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Initiative to Get Young People Engaged with NFPs

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th January 2014 - A leading youth Not for Profit has started a new initiative to get more young people engaged in volunteering and Not for Profit work. The Foundation for Young Australians (FYA), who…

Samsung-FYA Partnership to Boost Social Innovation

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 15th January 2014 - A major player in the Australian corporate world has joined forces with a leading youth Not for Profit to develop the social change concepts of budding young entrepreneurs. Samsung…

Social Innovators Gain the Competitive Edge

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 11th December 2013 - Innovation for social change has become a competitive arena – and it’s reaping rewards. A new wave of competitions for social startups has hit what is traditionally…

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Creating a Launchpad for Social Change in Australia

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 27th November 2013 - The convenor of the highly successful Changemakers Festival, Tom Dawkins shares his key reflections on the event and what it means for the social innovation space in Australia. …

Disability Advocate Wins Changemaker Honour

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 12th November 2013 - Disability advocate Jordan O’Reilly, from Brookvale NSW, has been named Foundation for Young Australian’s Changemaker of the Year for his work tackling the social…

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Connecting Disadvantage Youth to Technology

Staff Reporter, Monday, 4th November 2013 - Making digital technology accessible for disadvantaged youth was the idea behind Jade Stott’s successful Perth-based Camera Recycle Project, which has recently expanded to Melbourne.…

Changemaker

Beltz’s Bid to Empower Communities

Staff Reporter, Monday, 28th October 2013 - Since coming to Australia, Zambian-born Nkandu Beltz has immersed herself in projects aimed at empowering communities across the country. Beltz is this week’s Changemaker.…

Young Innovation Finalists Named

Staff Reporter, Friday, 25th October 2013 - Finalists in the national ‘Unleashed Awards’, which recognises young people who are shaping positive change in innovative ways, including two indigenous teenagers,…

‘Super’ Solution to Solve the Big Issues

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd October 2013 - A national summit of young Australian philanthropists has been told that a superannuation fund could be the solution to solving some of the world's systemic social challenges.…

Young Philanthropists Praised – Nexus Summit

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd October 2013 - The state of philanthropy in Australia was brought to the table as the nation's wealthiest and brightest minds in philanthropy and social enterprise came together in Sydney…

Look Before You Leap into Corporate Partnerships – Costello

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th October 2013 - World Vision CEO and Community Council of Australia Chair Tim Costello has urged Not for Profit organisations at a breakfast seminar to have a clear understanding of their purpose…

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Taking Volunteering Passion Across the Globe

Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th October 2013 - At only 27 years old, Celia Boyd has already led an impressive career in the Not for Profit sector that has led her to co-found Not for Profit volunteer organisation Community…