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The NDIS One Year On

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th July 2014 -  As a national conference marking the first trial year of the NDIS is set to take place in August, the CEO of NFP service organisation St Laurence Community Services, Toby o’Connor, reflects on the challenges to providers and consumers after 12 months of the trial in Geelong’s Barwon region.

Melbourne Women’s Fund Set for Launch

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th July 2014 -  A new collective giving circle, the Melbourne Women’s Fund, has attracted prominent women in philanthropy ahead of its official launch on July 21.

The Crux of Change

Hot Topic

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th July 2014 -  The aged, disability and home care sector is facing a new world in consumer directed care and a more corporate business model with many organisations well on track to adjust to the changes - but many are not, writes change management professional Claudia Perry-Beltrame.

Free Legal Service for NFPs

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 15th July 2014 -  A free online service has been created to help charities and Not for Profits in NSW and Victoria get support to navigate through the legal landscape as the sector faces major changes including the proposed abolition of the ACNC.

New CEO for Company Directors

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th July 2014 -  Former NSW Opposition Leader John Brogden has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Dreams to Get Young People out of Aged Care

Changemaker

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th July 2014 -  Inspired by her son, who suffered a traumatic brain injury, Samantha Kennerley plunged herself into the Not for Profit sector, and now leads a Not for Profit that helps to get young people out of aged care. Kennerley is this week’s Changemaker.

Youth Unemployment on Y20 Summit Agenda

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th July 2014 -  Rising levels of youth unemployment will be the key issue to be addressed at this year’s Y20 Youth Summit in Sydney.

When Job Seekers Outnumber Jobs 5 to 1, Punitive Policy is Harmful

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Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th July 2014 -  Evidence shows that long-term unemployment is more about social and physical barriers than the character of the job seeker, so the justification for punitive welfare policy becomes less convincing, writes Eva Cox, Professorial Fellow Jumbunna IHL at University of Technology, Sydney in this piece first published on The Conversation.

Philanthropy Australia’s Upcoming National Conference

Staff Reporter, Monday, 14th July 2014 -  More than 50 leading Australian and international speakers will join up to 1,000 delegates to debate and discuss trends in philanthropy and giving at Philanthropy Australia’s 2014 National Conference in Melbourne on September 2 - 3.

The Ministry for Funny Hats

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th July 2014 -  The Federal Government’s Options Paper on the replacement of the charity regulator suggests that the Government has already made up its mind and, as with the decision to abolish the ACNC, is not really interested in what the sector thinks, writes Professor Ann O’Connell, from the Not-for-profit Project, Melbourne Law School.

More Child Asylum Seekers Locked Up Than Adults – NFP Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th July 2014 -  Child asylum seekers are more likely than their adult counterparts to be held in a locked detention facility than in community alternatives, an analysis of immigration detention statistics by the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has shown.
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