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Social enterprise funding to support refugee employment

Opinion

Jess Moore, Thursday, 13th January 2022 -  At the end of 2020, the federal government announced nearly $25 million to support refugee employment. Social enterprise veterans, Jess Moore and Cindy Carpenter, take us through why exactly the new package matters. 

Three capabilities to boost the not-for-profit sector’s impact

Opinion

Ushi Ghoorah, Monday, 13th December 2021 -  COVID-19 made the not-for-profit sector’s value clearer than ever, with demand doubling for many services. But now the sector is under immense strain. Australian Scholarships Foundation CEO Sam Sayers and McKinsey & Company partner Roland Dillon discuss the path forward.

Making for-purpose business, business as usual – Part four

Analysis

Tara Anderson, Monday, 13th December 2021 -  In the final part of their four part series, Tara Anderson and Andrew Curtis of The Dragonfly Collective look at how to balance your model, and why collaboration is crucial.

Making for-purpose business, business as usual – Part three

Analysis

Samantha Freestone, Monday, 6th December 2021 -  In the third of a four part series, Tara Anderson and Andrew Curtis of The Dragonfly Collective encourage you to think about who your customers are and what you offer them.

They said it would never catch on – but social enterprise is here to stay

Opinion

Samantha Freestone, Tuesday, 30th November 2021 -  Tara Anderson and Bella Borello from Social Traders explain why now is the time to raise the curtain on social enterprise and show the world that business for good can, and should, be business as usual.

Making for-purpose business, business as usual – Part two

Opinion

Tara Anderson, Monday, 15th November 2021 -  In the second of a four part series, Tara Anderson and Andrew Curtis of The Dragonfly Collective look at how to create your strategic architecture.

Making for-purpose business, business as usual – Part one

Opinion

Tara Anderson, Monday, 8th November 2021 -  In the first of a four part series, Tara Anderson and Andrew Curtis of The Dragonfly Collective get to the heart of for-purpose business models.

At COP26 our fundamental human rights are at stake

Opinion

Annika Reynolds, Wednesday, 3rd November 2021 -  But the prime minister does not seem to have made that connection, write Annika Reynolds and Chris Caskey from Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, who argue it’s time to adopt a rights-based approach to climate action.

Help the NFP sector work smarter not harder

Opinion

Sean Barrett, Monday, 11th October 2021 -  Sean Barrett, head of the Origin Energy Foundation, and Sam Sayers, CEO of the Australian Scholarships Foundation, reflect on the importance of the not-for-profit sector investing in its people and the challenges of embedding professional development.  

Under 18-year-olds are still being locked up simply because they are homeless

Opinion

Elizabeth Watt, Thursday, 7th October 2021 -  A new report sheds light on the ongoing criminalisation of youth homelessness in NSW, write Dr Elizabeth Watt, Olivia Iannelli and Shoshana Booth from Yfoundations.

Australia’s COVID response could be undermining democracy. Why is civil society staying silent?

Happenings on the hill

Robyn Gulliver, Monday, 13th September 2021 -  The social sector needs to find the will to drive politicians to deliver funding and policy decisions that will lead us to build back better, write Neil Pharaoh and Angus Crowther.

Impact investors in disability housing call for stronger market stewardship by the NDIA

Opinion

Sabina Curatolo, Wednesday, 25th August 2021 -  A new industry report on investment funds in the specialist disability accommodation market highlights the need for greater government oversight to increase investor confidence, write Di Winkler and Sabina Curatolo.
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