A survey of 887 solicitors conducted by the National Pro Bono (Legal) Resource Centre, has revealed that about $250 million of work was undertaken on a pro bono basis by Australian…
Demand for volunteer counsellors for one of Australia’s unique services to people facing life threatening illnesses is being stretched to capacity and the organisation…
A national Human Rights workshop has heard that while human rights are on the corporate agenda, they are managed largely in an ad hoc manner and there is little industry consensus…
Although in its infancy, the Australian Social Innovation Exchange (ASIX) has been established as part of a global initiative launched in February to create a ‘network…
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard was among the guest speakers at the recent launch of the Centre for Social Impact at the University of NSW.
The event, before an audience…
Charitable giving by Australia’s most affluent is not keeping pace with their increasing wealth delivered by a booming economy, according to a new report by QUT’s…
A global study on business attitude to Corporate Social Responsibility has found that companies are doing well by doing good.
The study by IBM Institute of Business Value…
A new McKinsey Global report suggests that companies aren’t using corporate philanthropy tools as well as they could.
The report says executives doubt that their…
The Victorian Government has asked the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) to conduct an inquiry into enhancing Victoria’s liveability,…
From Facebook to fundraising, from strategic planning to software, from mobiles to memberships, from databases to diaries, from websites to wikis, the Connecting Up …
Enterprise Care, a company specialising in Not for Profit Governance, has developed a framework for Australian Not for Profits aimed at improving an organisation’s governance…
In the lead up to the Australia 2020 Summit in April, and the Future Forum in May, social demographer and researcher Mark McCrindle has prepared an analysis of Australia…