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Top NFPs in Transparent Reporting Announced

Staff Reporter, Friday, 11th April 2014 - World Vision Australia and MS Queensland are leading the way in Not for Profit transparency after taking out the top awards at the PwC Transparency Awards.

International Praise for Aus Charity Regulator

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 - International charity experts in Melbourne and Sydney this week have praised Australia’s ill-fated national charity regulator, the ACNC, for its strong reputation in the sector and high compliance rates.

No Compulsory Pro Bono Legal Work – PC report

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 - A draft Productivity Commission report on Access to Justice Arrangements has indicated that that it does not consider ‘compulsion’ as an appropriate means of bolstering pro bono legal services in Australia.

Twitter Call for Aussies to Write to Asylum Seekers

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 - Prominent barrister and asylum seeker advocate Julian Burnside QC has begun a letter writing campaign to asylum seekers held on Nauru and Manus Island.

NFPs Can ‘Ask the Crowd’

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 - A Melbourne entrepreneur has developed an online crowdsourcing service allowing Not for Profits and others to “ask the crowd” for their opinions and ideas to deliver almost immediate responses.

Investing in Volunteering Underpins Civil Society

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Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 - If Australia wants to foster a civil society and mutuality, it must develop and promote a thriving volunteering culture, writes Brett Williamson, CEO, Volunteering Australia, and Sue Noble, CEO, Volunteering Victoria.

Family Violence Orgs Unite For National Plan

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 - The Foundation to Prevent Violence against Women and their Children and the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation (VicHealth) have joined forces to deliver a national approach to preventing violence against women and their children.

Online Fundraising Up – NFP Benchmark Study

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th April 2014 - Monthly online giving to Not for Profits is up by 25 per cent with emails now accounting for one third of a charity’s online fundraising, according to an extensive benchmarking study.

Aussies Underperform in Global Corporate Giving Benchmark

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th April 2014 - The corporate community investment by Australian companies is falling shy of their international counterparts, figures from a global benchmarking program reveal.

Dispelling Impact Investing ‘Myths’ for Charitable Trusts & Foundations

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th April 2014 - Despite the natural appeal of impact investment to charitable trusts and foundations, few have embraced the practice, challenged by the misperceptions that investing for impact necessitates an appetite for high risk or a financial trade-off, new research suggests.

ASX Governance Guidelines Go Green

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th April 2014 - All Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed companies will be required to disclose their environmental, social and economic risks or explain why they haven’t under revised Corporate Governance Guidelines.

Luxury Cruises Come at Cost of CSR

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 9th April 2014 - New research reveals that the cruise industry isn’t going far enough in its corporate social responsibility towards the environment, society and the destinations visited.

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