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Executive Insight: Woodside Scores Major Coup with CSR Expert Visit

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 21st May 2014 - Australia’s largest oil and gas company, Woodside, is about to host the US co-founder and Managing Director of FSG, Mark Kramer. Pro Bono Australia News spoke to Jo Ferrie, Manager Community Affairs, about the intended impact of Kramer’s visit, t

Salvos Snapshot of Aussie Poverty

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 21st May 2014 - A nationwide survey of about 2,500 Salvation Army welfare clients reveals a harrowing snapshot of the realities of daily life for those living on the margins with 1 in 4 people unable to afford a substantial meal at least once a day.

Social Procurement Slow But Steady – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 21st May 2014 - Social procurement is gaining momentum in Australia but is far from widespread, according to new research undertaken by Social Traders.

Opinion

The Rise of Conscious Business Needs the Support of Conscious Consumerism

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 21st May 2014 - The emergence of more socially responsible, conscious businesses around the world is a welcome trend but we need the broader corporate sector to acknowledge and embrace its critical role as a solutions provider and “creator” of a truly sustainabl

Ordinary Aristocrats: Philanthropists as Ethical Leaders?

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 - New research into the way Australian philanthropists are portrayed as ethical leaders in the national media has found that the portrayal reinforces social and economic inequality.

Conference to Deliver NDIS Report Card

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 - A two-day National Conference on the National Disability Insurance Scheme in August is expected to act as a “report card” on the scheme’s first year of state-based trials.

Call for Women’s Leadership ‘Quotas’

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 - Business and Not for Profit leader Dr Anne Summers has put a case for women’s leadership quotas in a ‘call to action’ speech at a women’s leadership conference in Canberra.

ACOSS National Conference – A Chance for Important Discussion

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 - As the community sector comes to terms with the recent Federal Budget, the Australian Council of Social Service will bring together representatives of the sector to develop a better understanding of the current landscape and to explore the potential

Online Tool Tracks People’s Emotional Changes

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 20th May 2014 - A new online tool, developed by the Black Dog Institute and CSIRO, can analyse the words from millions of tweets to display real-time views of emotions from around the world.

National Review of the Definition of Volunteering

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 13th May 2014 - As Australia celebrates the 25th anniversary of National Volunteer Week peak body, Volunteering Australia says it’s time to challenge long held assumptions of what constitutes volunteering in Australia in 2014.

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Conference to Deliver NDIS Report Card

Call for Women’s Leadership ‘Quotas’

Online Tool Tracks People’s Emotional Changes

We’re not your average jobs board