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NFP Collaboration Key to Success

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th March 2014 -  Seeing Eye Dogs Australia’s new Kennel and Puppy Centre is “living proof” that Not for Profit mergers do create more opportunities for clients, says Dr Kevin Murfitt, chair of Vision Australia, a national provider of blindness and low vision services.

HomeGround Opens Door to Real Estate Agency

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th March 2014 -  Melbourne housing and homelessness provider, HomeGround Services, has opened the doors to its long anticipated real estate agency offering property and tenancy management services to investors and socially minded property owners.

NSW Disability Services Gain $2.8m for NDIS Rollout

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th March 2014 -  NSW disability services providers will be eligible for $2.8 million in State Government funding to help with the transition to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

New Migrants Reveal Settlement Issues – Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th March 2014 -  More than half of new migrants to Australia say that the Government provides adequate services to assist them to settle, with some saying it is too generous, a new report has revealed.

Depression Discrimination Drops

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th March 2014 -  Discriminating and stigmatising attitudes towards people with depression and anxiety have steadily decreased in Australia over the past decade, according to a new report.

Disability Leaders Defend ‘Damning’ NDIS review

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th March 2014 -  Disability sector leaders have rallied behind the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), in response to what one has called a “damning” review of the early implementation of the scheme.

School Leavers Get Taste Of NFP Careers

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th March 2014 -  A Queensland disability provider has created what it’s calling an “Australian first” in educating Year 11 and 12 students on the diversity of roles in Not for Profit organisations in the disability sector.

Push for Young Doctors to Go Rural

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th March 2014 -  A rural Not for Profit network is teaming up with Rural Health Workforce Australia to get more young doctors and medical students into rural areas.

The Cost of Foster Carer Recruitment

Hot Topic

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th March 2014 -  There are many articles, manuals and books on how to recruit foster carers, yet there is little research on the effectiveness and financial costs to the organisation of these strategies, writes NGO Recruitment consultant Deanne Carroll.

Breaking Down Barriers

Changemaker

Staff Reporter, Monday, 24th March 2014 -  Working her way through university as a disability support worker gave Claire Robbs enough of a taste of the Not for Profit sector to know it was the right fit for her. Robbs is this week’s Changemaker.

Trustee Companies Support ACNC Abolition

Staff Reporter, Friday, 21st March 2014 -  The Financial Services Council, which represents trust companies managing Australian philanthropic funds, has weighed in on the debate over the abolition of the charity regulator.

Clear Staff Guidance Needed to Kickstart NDIS – Review

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 20th March 2014 -  National Disability Insurance Scheme staff have a lack of clear guidance on the way the scheme operates, including eligibility and support, an independent review on the scheme has revealed.
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