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Top Tips to Prepare for New Compliance Regime

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 13th June 2013 -  Australian Not for Profits are being encouraged to prepare for new compliance guidelines that will come into effect on 1 July 2013. Stephen Rooke, Principal with William Buck Accountants and Advisors offers his top tips on what areas to focus on.

ACNC Snapshot of New Charities

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 13th June 2013 -  The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has conducted an analysis of the emerging trends around the first 250 charities registered since it was established late last year.

Social Enterprise – a Threat to Traditional Charity?

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 13th June 2013 -  Social enterprise is gaining more and more traction in Australia, following its success in the US and UK but is it a threat to the traditional charity model, asks Daniel Flynn, Managing Director and Co-Founder of Thankyou Water.

Costello to Lead Civil Society Group

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 13th June 2013 -  The Federal Government has announced that Not for Profit leader Reverend Tim Costello AO will chair the Australian Civil Society 20 (C20) Steering Group to ensure that G20 deliberations in Australia next year are fully informed by the expertise and knowledge of civil society.

Social Justice Campaigner Awarded OAM

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 13th June 2013 -  The Founder of Not for Profit technology social enterprise, Infoxchange Australia , Andrew Mahar, has been awarded an Order of Australia Medal (AM) for his life’s work in pursuit of social justice.

WA’s Community Funder Turns 80

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 13th June 2013 -  West Australia’s Lotterywest is celebrating 80 years as the State’s official lottery and major funding body for state charities.

Social Media Popular for CSR Engagement

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th June 2013 -  Social media has emerged as a critical way for companies to engage with consumers around CSR, a new global survey suggests.

Social Inclusion By Design

Spotlight

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th June 2013 -  A Melbourne social enterprise has designs on tackling social inclusion. This week we look at an architect collective, CoDesign, in our Spotlight on Social Enterprise - a column that explores the challenges and impact of social business in Australia.

Testing Social Innovation

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th June 2013 -  The hunt is on for Aussie changemakers to take part in beta testing for a new national social innovation platform.

Measuring National Progress Beyond GDP – Poll

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th June 2013 -  Australians are among the strongest supporters worldwide for replacing Gross Domestic Product with a more comprehensive measure of national progress, a recently released global poll suggests.

G8 Countries Commit to Social Investment

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th June 2013 -  G8 governments last week committed to help grow the global market for social investment in the lead up to the 39th G8 summit in Northern Ireland.

Pluses & Minuses of the New GRI G4 Guidelines

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 11th June 2013 -  The delivery of new G4 guidelines provides a timely and valuable opportunity for companies to rethink why they report, what they report and how they report, says Paul Davies - a member of the GRI G4 Practitioner's Network and principal at sustainability performance company,Banarra.
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