Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th May 2009 -
Australian business values the arts, but the global financial crisis (GFC)means challenges ahead according to the Australia Business Arts Foundation’s Sponsorship survey.…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th May 2009 -
A new report has found that 95% of people in the UK are unaware that they can support a charity by becoming a trustee – a figure that won’t surprise many charities that have…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th May 2009 -
Marketing to the ‘green’ consumer is extremely challenging, especially so in times of worsening economic conditions. However, recent research suggests the market…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th May 2009 -
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) together with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) have announced Oxfam Australia and World…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th May 2009 -
The Assistant Federal Treasurer, Chris Bowen has released an exposure draft of legislation aimed at improving the integrity of Prescribed Private Funds (PPFs).
PPFs are a form of…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th May 2009 -
A survey by Beaton Consulting and Not for Profit organisation, the St James Ethics Centre has found a link between an employer’s approach to ethics, and productivity and loyalty…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 28th May 2009 -
A new research report shows that the emerging management field of corporate social responsibility is thriving, with nearly 1,000 employed in an industry that did not exist only ten…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th May 2009 -
Volunteering Australia (VA) called on state and federal governments to ensure that funding to support volunteers grows in line with current demands during the recent Volunteer…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th May 2009 -
A US retailing giant is urging the online community to use the social networking tool Facebook to help it decide how much money goes to a list of its favourite charities.
The US Target…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th May 2009 -
A visiting expert on civil society and social investment has called for a number of policy initiatives to help the Third Sector weather the current financial crisis and prepare for…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th May 2009 -
Despite the tough financial times CARE Australia has been able to turn around its bequest program in under 12 months with the help of some ‘best practice’ initiatives,…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 25th May 2009 -
A guide to Social Return on Investment (SROI) has been launched in the UK to help third sector organisations articulate the added social and environmental value they create.
The guide…