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Online Op-Shop for Charities

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 - A new online op-shop style concept, GiveShop, wants to tap into the burgeoning second-hand exchange market to give charities access to income from the sale of second-hand goods without having to set up their own shopfront or handle a single secondhan

Executives Place More Worth on Strategic Sustainability – Survey

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th August 2014 - Sustainability is becoming a more strategic and integral part of business, executive leaders have said in a survey by McKinsey & Company Global.

Audit Gap with Aussie Sustainability Data

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 13th August 2014 - Most Australian companies are failing to have their sustainability data assured, despite increases in reporting overall, a new Net Balance report has found.

Hot Topic

Top Tips to Put Your Social Enterprise Start-up Idea to the Test

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th August 2014 - Time spent testing a social enterprise idea is time well spent. The Crunch Program Manager at Social Traders, Katie Wyatt, offers her top six tips on testing and why it’s not a waste of time.

Spotlight

Relieving Poverty in Paradise

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th August 2014 - A peace corps trip gone awry resulted in a new adventure for a young American upstart - in the form of a fledgling social enterprise on the holiday island of Bali, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

Opinion

Caution Required on Sustainability Practices

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th August 2014 - Caution is needed when surveying the uptake of sustainable practices in business, according to Paul Davies, Chief Operating Officer at sustainability firm Banarra.

Struggling Nations to Rise in Social Economy

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th August 2014 - Struggling countries forced to look for new solutions to their social problems are set to become global leaders in social investment and innovation, a European social economy expert has told a Melbourne seminar.

Zoos SA Defends Unilever Partnership

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th August 2014 - A battle is underway between a small South Australian ice-cream manufacturer and a multinational company, Unilever, to be the cream in between a Not for Profit in need of a major sponsor - Zoos SA.

Not for Profit Entrepreneur Academy Launches

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 31st July 2014 - A Not for Profit initiative designed to help kick-start new Australian businesses, called Start Up Australia, has launched to provide skills for budding entrepreneurs.

The Winter of our Discontent – Collective Impact in the Australian Context

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 30th July 2014 - Australia has much to contribute to the understanding of how the Collective Impact community change framework can be implemented, writes visiting Canadian expert, Liz Weaver, Vice President of Tamarack – an Institute for Community Engagement.

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