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Impact Measurement Awards Announced

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 25th February 2015 -  The 2nd Annual Impact Measurement Awards have been announced in recognition of the inspiring progress being made by Not for Profit, Government, corporate and philanthropic organisations in the area of social impact measurement.

Opinion

Focusing on Young People in Aged Care

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 24th February 2015 -  With the roll out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, there must be an established framework that focuses on housing options for young people living in aged care that are currently falling through the cracks, writes Greens Senator Senator Ra

Latest NDIS Figures Show Growth

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th February 2015 -  The latest quarterly report for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) shows the scheme is on time, on budget, and has very high participant satisfaction.

Keeping the Charities Commission Opens Door to Real Reform

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 24th February 2015 -  After more than a year of campaigning by the Federal Government to ditch it, support for the charity regulator, the ACNC has barely wavered and now it’s time that Minister Morrison officially dropped its policy, writes Andrew Leigh, the Shadow Assi

Social Impact Films Hit the Big Screen

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 24th February 2015 -  Two of the social impact films funded under the Good Pitch Australia documentary initiative are about to hit the big screens across the country.

Children in Detention Report “Entirely Credible”

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 18th February 2015 -  Australian Human Rights Commissioner Tim Wilson has refused to condemn the Abbott Government for attacking his President Gillian Triggs over the controversial children in detention report.

Costs of Youth Homelessness Revealed – Report

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 17th February 2015 -  New research from Swinburne University reveals the extreme difficulties faced by homeless young people in Australia, with 63 per cent having been in kinship, residential or foster care and more than half being diagnosed with a mental illness.

Sector To Respond to Senate Funding Inquiry

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 17th February 2015 -  The Not for Profit sector is preparing to make submissions to the Senate inquiry into how the Department of Social Services provides funding grants to community services brought on by the Greens last week.

Indigenous Employment Going Backwards

Xavier Smerdon, Monday, 16th February 2015 -  The Abbott Government’s record on tackling Indigenous unemployment has been called disappointing but unsurprising.

Not for Profit Leaders Warn on Children In Detention Findings

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 12th February 2015 -  Deep concern has been expressed by Not for Profit sector leaders over the findings of the Australian Human Rights Commission’s report into children in immigration detention, released by the Federal Government.
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