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More NFP Boards Tackle Mergers & Collaborations – Report

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 23rd October 2014 - More than 30 per cent of Australia’s Not for Profit organisations have discussed mergers in the past year and many more organisations are exploring and engaging in cross-sector collaboration, according to a new survey of board directors.

NFP Leaders Shine as Women of Influence

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 23rd October 2014 - Sex Discrimination Commissioner Elizabeth Broderick has been named as Australia’s top Woman of Influence for 2014 in an award ceremony overnight that also saw honours awarded to two Not for Profit leaders.

Opinion

Divestment Backlash – Companies Need to Improve Sustainability Reporting

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 22nd October 2014 - Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s claims that divesting deprives fund members of a good investment could prove misguided given the value in accounting for social and environmental impacts, writes sustainability expert Dr Carol Adams in this piece first

Countdown to High Impact Grant

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 - Four Not for Profit organisations working on the coalface with homelessness in Melbourne are the final contenders for Impact100 Melbourne’s annual $100,000 grant.

Opinion

Addressing the NFP Sector ‘Data Deficit’

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 - A renewed effort and commitment are needed to address the Not for Profit sector’s ‘data deficit’, through initiatives such as the recent Curtin Report, writes Krystian Seibert, Policy & Research Manager with Philanthropy Australia.

Millennials Pushing for Social Change

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 21st October 2014 - Millennials, who are often maligned as a the “me generation” and a selfish group of citizens that are impatient and filled with a sense of entitlement, actually have the power to change the face of the Not for Profit sector, a visiting US impact

Good Pitch Film Crowdfunding for Top Up

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th October 2014 - One of the social impact documentaries supported by the successful philanthropic Good Pitch event has begun a crowdfunding campaign to make up a shortfall to cover filming and post production costs.

Zuckerberg Donates to Ebola Fight

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 16th October 2014 - Facebook founder and philanthropist Mark Zuckerberg and his wife have pledged $US25 million to the US Centers for Disease Control Foundation to help fight the deadly Ebola disease - one of the largest single donations so far.

Aussie Kids Going Hungry – Foodbank Report

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 16th October 2014 - Aussie kids are going hungry with 180,000 children relying on food welfare each month and many more thousands being turned away, according to a new Not for Profit report.

Why Don’t Aussies Volunteer?

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 14th October 2014 - A new Curtin University research project is examining why people choose not to volunteer and how Australia can build a sustainable volunteer sector.

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