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Changemaker: Transforming capitalism for good

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Sponsored: Setting your 2020 vision for government engagement – a checklist

Business council backs emergency volunteers

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 20th January 2020 - New $25 million trust will be permanent and ongoing

Community sector struggling to meet demand

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 20th January 2020 - Australia’s peak welfare body is calling for a $2 billion injection for community services

Indigenous Australians want input into the new Closing the Gap approach

Luke Michael, Monday, 20th January 2020 - The government is working on a new national agreement

NDIS not yet in tune with the needs of participants

Luke Michael, Monday, 20th January 2020 - Disability advocates say there needs to be a stronger focus on fair access to the scheme

‘Opera house’ of the natural world rescued in covert operation

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 18th January 2020 - The prehistoric pine grove is the only one to exist in the wild

Staff stuck in a rut? Here’s how you can help them break out of their comfort zone

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 17th January 2020 - Whether it’s learning a new skill, or taking on a new project, here’s how you can nudge your staff in the right direction

Native Americans hold US government to account on climate change

Luke Michael, Thursday, 16th January 2020 - US tribes say their physical survival is in jeopardy

Opinion

Fundraising efforts must continue

Katherine Raskob, Thursday, 16th January 2020 - There are no limits to Australian generosity. While our hearts go out to those impacted by these terrible bushfires, fundraisers should not put off their appeals – we must still think about our donors and the other causes they may want to support, writes Katherine Raskob, chief executive of Fundraising Institute Australia.

The rise (and scepticism) of Facebook fundraisers

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 16th January 2020 - Facebook fundraisers are becoming more and more popular. But how do they actually work? We take a look.

Opinion

Measuring our success: Which voices count when the numbers are in? And why?

Erica Berthelsen, Thursday, 16th January 2020 - One Girl international programs director Erica Berthelsen considers radically participatory programming and how it's challenging the status quo of how they work in-country and achieving better results/relationships.

Charity sector gets multi-million dollar fire relief boost

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 16th January 2020 - The money will go towards food, financial counselling and support services

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Setting your 2020 vision for government engagement – a checklist

Andrew Blyberg, Thursday, 16th January 2020 - As we kick off a new year, Andrew Blyberg from Fifty Acres looks ahead to the federal budget and shares a checklist to help not for profits craft a clear vision for 2020.

Opinion

We ignored the evidence and the nation is aflame. Let’s not do the same with our kids.

Penny Dakin, Wednesday, 15th January 2020 - As Australians face unprecedented threats from bushfires, we are seeing the results of evidence ignored. A potential social and economic firestorm awaits many Australian children unless we take evidence off the shelf and turn it into action, writes Australian Research Alliance for Children and Youth (ARACY) CEO Penny Dakin.

Hot Topic

Bushfire resources for people with disability

Contributor, Wednesday, 15th January 2020 - Disability Services Consulting has put together a list of services and resources that can support people with disability through the bushfire season.

Charitable advocacy comes under threat in Queensland

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 15th January 2020 - The Human Rights Law Centre says proposed legislation would silence charities

Opinion

Bushfire response: Do Australian NFPs have a trust problem?

Richenda Vermeulen, Monday, 13th January 2020 - Despite the influx of generosity in response to the bushfires, there is significant scepticism towards charities supporting the effort. Here, Richenda Vermeulen, founder and CEO of ntegrity, shares six essential elements not for profits need to build trust with the Australian public.

Opinion

How to donate to Australian bushfire relief: Give money, watch for scams and think long term

Krystian Seibert, Monday, 13th January 2020 - It's worth thinking carefully about how to give, to ensure you're not wasting your contribution or inadvertently making things worse, writes Krystian Seibert.

Fears welfare card holders could be left high and dry in bushfires

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 13th January 2020 - Welfare groups are calling for the cashless welfare card to be suspended during the bushfires

Authorities look to stamp out bushfire donation scams

Luke Michael, Monday, 13th January 2020 - The government wants to make it easier for Australians to aid bushfire relief efforts

Changemaker

Rebuilding communities one book at a time

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 13th January 2020 - Kamilaroi man Corey Tutt is the founder of Deadly Science, an organisation opening up the world of science and the natural world to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander kids across the country. He’s this week’s Changemaker.

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Does volunteering overseas enhance your career?

Contributor, Monday, 13th January 2020 - Kathy Townsend has a unique understanding of both the recruitment market, and the breadth of work of Australian volunteers overseas. A “head hunter” for 23 years, she’s also a returned volunteer and chair of the board of AVI (which manages the Australian Volunteers Program). Here she explains how volunteering overseas can enhance your career.

Quirky bushfire fundraisers that took the world by storm

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 11th January 2020 - From sending nudes, to Russell Crowe auctioning off a daggy cap, we take a look at the wackiest bushfire fundraisers that went viral for a good cause

Struggling with the post-holiday blues? This might help

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 10th January 2020 - We find out how you can set yourself up for work success in 2020

How are Aussie charities helping in the bushfire crisis?

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 7th January 2020 - Australian charities are working tirelessly to help those in need as fires ravage the country

The rise (and scepticism) of Facebook fundraisers

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 16th January 2020 - Facebook fundraisers are becoming more and more popular. But how do they actually work? We take a look.

Hot Topic

Bushfire resources for people with disability

Contributor, Wednesday, 15th January 2020 - Disability Services Consulting has put together a list of services and resources that can support people with disability through the bushfire season.

What about the charities?

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 8th January 2020 - Charities big and small are stepping up to support the people and wildlife worst affected by this year’s catastrophic bushfires. But how is the sector coping with one of the largest disaster relief efforts to date?

Authorities look to stamp out bushfire donation scams

Luke Michael, Monday, 13th January 2020 - The government wants to make it easier for Australians to aid bushfire relief efforts

Quirky bushfire fundraisers that took the world by storm

Maggie Coggan, Saturday, 11th January 2020 - From sending nudes, to Russell Crowe auctioning off a daggy cap, we take a look at the wackiest bushfire fundraisers that went viral for a good cause

Opinion

Fundraising efforts must continue

Bushfire crisis brings out the best in Australians

Luke Michael, Friday, 10th January 2020 - The global outpouring of generosity during Australia’s bushfire crisis has been amplified by the rise in self-generated fundraising campaigns

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Does volunteering overseas enhance your career?

Fears welfare card holders could be left high and dry in bushfires

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 13th January 2020 - Welfare groups are calling for the cashless welfare card to be suspended during the bushfires

Opinion

Bushfire response: Do Australian NFPs have a trust problem?

Philanthropic giant steps up for bushfire crisis

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 9th January 2020 - The lionshare of the donation will be spent on a plan to mitigate the future threat of bushfires

Struggling with the post-holiday blues? This might help

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 10th January 2020 - We find out how you can set yourself up for work success in 2020

Charity sector gets multi-million dollar fire relief boost

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 16th January 2020 - The money will go towards food, financial counselling and support services

Opinion

We ignored the evidence and the nation is aflame. Let’s not do the same with our kids.

Opinion

How to donate to Australian bushfire relief: Give money, watch for scams and think long term

Charitable advocacy comes under threat in Queensland

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 15th January 2020 - The Human Rights Law Centre says proposed legislation would silence charities

Opinion

Measuring our success: Which voices count when the numbers are in? And why?

Changemaker

Rebuilding communities one book at a time

The world rallies to help Australia in its time of need

Luke Michael, Friday, 10th January 2020 - The international response to the bushfires has been comprehensive

Sponsored

Setting your 2020 vision for government engagement – a checklist

Staff stuck in a rut? Here’s how you can help them break out of their comfort zone

Maggie Coggan, Friday, 17th January 2020 - Whether it’s learning a new skill, or taking on a new project, here’s how you can nudge your staff in the right direction

Native Americans hold US government to account on climate change

Luke Michael, Thursday, 16th January 2020 - US tribes say their physical survival is in jeopardy

Sponsored

Setting your 2020 vision for government engagement – a checklist

Changemaker

Rebuilding communities one book at a time

Sponsored

Does volunteering overseas enhance your career?

What about the charities?

How are Aussie charities helping in the bushfire crisis?

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 7th January 2020 - Australian charities are working tirelessly to help those in need as fires ravage the country

Doco of the Month

Doco of the month: Happy Sad Man

Wendy Williams, Thursday, 19th December 2019 - How do men navigate the dance between happiness and sadness? Geneviève Bailey wanted to find out. Here she talks to Wendy Williams about her film Happy Sad Man, which explores how five men deal with mental health and find their recipe for happiness, as part of a series profiling powerful documentaries in partnership with Documentary Australia Foun

It’s the most wonderful time of the year… to be sustainable

Maggie Coggan, Thursday, 19th December 2019 - We round up some of the best and easiest ways to reduce your environmental footprint this Christmas

Same same, but different – 2019 in review

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 18th December 2019 - As the sun sets on 2019 – and this decade comes to an end – Luke Michael looks back at how the year unfolded for the social sector

Changemaker

A champion of profit and purpose

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 16th December 2019 - Cathy Scalzo, the CEO of the Scalzo Family Office, is using the success of her family’s food business to create great social change. She’s this week’s Changemaker.

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The must do’s for 2020 grants success

Contributor, Thursday, 12th December 2019 - As 2019 comes to a close, here are Strategic Grants’ top tips to get you grant-ready in 2020 and to have your most productive year yet!

Changemaker

The city gardening project that’s saving the planet and the people on it

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 9th December 2019 - Chris Ennis is the founder at CERES Fair Food, where he not only manages Melbourne’s fairest grocery store but is helping urban Melbournians use their shopping dollar for good. He’s this week’s Changemaker.

Spotlight

Meet the enterprise fighting e-waste and the disability employment crisis in one

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 4th December 2019 - With employment participation rates for people with disability some of the lowest in the country and e-waste one of the fastest-growing types of waste, Enable Australia is finding a way to tackle both problems head-on, writes Maggie Coggan in this month’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise.

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Volunteering: An act of service worth celebrating

Contributor, Monday, 2nd December 2019 - This Thursday is International Volunteer Day. It provides an opportunity to reflect on the achievements and contributions being made by hundreds of Australians currently volunteering overseas, writes Zoë Mander-Jones, program director at the Australian Volunteers Program.

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#GivingTuesday the day for good deeds, and an antidote to greed

Contributor, Thursday, 28th November 2019 - Hundreds of charities and not for profits have joined a fast-growing movement that’s emerging as a powerful antidote to end-of-year excess.

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‘Diversity, power, purpose’: Discover new ways of harnessing the power of volunteering

Contributor, Thursday, 28th November 2019 - The National Volunteering Conference 2020 is a not-to-be-missed biennial opportunity to reach out, connect and share ideas with your fellow not-for-profit leaders, managers of volunteers, policymakers, corporates and others.

Doco of the Month

Doco of the Month: Visible Farmer

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 26th November 2019 - Gisela Kaufmann and Carsten Orlt talk to Wendy Williams about how their new web-series is putting a spotlight on the long hidden face of agriculture, as part of a series profiling powerful documentaries in partnership with Documentary Australia Foundation.

Changemaker

It’s about more than just the moustache

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 25th November 2019 - Rachel Carr heads up one of the most successful grassroots campaigns in the country, the Movember Foundation, which is fighting to end male suicide and raise the profile on men’s health issues. She’s this week’s Changemaker.

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It’s almost the holidays!

Jo Scard, Thursday, 21st November 2019 - What’s the best way to maintain media interest in your organisation and public support for your fundraising campaign throughout December and January? Jo Scard from Fifty Acres shares her advice.

Hot Topic

A sad and sorry history of Newstart

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 19th November 2019 - Much has been made of the fact federal government unemployment benefits haven’t increased in real terms since 1994. But why has the freeze gone on so long? We look back at the history of Newstart and the long-running battle to raise the rate.

Changemaker

A fair and just go for all

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 18th November 2019 - Nicky Friedman is not your average lawyer. As the director of community engagement and the head of pro bono law at global law firm Allens, she’s using her expertise and passion for social equality to give disadvantaged people the same access to justice as anyone else. She’s this week’s Changemaker.

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Corporate foundations unite to create more jobs in the Illawarra

Contributor, Monday, 18th November 2019 - Illawarra-based social enterprise, Green Connect, is the fifth organisation to benefit from a new collaborative funding approach led by Westpac Foundation which aims to create more jobs for vulnerable Australians.

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Drought assistance not a sufficient prescription for rural mental health

Andrew Cairns, Thursday, 14th November 2019 - One-off measures that only address financial implications will hardly be a long-term solution for the growing intensity and range of challenges facing rural communities, writes Andrew Cairns.

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It starts with you

Contributor, Thursday, 14th November 2019 - The annual FIA Conference returns in February to Brisbane’s Convention and Exhibition Centre. With a line-up of sought-after speakers from not-for-profit organisations, charities, fundraising agencies and consultancies around the globe, FIA writer Kim Carter looks ahead to the highlights.

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Salary packaging – When ‘think different’ actually works

Contributor, Tuesday, 12th November 2019 - GO Salary is set to disrupt the salary packaging industry.

Changemaker

The woman taking on all sides to make Australia fairer

Maggie Coggan, Monday, 11th November 2019 - As a charity, business and sporting leader, Ros Moriarty is fighting for change through sustainable community-led solutions. She’s this week’s Changemaker.