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Social Enterprise In Australia – An Evolving Success Story

David Brookes, Wednesday, 7th June 2017 -  Despite recent criticisms suggesting social enterprises have become “self-obsessed” and “disappointing”, there is growing evidence that these emerging ecosystem…

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The Indigenous Uptake of the NDIS is Low And This Must Change

Fran Connelley, Monday, 29th May 2017 -  There are 250 Aboriginal languages, 560 dialects and not a single word for “disability”…  so perhaps it’s not surprising that the uptake of the NDIS by Indigenous …

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Embracing Philanthropy’s Quirks

Fiona Higgins, Wednesday, 24th May 2017 -  If we can acknowledge the quirks of philanthropy, rather than mourn an idealised notion of how it “should” behave, then we can get on with the business of pragmatic philanthro…

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NDIS: A Plane With No Pilot

Contributor, Wednesday, 17th May 2017 -  The NDIS desperately needs leadership that can show integrity and admit to its problems but instead what we’ve got is a plane with no pilot, write disability consultants Va…

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Four Steps to Becoming an Agent of Change

Rabia Siddique, Thursday, 11th May 2017 -  Creating change in our own lives empowers us to explore ways of helping to bring about beneficial change in the lives of others, writes human rights lawyer Rabia Siddique, who will …

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Is This a Fair Budget?

David Crosbie, Wednesday, 10th May 2017 -  The federal budget of so called “fairness” has in some ways reset the government’s priorities and reflects the influence the charity sector can have through effective adv…

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Culture Amp Turns Up the Employee Ownership Volume

Alan Greig, Tuesday, 11th April 2017 -  Employee ownership is set to play a stronger part in growing the Australian economy writes Employee Ownership Australia Ltd board member Alan Greig. Culture Amp – a leading Aus…

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The Evolution of Housing for People with Disabilities

George Taleporos, Tuesday, 11th April 2017 -  Australia needs to work towards a future where the disability service system and housing solutions work together and where the current limits to choice and control are progressi…

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Sticking to Our Knitting

David Crosbie, Thursday, 30th March 2017 -  Minister Dutton and the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Register of Environmental Organisations have done civil society a service by encouraging us to think about our purpose an…

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Resilience in Rural Australia is Becoming a Core Competency

Natalie Egleton, Thursday, 30th March 2017 -  As Queensland looks to its recovery from Cyclone Debbie it’s timely to reflect on resilience, the challenges for communities and the need to develop a skillset that promotes gr…

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Learning to Trust NDIS Providers

Bill Gamack, Tuesday, 28th March 2017 -  People are screaming out for genuine interactions and longing to deal with providers that will walk the talk, writes Bill Gamack, CEO of disability employment not-for-profit EP…

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What Is the Role of Funders in Social Impact Matters?

Alan Kay, Wednesday, 15th March 2017 -  Often philanthropists are not familiar or experienced enough in local issues to be dictating how social impact is reported, writes Alan Kay, coordinator of the UK’s Social Aud…
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