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Australia Failing to Close the Gap

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 12th February 2015 -  Australia is failing in its attempts to close the gap of disadvantage between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, according to a major new bipartisan report.

Performance Analysis Crucial to Social Program Delivery – Report

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 11th February 2015 -  Investment in performance management systems and their analysts is urgently needed by social services organisations as the impact of innovative models like social impact bonds, collective impact and outcomes based contracts take hold, new research re

Measurement Key to Attract Impact Investment – Report

Xavier Smerdon, Wednesday, 11th February 2015 -  A focus on the intention and measurability of impact investment is critical in order to leverage the new pool of capital it is to bring to Australian social sector organisations, new research by NAB suggests.

Opinion

New Three Word Slogans, Politics and NFPs

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 10th February 2015 -  In the light of the latest political "refocusing" by Prime Minister Abbott, the Government will need to hit the reset button on its relationship with the charities and Not for Profit sector, writes David Crosbie, CEO of Community Council for Australi

Opinion

Shaping 2015: Social Services Need More Than Short-Term Fixes

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 10th February 2015 -  Getting the right balance between short and medium-term ‘fixes’ may well be the most significant challenge for Social Services Minister Scott Morrison, writes Professor Peter Whiteford from the Crawford School of Public Policy at ANU in this art

Global Trust in NGOs Falling

Xavier Smerdon, Friday, 6th February 2015 -  Global trust in Non-Government Organisations is falling and Australia is not immune, according to a major report.

Security Needed After Queensland Election

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 5th February 2015 -  The community sector, like the business sector, needs a swift resolution to the Queensland election to provide certainty to support the most vulnerable in the community and to secure funding for those who provide that support, writes Belinda Drew fro

Opinion

Drama, Leadership and Real Politics

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 3rd February 2015 -  David Crosbie, CEO of the Community Council for Australia (CCA), reflects on what the shock electoral result in Queensland and current speculation about national political leadership might mean for the Australian Not for Profit sector.
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