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Disability Sector Warns of NDIS Staffing Turmoil

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 17th May 2017 -  The disability sector has warned that a high turnover of senior executives managing the National Disability Insurance Scheme could have serious consequences for the scheme’s viability.

Opinion

NDIS: A Plane With No Pilot

Contributor, Wednesday, 17th May 2017 -  The NDIS desperately needs leadership that can show integrity and admit to its problems but instead what we've got is a plane with no pilot, write disability consultants Vanessa Toy and Roland Naufal.
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Community Organisations Look to Philanthropists to Negate Harm from Funding Decline

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 17th May 2017 -  A group of 59 community leaders and organisations in the northern city of Whittlesea in Victoria is taking the task of bettering its community into its own hands.
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Countdown Has Begun for Impact100 $100,000 Grant

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 16th May 2017 -  Applications for the Impact100 Melbourne high impact grant worth $100,000 will open May 30.
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State Budget Versus Federal Budget: A Tale of Two Cities

Rachel McFadden, Tuesday, 16th May 2017 -  The level of disconnect between federal and state governments’ priorities when it comes to the social sector means the most vulnerable are falling through the gaps, a spokesperson for a peak body for children and family welfare has said.

Analysis

Social Impact Bonds – Risks and Unintended Effects

Daniel Edmiston, Tuesday, 16th May 2017 -  Drawing on the findings of a recent UK study exploring Social Impact Bonds (SIBs), UK academic Dr Daniel Edmiston suggests SIBs have a number of unique risks and unintended effects on service innovation and social outcomes, as he explains in a recent

Avoiding Fraud in Online Banking

Contributor, Tuesday, 16th May 2017 -  Online banking has become the norm, and most people would think of it as safe and secure, with low associated risks, but vigilance is still required, writes Kinh Luong, partner with chartered accounting group HLB Mann Judd.

Budget

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Treasurer Calls for Heart and Mind Approach to Homelessness

Wendy Williams, Monday, 15th May 2017 -  Addressing homelessness needs a heart and mind approach from governments, Treasurer Scott Morrison has told the social sector.
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Giving Circle Rewards Brave Representations

Wendy Williams, Monday, 15th May 2017 -  Australia’s first LGBTQIA+ giving circle is set to give away its first grants.
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Call Out for Innovators to Find Digital Solutions to Global Youth Crisis

Rachel McFadden, Thursday, 11th May 2017 -  World Vision, together with Optus, are inviting innovators to develop digital solutions to the global youth job crisis with the successful applicant receiving a $20,000 grant.
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