Close Search
 
MEDIA, JOBS & RESOURCES for the COMMON GOOD

Advanced search

New $280m social purpose fund

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Wednesday, 7th December 2022 -  A new private credit fund will provide grants of $10 to $20 million to early stage for-purpose organisations. A new philanthropy-backed private credit fund and social purpose portfolio

COSS Corner

Research into COVID supplement, Tassie training on offer, SA milestone, upcoming Qld webinar

Contributor, Wednesday, 7th December 2022 -  All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia. A new report from the Poverty and Inequality Partnership led by ACOSS and UNSW Sydney has found that while the…

Opinion

Getting out of the way of innovation

Felicity Green, Tuesday, 6th December 2022 -  Felicity Green examines a case study from the utility sector that demonstrates how sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is get out of the way of progress.  As the world rapidly

Opinion

How to ensure constructive outcomes from a NFP board

Lisa Kingman, Tuesday, 6th December 2022 -  Lisa Kingman OAM gives three practical pieces of advice to get the most from your not-for-profit board.  The vast majority of charities are run by voluntary or unpaid boards, with

ACNC celebrates 10 years

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Tuesday, 6th December 2022 -  The national charity regulator commemorates contributions made to the for-purpose sector over its first decade in operation. The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission

Opinion

Power Play and AGL

David Ritter, Monday, 5th December 2022 -  Greenpeace CEO David Ritter explains the story behind the organisation’s new documentary, which charts its fight to change the course of energy giant AGL. Greenpeace’s new documentary

Happenings on the hill

How SA sets itself apart

Neil Pharaoh, Monday, 5th December 2022 -  What is it about South Australia that so frequently puts it at the forefront of social reform?  While everyone in New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria and Western Australia were

Big companies back to giving large

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 5th December 2022 -  Australia’s top companies donated eye-watering sums this year, but there is opportunity for more. Corporate Australia continued record levels of giving to community causes this

Greenwashing crackdown continues

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Monday, 5th December 2022 -  ASIC issues a second fine for alleged greenwashing, as a new report finds Australia is lagging behind in ESG transparency. The Australian branch of global investment management

From cold calls and closed doors to impact and experience: Equal Ed’s social enterprise journey

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 5th December 2022 -  Social enterprise Equal Ed has impact front-of-mind, leaning right into its mission to use education to change lives in Melbourne’s west. Equal Ed, a social enterprise based in Melbourne’s

Is corporate volunteering the answer to our volunteering woes?

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 5th December 2022 -  Corporate volunteering programs benefit both workplaces and volunteer-involving organisations, but they take some work to get things right. Corporate volunteering programs

Changemaker

Trailblazer leads the way

Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 2nd December 2022 -  Emma Bennison’s career has blazed a trail for people with disability. She is this week’s Changemaker. Described as humble, engaged and an educator, Emma Bennison has risen to the
pba inverse logo
Subscribe Twitter Facebook
×