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How to start a new job (from your home office)

Maggie Coggan, Sunday, 9th August 2020 - Starting a new job is hard. It’s even harder when you can’t meet any of your colleagues face-to-face. In part one our remote work series, we take a look at how to overcome this as the newest…

Beyond the profits of doom

David Crosbie, Thursday, 6th August 2020 - It is important for charities to shine a light on the problems facing the sector and society at large, but we must not push this narrative too far. Charities must also be seen as capable…

World Vision Australia slashes staff to save humanitarian programs

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 5th August 2020 - The organisation said staff cuts were needed to maintain essential humanitarian work World Vision Australia will slash staff numbers by up to 14 per cent, following a review into…

Charities to struggle, even with JobKeeper

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 4th August 2020 - JobKeeper will keep charities afloat in the short term, but is it enough? Around 110,000 charity workers are at risk of becoming unemployed by September, with a further 70,000 potentially…

Trust in the charity sector is well placed

Craig Comrie, Monday, 3rd August 2020 - The contract flexibility we have seen over the last few months from government and philanthropic funders has supercharged innovation – we need to create an environment where this…

If not now, when?

Karyn Walsh, Monday, 3rd August 2020 - COVID-19 has made visible the extent of couch surfing and rough sleeping in Australia, and brought about an increase in homelessness as more people are faced with unemployment and…

‘Closing schools means much more than just a lost education’

Paul Ronalds, Sunday, 2nd August 2020 - We need more international support to stop COVID-19 mutating from a global health emergency into a global education emergency, writes Paul Ronalds, group CEO of Save the Children…

How a microfinance group could be the key to helping Australia build back better

Maggie Coggan, Wednesday, 29th July 2020 - Global microfinance group Grameen has set up shop in Australia at a time when vulnerable people are facing more uncertainty than ever before. Pro Bono News sat down with the organisation’s…

Purposeful governance: Getting the basics right for post-COVID sustainability

Ranjit Gajendra Nadarajah, Tuesday, 28th July 2020 - Ranjit Gajendra Nadarajah and Vivienne Cunningham-Smith consider the role of purposeful governance as an impetus for sector transformation and sustainability.

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Australia’s borders are shut, so where does that leave refugees?

Maggie Coggan, Tuesday, 28th July 2020 - Humanitarian advocates say people fleeing dangerous situations are more at risk than ever When COVID-19 reached Australia in late March, the government swiftly closed the country’s…

Toward resilient community organisations

Mike Davis, Monday, 27th July 2020 - COVID-19 has posed an important question to all community organisations – are you working towards becoming resilient, writes Mike Davis. Resilience or the quality of being resilient…

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