Helping vulnerable Australians when times get tough and preventing people falling through the cracks is not just compassionate – it’s wise, writes Community Sector Banking CEO Andrew Cairns.
One of the growing trends in international development is micro lending and social entrepreneurship. The idea is to help individuals and communities in developing countries to create a small enterprise that can be connected to an inclusive market system. In essence it’s about applying the old adage of teaching a man to fish instead of giving him one …
Jo Scard shares some advice on how to cut through with key decision makers.
Federal budget time is a key opportunity for not for profits to lobby for funding or build support for a broader advocacy campaign. But it’s a competitive space.
Everyone comes knocking on the halls of power in Canberra around this time. You will be up against not just the not-for-profit sector but also corporates, unions, and a raft of other interested parties vying for attention.
These are our tips to help not-for-profit …
Each year millions of people are enslaved, trafficked and exploited worldwide. It’s an epidemic that as CEO of Hagar Australia Jo Pride is fighting to end. She’s this week’s Changemaker.
When Pride came face to face with advocacy groups in her time working as an adviser to former senator Natasha Stott Despoja in the Australian Parliament, she decided she wanted a change.
From a young age, she had a sense of justice and empathy instilled in her by her parents, who welcomed newly arrived migrants and …
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Hagar
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Australian Women Donors Network
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Good Pitch Australia and Shark Tank Institute
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