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Xavier Smerdon

Journalist
Organisation: Pro Bono Australia
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Xavier Smerdon is a journalist specialising in the Not for Profit sector. He writes breaking and investigative news articles.

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NFPs Share $3.5 million in Google Challenge

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  Ten Australian Not for Profits have shared in $3.5 million as the winners of the Google Impact Challenge, announced today.

Goodstart Rated in Global Philanthropy Top Ten

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  The landmark Not for Profit GoodStart initiative facilitated by Social Ventures Australia to run more than 600 child care centres around Australia has been recognised as one of 10 top innovations, in a new report on global philanthropy.

Google Apps Suite Free to Aussie NFPs

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  Hot on the heels of the Google Not for Profit Technology Challenge the global search engine is now offering the complete suite of its enterprise level apps free to Australian Not for Profits.

Historic Residence for Long Term Lease

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  A rare opportunity has arisen for a suitable charitable organisation to occupy an historic 45-bedroom residence - Casa Elda Vaccari, a stunning, heritage listed property in Fitzroy North.

Why Don’t Aussies Volunteer?

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  A new Curtin University research project is examining why people choose not to volunteer and how Australia can build a sustainable volunteer sector.

Plan C for the ACNC

Opinion

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  It is bad change-strategy to drop something like the ACNC while it appears to be working and is so strongly supported, writes Research Director Curtin University Not-for-profit Initiative, Penny Knight who offers a “Plan C” alternative for the Federal Government.

Australia Needs to Measure Social Outcomes

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  Think Outcomes is a two-day conference presented by the Centre for Social Impact, the Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth and the Social Impact Measurement Network of Australia taking place in Sydney in November.

Improving Charity Transparency

Hot Topic

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  A Not for Profit consultancy in the UK has devised a list of techniques that charities can use to improve their transparency after its research found organisations are better at talking transparency than actually being transparent.

EVOLVING CHAIR:Networking the Key to Successful Boards

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  After almost thirty years at Deloitte, economist Dennis Goldner now chairs the Deloitte Foundation and finds time to also chair Oxfam Australia and Regional Arts Australia plus positions on a number of other Not for Profit boards. Goldner shares his insights in this month’s Evolving Chair.

Youth Support a Circuit Breaker

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 -  Support provided by social services can act as a “circuit breaker” for young people who have grown up in adversity, a report launched today by the Governor General Sir Peter Cosgrove claims.

Charity Funding Not Working – Impact Report

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 13th October 2014 -  Eighty-four per cent of Not for Profit Chief Executives anticipate an increase in demand for their services over the next 12 months, yet are unsure of their ability to meet the demand despite large growth in funding, a new national survey has revealed.
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