A landmark study from Feeding America, the country’s largest domestic hunger-relief organisation, reports that more than 37 million people – one in eight…
There are widespread reports from volunteer-involving organisations in the UK of major increases in enquiries about volunteering and in the numbers of volunteers…
Americans, it seems, have answered President Obama’s call to service, as the latest US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BSL) show a significant increase in the number…
A national volunteer mentoring program called the Golden Gurus is set for a $500,000 funding boost to kickstart its work connecting mature aged volunteers with mentoring…
In the UK, as the economic downturn wears on, people are more likely to cut back on charitable donations in order to avoid going without clothes, food and fuel, according…
Australia’s major companies have continued to support and invest in communities despite the tough economic conditions faced in 2009, according to a report released…
The first Social Inclusion Conference has attracted some 450 delegates in Melbourne including international and local experts on social inclusion.
The conference follows…
The Australian Centre for Corporate Social Responsibility (ACCSR) is hosting its 4th Annual Conference in Melbourne in February looking at the post-GFC world of responsible…
The Federal Government will provide $7.5 million to pilot approaches for developing a Community Development Financial Institution sector in Australia. The…
Radical action is needed to address staggering health inequalities rooted in socio-economic disadvantage, an international public health expert has told the Social…
While the response to the Haiti Earthquake with online and mobile donations is going through the roof, multinational NFP software provider Blackbaud has analysed the…
The recent launch of Endeavour Foundation’s perpetual Endowment Challenge Fund by Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan is described as the next step in a much-needed reform…