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Welfare Review Submissions Deadline Looms

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th July 2014 - The deadline for Not for Profits to have their say on the recently released interim report on reforming Australia’s welfare system is set to close in less than two weeks. The…

Proceeds of Crime Funding Available

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 29th July 2014 - The Western Australian Government is offering $4 million to Not for Profits for crime prevention programs and to support victims of crime using funds derived from criminal assets…

Asylum Seeker Reprieve in High Court

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 8th July 2014 - The Federal Government has given an undertaking to not return 153 asylum seekers back to Sri Lanka without 72 hours notice during an emergency court hearing in the High Court, it has…

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Support Short for Regional Social Enterprise

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 2nd July 2014 - Tailored support and a fresh government approach is needed if Australia is to unlock the potential of social enterprise in rural and regional areas, writes Celia Hodson, Chief Executive…

Business & Philanthropic Leaders Pledge $1.5 Billion in Impact Investments

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 26th June 2014 - In the US, 20 private-sector investors have committed more than $1.5 billion in new impact investments, on the heels of a new report on how the government can partner with investors…

Hard Times Getting Harder for Cash-Starved Community Services

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th June 2014 - Governments want community organisations to move away from public funding and become more self-reliant, but is that possible, asks Research Fellows from the Social Policy Research…

Workplace Giving – Together We Can Do So Much

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 18th June 2014 - The push for increased workplace giving awareness is both timely and full of potential, writes Jenny Geddes, CEO of the Australian Charities Fund. No single organisation or person…

How Fair Will Civil Society Be?

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 11th June 2014 - Surely a Government that speaks of “strengthening civil society” will want to avert some of the consequences of its singular focus on achieving budget surpluses, questions…

Significant Hardships For Young People in Care: Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 27th May 2014 - Children in care experience dramatically higher incidences of mental and chronic health issues, are more likely to be bullied at school, and are more likely to find it difficult to…

Online Collaboration Platform for WA NFPs

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 22nd May 2014 - The Western Australian Council of Social Service has launched a new online collaborative platform set to change the way the community services sector works together, and collaborates…

Budget Knocks Confidence – NFPs

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 14th May 2014 - Not for Profit sector confidence remains low despite some positive Federal Budget measures, according to the Community Council for Australia.

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Community Finance to the Forefront

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 7th May 2014 - A new online platform supported by the Victorian Government is set to simplify the process of accessing community finance for social enterprises and Not for Profits. Foresters Community…

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