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Aussie NGOs in Top 100 List

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st February 2013 -  The Fred Hollows Foundation has been ranked within the top fifty best non-government organisations (NGOs) in the world in an annual list of the top 100 NGOs published by The Global Journal.

Australians Fail Social Inclusion Test for People With Disability

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st February 2013 -  New research reveals that Australians living with a disability are still feeling excluded from society, with community attitude still one of the biggest problems they face.

Ethnic Australians Miss Out in NDIS

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st February 2013 -  The Federal Government has so far failed to adequately consult and represent Australia’s ethnic communities in its plans for the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to the country’s peak ethnic body.

Homeless Men Suffer Worse Stress than Returned Servicemen – Study

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 21st February 2013 -  Homeless men experience higher levels of post-traumatic stress disorder than the mainstream male population, including returned servicemen, a new study has found.

Aussie Not for Profit App a Worldwide Success

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th February 2013 -  An Australian-developed Not for Profit app has been downloaded by more than a quarter of a million people worldwide, with requests to make it available in more languages.

New Partnership to Tackle Mental Health in the Workplace

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th February 2013 -  Mental health Not for Profit, beyondblue has formed a partnership with the Australian Workers Union (AWU) to tackle depression and anxiety in the workplace.

Monash Sustainability Development

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th February 2013 -  Melbourne’s Monash university has been named as one of two education institutions to become ‘sustainable development hubs’ by the United Nations.

Collective Impact At Work

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th February 2013 -  The US, the Magnolia Community Initiative involves an organisation that supports 35,000 children in the Los Angeles area to train their partner organisations to achieve change and success. This week, Australian social change advocates Dawn O’Neil AM and Kerry Graham share this example of collective impact at work in Impact Opinion.

ACCSR Conf Tackles Practice of Responsible Leadership

Analysis

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th February 2013 -  It is the goal of sustainability practitioners to establish corporate social responsibility (CSR) to provide the company with processes and responsibilities to respond resiliently to both everyday interactions and to the extraordinary situations that test operations and reputation.

Impact Bonds to Get G8 Push

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 20th February 2013 -  British Prime Minister David Cameron has told local media that he plans to use the UK’s Presidency of the G8 to push the profile of Social Impact Bonds (SIBS) in the G8 countries.
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