Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 25th October 2017 -
Welfare organisation the Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL) and the Foyer Foundation are joining forces to expand national projects around young people who have been homeless or at risk of homelessness – offering accommodation, education and preparation for employment.
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 25th October 2017 -
A project supporting migrants and refugees find employment, the designer of a service helping people access historical children’s home records and a campaign to increase funding for Queensland community legal centres have received top honours at the HESTA Community Sector Awards.
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th October 2017 -
The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) has weighed in on the complexity of the financial reporting regime for Australian charities in a new report, describing it as “overly complex and inconsistent” and saying it “fails to promote the sector’s accountability or efficiency”.
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th October 2017 -
Investing in product safety, employee diversity and carbon footprint reduction are all examples of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that can result in high praise for a chief executive – or get them fired, according to new research from the US University of Notre Dame.
Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th October 2017 -
Melbourne-based not for profit YGAP, which helps entrepreneurs improve the lives of people in communities across Africa and the Asia Pacific, has won Moral Fairground’s annual Ethical Enterprise Award.
Lina Caneva, Monday, 23rd October 2017 -
New economic modelling from The Australian National University (ANU) has found that every additional $1 spent on Australian foreign aid in Asia has resulted in $7.10 in Australian exports.
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 19th October 2017 -
The scale, pace and nature of the changes occurring with the introduction of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) are key long-term concerns with doubts that the current implementation timeline can be met, according to the most extensive study into the scheme by the Productivity Commission.
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 18th October 2017 -
A $5.5 million philanthropic donation towards genetic testing for blood cancer patients has been described as advancing Australia’s global leadership in the emerging field of “personalised medicine”.
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 18th October 2017 -
The National Disability Insurance Agency is to trial new ways of interacting with people with disability, as well as service providers, to improve the experience of the NDIS – a move that has been welcomed by the not-for-profit sector.
Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th October 2017 -
Australians are claiming their charitable gifts in tax returns more than ever with a total of $3.1 billion donated in the 2014-15 tax year – delivering a 15 per cent increase, according to new research which has described the result as a “great leap forward”.
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 11th October 2017 -
Finalists have been announced for the 2017 Workplace Giving Excellence Awards, recognising leadership, innovation, collaboration and best practice by employer and community organisations.
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 11th October 2017 -
National charity Redkite said it “acted immediately” to terminate the employment of former Hockeyroo goalkeeper, Kate Hubble, who pleaded guilty in a Sydney court last week to making and using false documents to obtain financial advantage.
