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Three capabilities to boost the not-for-profit sector’s impact

Opinion

Ushi Ghoorah, Monday, 13th December 2021 -  COVID-19 made the not-for-profit sector’s value clearer than ever, with demand doubling for many services. But now the sector is under immense strain. Australian Scholarships Foundation CEO Sam Sayers and McKinsey & Company partner Roland Dillon discuss the path forward.

They said it would never catch on – but social enterprise is here to stay

Opinion

Samantha Freestone, Tuesday, 30th November 2021 -  Tara Anderson and Bella Borello from Social Traders explain why now is the time to raise the curtain on social enterprise and show the world that business for good can, and should, be business as usual.

Participation in the systems that govern you is a human right, children and young people included

Opinion

Sarah Davies, Monday, 22nd November 2021 -  The knowledge and expertise of our children and young people must be sought as we emerge from the pandemic, write Sarah Davies AM and Deb Tsorbaris. 

At COP26 our fundamental human rights are at stake

Opinion

Annika Reynolds, Wednesday, 3rd November 2021 -  But the prime minister does not seem to have made that connection, write Annika Reynolds and Chris Caskey from Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, who argue it’s time to adopt a rights-based approach to climate action.

Help the NFP sector work smarter not harder

Opinion

Sean Barrett, Monday, 11th October 2021 -  Sean Barrett, head of the Origin Energy Foundation, and Sam Sayers, CEO of the Australian Scholarships Foundation, reflect on the importance of the not-for-profit sector investing in its people and the challenges of embedding professional development.  

Under 18-year-olds are still being locked up simply because they are homeless

Opinion

Elizabeth Watt, Thursday, 7th October 2021 -  A new report sheds light on the ongoing criminalisation of youth homelessness in NSW, write Dr Elizabeth Watt, Olivia Iannelli and Shoshana Booth from Yfoundations.

Australia’s COVID response could be undermining democracy. Why is civil society staying silent?

Happenings on the hill

Robyn Gulliver, Monday, 13th September 2021 -  The social sector needs to find the will to drive politicians to deliver funding and policy decisions that will lead us to build back better, write Neil Pharaoh and Angus Crowther.

Engaging diverse audiences through inclusive communication benefits everyone

Opinion

Jen Sharpe, Thursday, 29th April 2021 -  It's smart business to know how to communicate to diverse audiences – it’s also great for social cohesion, write Jen Sharpe from Think HQ and Jessica Billimoria from CultureVerse.

It’s time to re-think the marketisation of human services

Opinion

Tom McClean, Tuesday, 16th March 2021 -  For the last 30 years there has been a bi-partisan belief in the virtue of markets as a force for good for people. But there is now strong evidence to suggest such a wholesale approach is flawed, write Doug Taylor and Dr Tom McClean.

Introducing the sector watercooler: The end of jobkeeper and power to the ACNC

The sector watercooler

Wendy Williams, Wednesday, 10th March 2021 -  In a new monthly column, Wendy Williams sits down with Krystian Seibert to discuss the latest trends and issues across the charity sector. This month they discuss the pending JobKeeper payment cliff, what happened to donations during COVID, and changes to ACNC powers. 

Our investments should not drive the problems we ask grantees to solve

Analysis

Ellen Dorsey, Wednesday, 25th November 2020 -  Many foundations have realised that they do not need to sacrifice returns to multiply impact and as a result are deploying their investments as another tool in service of their mission, write Ellen Dorsey and Dan Chu.

Less than one quarter of Australian aid invested in children

Analysis

Mercy Chipo Jumo, Friday, 20th November 2020 -  How does Australia’s child-focused aid stack up against comparable countries? Dane Moores and Mercy Jumo share findings from the NextGen Aid Report Card, which was released to mark World Children's Day. 
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