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Grants and free programs to build resilience in our not for profits

Contributor, Tuesday, 19th January 2021 - Not for profits all over Australia can access a wealth of free resources from Community Business Bureau (CBB) this year, starting with a grant program providing free specialist consulting…

A pandemic, an economic crisis: What can foundations, philanthropists, and funders do?

Julia Unwin, Thursday, 10th September 2020 - This is the first in a global series of articles in which people all over the world will share and contextualise the role of foundations, philanthropists and funders in their own countries.…

Capacity Is the Key to Effectiveness

Mae Hong, Thursday, 15th September 2016 - Opinion: There is an expectation that institutions and companies have adequate resources to deliver the goods and services society relies on. So why should the Not for Profit sector…

Success is Helped by Good Financial Management

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 15th January 2015 - Your organisation needs to be primed and ready to lift off in 2015. Now is a great time to revisit what is needed to make 2015 a great year. Below we outline four webinars from Westpac’s…

lnvest in Capacity Instead of ‘Throwing Darts’

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 3rd December 2014 - Funders and beneficiaries should cease “throwing darts” at one another and focus on investing in the capacity of Not for Profits to measure social outcomes, a Sydney…

Opinion

Innovation: Key to Your Own Survival

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 30th July 2014 - With the appropriate support from the board, developing an organisational capacity for innovation can contribute to meeting the challenges of the Not for Profit and government …

Financial Failure Restricting Indigenous Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 7th May 2014 - Insufficient ongoing support and financial issues such as lack of access to capital and poor business planning remain the key barriers for indigenous community-based enterprises,…

Spotlight

Big-Hearted Haircare

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 26th February 2014 - Australia’s first social enterprise hair salon is providing a touch of glamour and a glimmer of hope for disengaged young people, writes Nadia Boyce in this week’s Spotlight…

Hot Topic

Pitching for Investment: Five Top Tips

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th February 2014 - Storytelling and financial statistics are crucial if organisations are to take advantage of emerging finance opportunities for social enterprises, according to the team at Foresters…

Featured

Impact Investment the Word on the STREAT

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 12th February 2014 - The site of a former brothel loaned to Melbourne social enterprise STREAT at five dollars per year for the next 50 years has enabled the youth homelessness organisation to build on …

Social Innovators Gain the Competitive Edge

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 - Innovation for social change has become a competitive arena – and it’s reaping rewards. A new wave of competitions for social startups has hit what is traditionally…

School’s in for The Crunch

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 - The latest slew of social enterprise startups selected for intensive business development have been announced by Social Traders – and for the first time, the new class has…