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Annual Reporting for DGRs Will Reduce Red Tape Burden – FIA

Lina Caneva, Friday, 4th August 2017 -  Annual one-stop reporting to the national charity regulator for organisations with deductible gift recipient status (DGRs) would reduce red tape burden, according to peak body Fundraising Institute Australia (FIA).
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Virtual Reality Game Launches to Engage Youth in Disability Sector

Contributor, Thursday, 3rd August 2017 -  A world first immersive virtual reality work experience game designed to engage young people to work in the disability sector, has launched in Victoria.
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Cross Sector Alliance Forms To End Digital Divide

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 3rd August 2017 -  More than 100 organisations from civil society, business, media and technology have joined forces to reduce the number of Australians being left behind in the digital age.

Big Data: An Orwellian Privacy Nightmare or a New Tool for Fundraisers?

Contributor, Wednesday, 2nd August 2017 -  Good data has the potential to inform and improve the performance of fundraising campaigns, writes online and digital fundraising experts FrontStream Asia Pacific.
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Practical Tools Not Just Education

Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 2nd August 2017 -  To ease some of the governance stress on small charities and reduce red tape, practical tools, as well as education, would make all the difference, a Melbourne audience has heard.
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Digital Divide Deepens For Low Income, Disabled, Indigenous, and Ageing Australians

Contributor, Tuesday, 1st August 2017 -  Three million Australians are still not online and are missing out on educational, health, social and financial benefits as a consequence, a new report has found.

Opinion

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Scheme Needed to Encourage Super Funds into Long Term Rental Housing

Robert Pradolin, Tuesday, 1st August 2017 -  Australia needs a new rental affordability scheme, specifically targeting its institutional funds, that closes the current viability gap, and creates a new residential rental investment class, writes philanthropist and former general manager for Fras

Analysis

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Civil Society Challenged: Towards an Enabling Policy Environment

Helmut K Anheier, Monday, 31st July 2017 -  A G20 discussion paper on civil society advocacy has proposed an independent high-level commission of eminent persons to examine the contradictory policy environment for civil society organisations internationally.
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Charity Trusts Protected in Labor’s Tax Reform Plan

Lina Caneva, Monday, 31st July 2017 -  The community sector has welcomed a move by the Labor party to safeguard charitable trusts in its tax reform policy released on Sunday.
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