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Connecting Up ‘Evolve’ Conference 2020 to help more NFPs with tech than ever

Contributor, Tuesday, 3rd December 2019 -  The Connecting Up Conference will return to Melbourne from 6 to 8 May, where it will help hundreds of Australian not for profits get the most out of technology.

Robodebt failed its day in court, what now?

Opinion

Contributor, Monday, 2nd December 2019 -  The Commonwealth has conceded that its program of automatic debt collection was unlawful. It'll probably have to pay the money back, writes Terry Carney from the University of Sydney.

Volunteering: An act of service worth celebrating

Contributor, Monday, 2nd December 2019 -  This Thursday is International Volunteer Day. It provides an opportunity to reflect on the achievements and contributions being made by hundreds of Australians currently volunteering overseas, writes Zoë Mander-Jones, program director at the Australian Volunteers Program.

How do you capture the hearts and minds of potential funders?

Collective Insights

Contributor, Thursday, 28th November 2019 -  The Xfactor Collective specialist member Sue Vittori offers tips on how to give your organisation a winning edge in funding submissions, in the weekly Collective Insights column.

A community acting against family violence

Hot Topic

Contributor, Thursday, 28th November 2019 -  One Aboriginal community has co-designed an online family violence resource for their own people, prioritising the voices of Australia’s First Nations populations in positive change, writes Renee Fiolet from University of Melbourne.

#GivingTuesday the day for good deeds, and an antidote to greed

Contributor, Thursday, 28th November 2019 -  Hundreds of charities and not for profits have joined a fast-growing movement that’s emerging as a powerful antidote to end-of-year excess.

‘Diversity, power, purpose’: Discover new ways of harnessing the power of volunteering

Contributor, Thursday, 28th November 2019 -  The National Volunteering Conference 2020 is a not-to-be-missed biennial opportunity to reach out, connect and share ideas with your fellow not-for-profit leaders, managers of volunteers, policymakers, corporates and others. 

The most important issue facing Australia? New survey sees huge spike in concern over climate change

Analysis

Contributor, Wednesday, 27th November 2019 -  Nearly half of Australians aged 18 to 24 view climate change as the biggest problem facing Australia in new national survey, writes Professor Andrew Markus from Monash University.

Corporate foundations unite to create more jobs in the Illawarra

Contributor, Monday, 18th November 2019 -  Illawarra-based social enterprise, Green Connect, is the fifth organisation to benefit from a new collaborative funding approach led by Westpac Foundation which aims to create more jobs for vulnerable Australians. 

It starts with you

Contributor, Thursday, 14th November 2019 -  The annual FIA Conference returns in February to Brisbane’s Convention and Exhibition Centre. With a line-up of sought-after speakers from not-for-profit organisations, charities, fundraising agencies and consultancies around the globe, FIA writer Kim Carter looks ahead to the highlights.

Greenies and miners don’t need to be at war

Opinion

Contributor, Wednesday, 13th November 2019 -  Miners are not the enemy. In fact, those who once worked in mining are a key element to implementing the change required, writes Tim Hutton.

Why capital can’t be a coward: A disruptive take on impact

Opinion

Contributor, Wednesday, 13th November 2019 -  The most disruptive thing about the Impact Revolution is that it calls for a wholesale re-examination of our core beliefs, principles and values, write Mehrdad Baghai, Sean Hinton, Jacqueline Novogratz, Alejandro Preusche and Shane Tedjarati in an open letter to the participants of the GSG Impact Summit in Buenos Aires in November 2019.
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