteran to Lead New Peak Body

Staff Reporter, Monday, 18th November 2013 - Community and public sector “veteran” Paul Linossier has been appointed to lead the national Foundation to Prevent Violence Against Women and their Children. The…

Is Australia Progressing? Check the MAP

Staff Reporter, Friday, 15th November 2013 - Is life in Australia getting better? The latest Bureau of Statistics “dashboard” shows Australia is in good shape. The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has launched…

Philippines Aid Tops $30million

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 - The Coalition Government will provide a further $20 million to respond to Typhoon Haiyan, bringing total Australian assistance to more than $30 million – the additional funds…

GivingTuesday Gains Momentum

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 - More than 100 charities and businesses have already registered to be part of #GivingTuesday on the Australian website with many more expected to join in the coming weeks. Led in Australia…

Pro Bono Law Merger

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 - Leading pro bono legal organisations in Victoria and NSW have joined forces to create Australia’s biggest agency connecting lawyers prepared to offer free legal service,…

Capturing NFP Communication Needs – Survey

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 - A national communications agency is running an online survey to gain greater insight into the state of communications practices in the Not for Profit sector. The agency, Think HQ,…

Crowdfunder Christmas Rush

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th November 2013 - Social entrepreneurs and Not for Profits who reach their fundraising goals the quickest on the Australian Not for Profit crowdfunding platform Chuffed will share in $5000 prize…

B Corps’ Big Voice

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th November 2013 - Pro Bono Australia’s Corporate Community News quizzes the passionate representatives of seven Australian B Corporations on the value of the certification and the public’s…

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Compassion Through Fashion

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th November 2013 - Melbourne social enterprise The Social Studio is stitching the first thread in what they hope will become a tapestry of mainstream employment opportunities for those new to Australia.…

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How Collective Impact Can Help Place-Based Policies

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th November 2013 - A Collective Impact approach can help achieve the intended community outcomes of the ‘Better Futures, Local Solutions’ place-based-policies introduced by the former…

?GRI Goes Digital

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 - The world’s largest sustainability reporting framework has released a free online tool to help companies track their progress and enhance their reporting. The Global Reporting…

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