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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…

Housing Key to Closing the Gap

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th February 2016 - The Australian Government should introduce targets for affordable housing for indigenous Australians in the wake of the Closing the Gap Report, a leading Not for Profit has said. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull tabled the annual…

Better Targeted Affordable Housing Needed

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 11th February 2016 -

More targeted, affordable housing across specific regions of Australia is needed to stop the rise in homelessness, a study by community welfare agency, Launch Housing has found. The Not for Profit has released the results

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