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Welfare Rights Centre Defunded

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th April 2013 -  The executive of a specialist Not for Profit welfare service, Welfare Rights Centre has sought an urgent meeting with the NSW Government after news it is to be defunded after 30 years of service.

Report Reveals Social Impact of Electricity Disconnection

Staff Reporter, Monday, 15th April 2013 -  Paid workers are as likely as pensioners and the unemployed to be disconnected from electricity or other utilities, new research by the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) has found.

Not for Profits Awarded for Transparency

Staff Reporter, Monday, 15th April 2013 -  An international aid organisation has taken out the top prize for transparency at the sixth annual PwC Transparency Awards in Sydney.

Having Difficult Conversations as a Leader

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Monday, 15th April 2013 -  Our ability as a leader is clearly demonstrated when we face challenges and find a way to create a result that benefits the team and the business. Challenges within your team require even more insight and understanding to solve, writes the Director of AchieveInfluence Martin Longden.

Changemakers – Chris Ward

Staff Reporter, Friday, 12th April 2013 -  Chris Ward works in operations and communications for Green Renters. This week we profile Chris in Changemakers – a weekly column which examines inspiring people and their careers in the Not for Profit sector.

Community Groups Overlooked in Disaster Management – Report

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Staff Reporter, Friday, 12th April 2013 -  Communities’ ability to respond to natural disasters is being “severely weakened” by the exclusion of community-based organisations from disaster management planning, a new report has found.

Supporters Will Switch to Spend-Well When Shopping Online if Charities Make the Ask

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th April 2013 -  Spend-Well has been created as a new fundraising channel for charities to capture potentially significant micro-donations through the capitalizing of affiliate marketing programs for good. The response has been fantastic with many new charities signing on.

New Partnership to Make Workplaces Mental Health Friendly

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th April 2013 -  A new partnership between depression Not for Profit beyondblue and the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is set to focus on making Australian workplaces more mental health friendly.

Addressing Insurance for Low Income Australians

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th April 2013 -  A new discussion paper calling on government, insurers and the community sector to work together to provide insurance cover for Australians living on low incomes has been released.

Report Highlights Disadvantage Among Indigenous Offenders

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th April 2013 -  A report finds that Indigenous offenders sentenced in the Magistrates’ Court of Victoria are more likely to receive a term in prison rather than an order supervised in the community than their non- Indigenous counterparts.

Resurecting Howard to Strengthen Business Community Partnerships

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th April 2013 -  To simply replicate the agenda of John Howard's Corporate Community Partnerships initiative with its focus on research papers and awards would be a mistake for the Abbott Coalition without ensuring it is recalibrated for the contemporary situation, says the CEO of United Way Australia, Doug Taylor.
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