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Developmental Evaluation – Time to Act

Kerry Graham, Wednesday, 24th February 2016 - It’s time for a different approach to evaluation if Australia is to tackle its most complex problems, writes collective impact specialist, Kerry Graham. Complex problems are hard work. What makes them unnecessarily harder is the…

Transparency Key to Social Impact

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 24th February 2016 - A new global CSR report points to greater transparency as the key to building consumer trust and delivering social impact. The report by Weber Shandwick, called Always-On Transparency Report, is the second to investigate…

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Cutting Red Tape to Save Charities $29 Million

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 23rd February 2016 - Cutting red tape could save Australian charities up to $29 million, according to a new report released by the national charity regulator and Deloitte Access Economics. The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) said that…

Suppression of NFP Advocacy Damages Democracy – Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd February 2016 - A new report has called on federal and state governments to stop using funding levers, ranging from gag clauses in funding agreements to targeted funding cuts, to suppress advocacy and criticism from community organisations. The…

Women Closed Out of IT Industry

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 22nd February 2016 - Women are being systemically closed out of the IT and web development industries in Australia, and the jobs that they are able to obtain are the lowest paying ones, according to figures from a leading…

Cycle of Youth Homelessness Needs Intervention – NFP Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 16th February 2016 - Up to one in seven young people could be at risk of homelessness due to poor family relationships and mental health issues, according to a new report from Mission Australia. The Not for Profit study…

Best Community Organisations to be Honoured

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th February 2016 - Nominations are open for the West Australian 2016 Community Services Excellence Awards to find the most dedicated and innovative community service organisations in that state. WA Community Services Minister Tony Simpson said the biennial awards…

Calculating Cost of Social Issues for Impact Investment

Ellie Cooper, Monday, 15th February 2016 - A new guide to improve impact investment strategies through greater understanding of the cost of social issues has been released. A Practical Guide to Understanding Social Costs: Developing the Evidence Base for Informed Social Impact…

Disclosure Does Not Equal Donations

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 11th February 2016 - The Australian public is more motivated to donate to a charity that communicates its intention to do good work through brand marketing, rather than to charities that discloses proof of their activities, a new study…

Australia Must Emerge from ‘Bubble of Self-Pity’

Ellie Cooper, Thursday, 11th February 2016 - This year the Australian public must emerge from a “bubble of self-pity”, Not for Profit leader Tim Costello said in Pro Bono Australia’s inaugural podcast episode. Not for Podcast, which launched today, brings together father-son…

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