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Salvos Snapshot of Aussie Poverty

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 21st May 2014 -  A nationwide survey of about 2,500 Salvation Army welfare clients reveals a harrowing snapshot of the realities of daily life for those living on the margins with 1 in 4 people unable to afford a substantial meal at least once a day.

Social Procurement Slow But Steady – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 21st May 2014 -  Social procurement is gaining momentum in Australia but is far from widespread, according to new research undertaken by Social Traders.

Foresters Community Finance CEO Departs

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 21st May 2014 -  Foresters Community Finance is looking for a new CEO following the announcement that the long-time chief executive Belinda Drew will finish in the role in June 2014.

YMCA Chief Resigns

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 -  The head of YMCA NSW has resigned just weeks before the Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse hands down its report into the organisation.

Conference to Deliver NDIS Report Card

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 -  A two-day National Conference on the National Disability Insurance Scheme in August is expected to act as a “report card” on the scheme’s first year of state-based trials.

Call for Women’s Leadership ‘Quotas’

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 -  Business and Not for Profit leader Dr Anne Summers has put a case for women’s leadership quotas in a ‘call to action’ speech at a women’s leadership conference in Canberra.

National Children’s Charities Merge

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 -  Two national children’s charities have joined forces in a bid to maintain their ongoing sustainability and growth opportunities for their work with sick children.

ACOSS National Conference – A Chance for Important Discussion

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 -  As the community sector comes to terms with the recent Federal Budget, the Australian Council of Social Service will bring together representatives of the sector to develop a better understanding of the current landscape and to explore the potential for collective responses.

Online Tool Tracks People’s Emotional Changes

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Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 -  A new online tool, developed by the Black Dog Institute and CSIRO, can analyse the words from millions of tweets to display real-time views of emotions from around the world.

Grants on Offer for Disability Arts Practice

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 -  Grants are now on offer for programs that are designed to boost and foster arts and disability practice in NSW.

If We Are to Work to 70, We Need to Rethink Work

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Staff Reporter, Monday, 19th May 2014 -  As the Federal Government confirms its plans to increase the Australia’s retirement age to 70, Sue Richardson, Principal Research Fellow, National Institute of Labour Studies at Flinders University, looks at the changing character of the nation’s workforce in this piece published on The Conversation.

World of Difference Winners Announced

Staff Reporter, Monday, 19th May 2014 -  Three Australians have been granted a year of ‘paid charity leave’ to focus on their passion projects as part of the Vodafone Foundation’s 2014’s World of Difference program.
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