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50 years after Australia's historic 'equal pay' decision, the legacy of 'women's work' remains

Contributor, Friday, 21st June 2019 -  It’s been five decades since the historic equal pay decision, but decisions made centuries ago mean that female-dominated jobs still sit at the lower end of the pay spectrum, writes…

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Impact investing – Tokenism and words no longer enough

David Crosbie, Thursday, 20th June 2019 -  The Australian government has put its toe in the water of impact investing but we’re falling behind countries like the UK and Canada where governments have made significant investments…

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Cultural overhaul: Implementing a complete revamp from the ground to the board

Dr Steve Francis, Wednesday, 19th June 2019 -  The NFP industry is ripe for disruption, writes Sue Karzis, CEO of State Schools’ Relief, as she shares her experience of leading an organisation through a complete cultural overhaul.…

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Gender inequality and social entrepreneurship

Cindy Mitchell, Wednesday, 19th June 2019 -  Cindy Reese Mitchell explores how the gender norms that hobble women’s full participation in business also apply to those who are passionate about social innovation. I’m old enough…

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Designing ‘moments’ to progress complex problems – A look at nuclear weapons

Elise Harper, Tuesday, 18th June 2019 -  Like many modern social problems the threat of a nuclear weapons attack has no single cause and is constantly changing. Elise Harper explains why looking at the problem through the…

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Why innovation is important to social enterprises

Gabrielle Martinovich, Monday, 17th June 2019 -  There is an opportunity for social enterprises to play a more proactive role in creating innovative solutions to some of the world’s most wicked problems, write Janet Sernack and …

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Not everyone cares about climate change, but reproach won’t change their minds

Contributor, Wednesday, 12th June 2019 -  A whole-of-society discussion about our collective future is urgently needed, write Chloe Lucas, Aidan Davison and Peat Leith from the University of Tasmania, and Adam Corner from…

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Five tips on the road to merger success

Julie Boyd, Thursday, 6th June 2019 -  Julie Boyd, the inaugural president of the newly merged YWCA Australia, shares insights from the organisation’s experience of turning eight member associations into one. Many …

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How good is New Zealand’s budget?

David Crosbie, Thursday, 6th June 2019 -  New Zealand has shown how government can shift from previous budget practices to focus more on measures that reflect the reality of people’s lives, writes Community Council for Australia…

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A fairer tax system?

Joe Zabar, Tuesday, 4th June 2019 -  However you look at it, $158 billion in forgone revenue from the government’s ambitious tax cut program will impact the government’s capacity to meet the needs of Australians, writes…

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Case study: Using matched-control groups to evaluate a volunteering scheme

Geoff Mulgan, Monday, 3rd June 2019 -  Do volunteers in hospitals make a difference? This programme used matched control groups in adjacent hospital wards to capture the impact of hospital volunteers, writes Geoff Mulgan,…

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