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Organisation: Pro Bono Australia

Articles:

Pumping Young Blood into Aged Care

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 30th January 2014 - A chance meeting between a Not for Profit Chief Executive Officer and a young entrepreneur has led to the creation of a program that aims to develop the social sector’s next crop of governance leaders.

Atlas Maps Global Palliative Care Needs

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 30th January 2014 - Only 1 in 10 adults have access to palliative care services, according to a new global report and Australia has the second highest rate of adults needing end-of-life care.

Age Pension Reform Needed for a Fair, Sustainable Welfare System

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 30th January 2014 - If budget sustainability is the key driver of Social Services Minister Kevin Andrews’ review of the welfare system, then he should be looking elsewhere, writes Cassie McGannon, Fellow, Australian Perspectives at Grattan Institute, in this article first published on The Conversation.

Youth Summit Applications Open

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 30th January 2014 - Australians aged between 18 and 30 are encouraged to apply for the chance to represent their country at this year’s high profile Y20 youth summit in Sydney from July 12-15.

Rough Sleepers Call for a Safer Night’s Sleep – Report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 30th January 2014 - A lack of after-hours and weekend services are a continuing high need for people who sleep rough, according to a new homelessness report.

The Role of Backbone Organisations in Collective Impact Initiatives

Opinion

Impact

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 29th January 2014 - Social change advocates Dawn O’Neil AM and Kerry Graham unpack the issues around ‘backbone organisations’ for early-stage Collective Impact initiatives.

The Corporate Battle Over Conflict Minerals

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 29th January 2014 - A tense legal battle is unfolding in the US over an emerging Corporate Social Responsibility issue - the mining and use of tiny minerals contained in consumer goods. CRS Reporter Nadia Boyce investigates.

Aussies Top World’s 100 Most Sustainable

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 29th January 2014 - Five Australian companies are among the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World recently named at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Employee Engagement: It’s All About People

Hot Topic

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 29th January 2014 - Unilever Australia and New Zealand representative Emma Peacock spoke to Pro Bono Australia News about the findings of a white paper on engaging employees in sustainability.

Australia Day Gong for Workplace Giving Advocate

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 29th January 2014 - Australian Charities Fund’s Deputy Chairman and Founding CEO, Greg Hutchinson, received a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2014 Australia Day Honours Awards.

(Re)cycling Social Enterprise

Spotlight

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 29th January 2014 - A Melbourne globetrotter is driving a social enterprise that harnesses the benefits of bikes, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

Collective Impact in Hume

Opinion

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 29th January 2014 - Joy Nunn of Lentara UnitingCare and Huon Damm of the Better Futures Local Solutions program at the City of Hume in Victoria respond to Pro Bono Australia’s Impact Opinion column, contending that Collective impact approaches are helping transform Australian communities.

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Articles:

Pumping Young Blood into Aged Care

Atlas Maps Global Palliative Care Needs

Youth Summit Applications Open

Rough Sleepers Call for a Safer Night’s Sleep – Report

Australia Day Gong for Workplace Giving Advocate

We’re not your average jobs board