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Data reveals burden on homelessness services

Danielle Kutchel, Thursday, 8th December 2022 -  Specialist homelessness services struggled this year with unmet need and continued demand. The number of people assisted by specialist homelessness services (SHS) fell slightly

Community divided on action needed for long COVID in disability sector

Danielle Kutchel, Thursday, 24th November 2022 -  Long COVID could be a mass disabling event, and people with disability are sounding the alarm about how this could impact the sector and society more widely. Australia is in the grip

Deep Focus: The key to productive employees

Samantha Freestone, Thursday, 1st September 2022 -  We’ve all heard about the much-lauded four-day working week and productivity hacks to make employees more efficient. Turns out science backs it up and the key is deep focus. B-Corp

Could the Covid-induced virtual world have been good for your career?

Samantha Freestone, Friday, 19th August 2022 -  If you were lucky enough to hold on to your job during lockdown, research suggests the virtual world may have been good for your career. And the virtual corporation, once a theory, is

Life satisfaction not back to pre-COVID levels

Isabelle Oderberg, Thursday, 7th July 2022 -  New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows national life satisfaction levels are still not back to pre-COVID levels, as the mental health sector pushes for

Ask Izzy campaign rolls out across Melbourne, showcasing the power of tech for NFPs

Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 17th June 2022 -  Australians will soon have access to real-time information about community support services close to them. A new community partnership between oOh! Media and Infoxchange will

Research reveals new givers ripe for targeting

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 15th June 2022 -  Responsive donors could be the key to helping charities and not for profits recover some of the fundraising pool lost to COVID. Every not for profit wants a stable source of income.

Donations held up during the pandemic – but it came with a rise in expenses for charities

Samantha Freestone, Wednesday, 8th June 2022 -  The eighth Annual Charities Report released on Tuesday shows revenue, donations and expenses were all up in 2020. Charities’ revenue increased by more than $10 billion in 2020 but

Fundraisers look to the future at FIA Conference

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 8th June 2022 -  A panel of expert fundraisers reflect on the lessons learned from COVID and where face-to-face fundraising could be heading. If COVID proved anything, it’s that nothing is certain.

Rebuilding our society: What should a reimagined Australia look like?

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 25th May 2022 -  A prominent advocate suggests Australians should reconsider what sort of society they want to create. COVID has forced a reset of many facets of our lives as we adjust to new ways of

A new National Strategy for Volunteering is in the works – and you can help shape it

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 23rd May 2022 -  A new survey reveals that volunteer numbers have dropped in Australia since COVID, as work gets underway on the first national strategy in a decade. Organisations or groups that involve

Watering the seeds of change

David Crosbie, Thursday, 24th February 2022 -  While the charity sector continues to serve communities despite all the challenges, we should also take the time to recognise both what has been achieved and what lies ahead if we choose
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