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When it comes to community organisations, small can be beautiful

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th May 2012 -  Smaller community-based enterprises have three characteristics that may attract social investment and philanthropic support from corporate Australia, says Peter Shergold in his latest CSI blog.

What UK Donors Expect from their Charities

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 26th April 2012 -  UK donors are most likely to be put off giving to charity by concerns about a charity’s expenditure – ranking such worries above their concerns about specific charity activities and even about supporter treatment and fundraising methods, accordin

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National Disability Insurance Scheme Rally – Time to Join Us

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 24th April 2012 -  It’s time for all Australians to get behind the introduction of a National Disability Insurance Scheme says President of the Victorian Disability Services Board and disability campaigner, Tricia Malowney who is set to speak at one of the nationwide

Study finds Charities Forgotten in Aussie Wills

Staff Reporter, Friday, 20th April 2012 -  A new study has found that most Australians leave their estate to family, with only a small percentage making a charitable bequest.

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Transparency in the Not for Profit Sector

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th April 2012 -  Professor Peter Shergold from the Centre for Social Impact unpacks the significance of transparency for the Not for Profit sector. This article is from the CSI blog.

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Sterilisation for Women With Disabilities? A WA Draft Bill Is “Appalling”

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 19th April 2012 -  The non-therapeutic sterilisation of women with disabilities? Surely it’s not still happening - not in modern day Australia asks the President of the Victorian Disability Services Board and disability campaigner, Tricia Malowney.

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Stories of Enterprise & Possibility from the Skoll World Forum

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th April 2012 -  Social Innovation Strategist, Rosemary Addis, with the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations has just returned from the Skoll World Forum in England with a ‘feast’ of ideas.

Homeless Project Reveals Social and Cost Benefits

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th April 2012 -  A new program aimed at tackling homelessness among Sydney men has found that access to a range of health, education and social supports can help homeless people improve their well-being, social and economic participation and access to sustainable hou

Pokies ‘Losses’ Greater in Disadvantaged Areas – Study

Staff Reporter, Monday, 16th April 2012 -  UnitingCare Australia, the national body for community services in the Uniting Church, has called for “tighter consumer protection measures” on poker machine gambling following the release of their new research today.

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‘Momentum building’ for social impact bonds in Canada

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 12th April 2012 -  Three weeks ago I wrote a blog on the growing interest in social finance in Canada. I noted that the Canadian government led by Stephen Harper seemed to be foreshadowing its willingness to trial social impact bonds.
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