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Skilled Volunteer Plan Wins Deakin Innovation Competition

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 - A multi-faceted campaign to attract and retain retired engineers as volunteers has won the top prize for a group of post-graduate students from Deakin University in a competition to help a Not for Profit organisation maximise the social return on their operations.

Disability Advocate Wins Changemaker Honour

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 - Disability advocate Jordan O’Reilly, from Brookvale NSW, has been named Foundation for Young Australian’s Changemaker of the Year for his work tackling the social isolation faced by young Australians with severe disabilities.

Good Fit for Change in Western Sydney

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 - A fashion-based social enterprise model that has proven a massive success in Melbourne has landed in Sydney and is proving a success in its own right.

NFPs’ Call to First Coalition Led Parliament

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 - Leading welfare Not for Profits are calling on the new Australian Parliament to make tackling growing child poverty a national priority and commit to do more to reduce the problem globally.

Meals on Wheels SA Nutrition Research

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 - Meals on Wheels SA (MoWSA) has embarked on what it describes as a groundbreaking research study into nutrition for older South Australians with the preliminary results already showing some positive outcomes.

Hidden Workplace Depression – NFP Research

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 - Almost 50 per cent of Australian workers who had taken time off work because of depression kept the reason hidden from their employer according to a large scale national study released by Not for Profit organisation SANE Australia.

Government’s First Step To Employment Reform

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th November 2013 - The Federal Coalition Government has announced three measures to cut red tape and reform Australia’s employment system, however Australia’s peak body for Not for Profit employment organisations says there’s still a way to go.

Migrant Unemployment Higher Than Reported

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th November 2013 - Official unemployment figures do not reflect the true extent of joblessness among emerging communities, leading migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Chief Executive Officer Cath Scarth has told a conference.

Meditation App NFP Names Top Board

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th November 2013 - The Australian Not for Profit that set up the Mindfulness Meditation App Smiling Mind has named a high profile board with the goal of making Smiling Mind part of the Australian curriculum by 2020.

Marketer Gets Behind Social Enterprise

Changemaker

Staff Reporter, Monday, 11th November 2013 - Armed with the ultimate goal of proving profit for purpose is not only great for social impact, but an effective way of doing business, says Bridie Ritchie who has co-founded Halfglassfull, a creative marketing agency with a social mission.

Housing Stress on the Rise – Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 8th November 2013 - Demand for housing assistance in Australia remains high and the number of households experiencing “housing stress” is also on the rise, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).

Giving Up – NAB Giving Index 2013

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 7th November 2013 - Donations to Australian charities have grown by 2.5 per cent with an average annual donation of $312 per donor, according to the latest NAB Charitable Giving Index.

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