Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th April 2014 -
After visiting a flood-stricken Pakistan, Rachel Cruz decided to establish a Not for Profit to help those most affected. Cruz is this week’s Changemaker.
Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th April 2014 -
A pilot program will inject $400,000 into the independent arts sector by matching funds raised through crowdfunding.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -
The Australian Capital Territory will be the first jurisdiction in Australia to accept all eligible people into the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) starting from July 1.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -
National Youth Affairs peak body, the Australian Youth Affairs Council, is preparing for the possible wind down of its national office including laying off staff due to Federal funding uncertainty.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -
As the fate of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission remains in limbo, the regulator is about to host a meeting of international charity regulators to look at best practice.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -
Banking giant Westpac has launched what it has described as the single largest private education scholarship program in Australia’s history.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -
Charities need to embrace a digital-centric approach to ALL their activities, or they risk getting left behind by their donors, argues digital marketing experts Richenda Vermeulen and Prarthana Holburn.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -
Not for Profits have just four weeks to make a submission to the Senate inquiry into the Legislation to repeal the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -
Understanding philanthropy’s mission is crucial to realising how philanthropy engages in shaping public policy, writes philanthropic Policy and Research Manager Krystian Seibert.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -
More than 25,000 of an estimated 30,000 charities have registered their first Annual Information Statement with the charity regulator but latecomers won’t be let off the hook.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -
Australian charities must have a way to tell the story of what they do and why it matters, writes Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine as she embarks and blogs on her research as part of the inaugural Fulbright Professional Scholarship in Non-profit Leadership.
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd April 2014 -
A study that explores the role of public spaces in promoting understanding and contact between different racial groups has revealed that Australian public spaces reinforce racial segregation and isolation.