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Maggie Coggan is a journalist at Pro Bono News covering the social sector.

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Healing the root cause of Indigenous trauma

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 27th May 2019 -  As CEO of the Healing Foundation and with over 25 years experience in Indigenous affairs, Richard Weston is working to create a fairer Australia for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. He’s this week’s Changemaker.

France to lead fashion clean-up

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Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 25th May 2019 -  The French government is tasking a luxury fashion boss with creating a coalition of industry leaders to set sustainability targets, as part of a broader move to clean up the industry.

Gender inequality to be fixed by the next generation

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 22nd May 2019 -  Young people are being encouraged to play an active role in promoting respectful relationships after research found one in seven young Australians believe a man would be justified to force sex if the woman initiated the act, but then changed her mind.

High profile humanitarian priest calls for positive post-election action

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Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 21st May 2019 -  Controversial priest and humanitarian, Father Rod Bower, is calling on the community sector to unite and engender a sense of belonging within disparate groups, following results from the federal election.  

A new system for impact investing

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 20th May 2019 -  A revamped rating system to measure impact has launched in a bid to simplify what investors should measure, and translate impact intentions into real results.

Animals and people can thrive together

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 20th May 2019 -  Azzedine Downes is CEO of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, a global animal welfare charity fighting to protect animals and the environments they live in, as well as inspiring a global community to take action on the issue. He is this week’s Changemaker.

What’s the point of going to uni? You might soon be able to find out

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 20th May 2019 -  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is well known for its philanthropic contributions to higher education, but the foundation is now shifting its attention to determine if a college degree is actually worth it.  

Australia’s first totally accessible ad hits TV screens

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Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 18th May 2019 -  Despite 96 per cent of Australian adults with a visual impairment regularly watching free-to-air TV, the absence of an audio description function means they will often miss out on much of what is happening on screen.

Homelessness campaign holds out hope on social housing policies

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Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 15th May 2019 -  Candidates are being cautioned not to underestimate the power of voters experiencing rental stress, following the launch of the first home-loan deposit scheme, which advocates say ignores the needs of nearly one million households living under housing stress.  

Philanthropy to arm regional school kids with future jobs skills

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Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 14th May 2019 -  Students in regional Victoria will have access to digital learning labs and future technology education programs through a philanthropic gift worth over half a million dollars.  

Is your B Corp walking the talk when it comes to inclusion?

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Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 14th May 2019 -  Diversity, equity, and inclusion need to be integrated into every aspect of B Corporations and cannot exist as a side project, according to the co-authors of a newly released guide for B Corps.   

Guide dogs business venture set to shake up traditional charity model

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Maggie Coggan, Monday, 13th May 2019 -  A dog-friendly cafe, a vet clinic, a teaching centre, and a doggy daycare centre could set Guide Dogs Victoria up for independent financial success, and create a new precedent for how charities are run in the future.
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