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NFP Benchmarking Project Revealed

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 8th January 2015 - Quality back-of-house services in Australian Not for Profits require a dedicated level of investment, according to a three year benchmarking project. A consortium of 12 Australian…

Private Philanthropic Funds Reach Record Levels

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 8th January 2015 - Distributions from Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs) have grown to record levels in Australia reaching $251 million in 2012 and were estimated to exceed a cumulative $1.7 billion in…

2014 – The Year of NFP Change

Xavier Smerdon, Thursday, 18th December 2014 - It was a very big news year for the Australian Not for Profit sector and as 2014 comes to a close, Pro Bono Australia looks back at the year that was and what made the biggest impact on the…

$1.5 Million to Develop Early Stage Social Enterprises

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 17th December 2014 - The School of Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) Australia has committed to raise $1.5 over five years as part of a new scheme to assist the neglected early-stage social enterprise sector.…

ACCAN Launches Hardship Portal

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 16th December 2014 - The peak body for communications consumers in Australia, the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), has launched an online Hardship Portal – offering…

Transition to Full NDIS Scheme – COAG

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 16th December 2014 - A meeting of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Disability Reform Council has committed to a full roll-out of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and says…

NSW Mental Health Plan Worth National Reach

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 16th December 2014 - Mental health charity SANE Australia says a newly released strategic plan for mental health in New South Wales should be adopted on a national level. Sane says it strongly supports…

Social Lens for Financial Inquiry’s Final Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th December 2014 - The final report of the the Financial Systems Inquiry has advised the Federal Government to explore and develop impact investment as an innovative way of potentially funding social…

Income Inequality to Worsen Under Budget -Senate Report

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 4th December 2014 - An all-party Senate Committee Report table in the final days of Federal Parliament has warned that inequality and poverty will worsen in Australia under the Abbott Government’s…

Aus Businesses Don’t Fully Grasp Sustainability Risks

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 4th December 2014 - Almost half of all Australian Stock Exchange Top 50 (ASX50) companies are failing to articulate the value being created by engaging in issues of sustainability, according…

From Compliance to a Culture

Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 3rd December 2014 - In this weeks Executive Insight, we speak to a sustainability manager at one of Australia’s largest property firms drawing on his experience in the UK to transform CSR from …

WA Giving Circle Delivers Inaugural Grants

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 25th November 2014 - 100 Women, a Perth-based giving circle, has awarded three inaugural grants totalling almost $100000 set to transform the lives of women close to home and overseas. One grant goes…

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