Lina Caneva, Monday, 28th March 2011 - The peak body for the community and social welfare sector, ACOSS, says it will use its 2011 National Conference in Melbourne this week to illustrate the worsening plight of disadvantaged…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 24th March 2011 -
America’s Not for Profits are struggling to meet fast-climbing demand for services with a new survey finding that 87% of organisations declare ‘the recession has not…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd March 2011 -
The Australian Bureau of Statistics is about to start the biggest health survey ever conducted in Australia in conjunction with the National Heart Foundation.
The first Australian…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 3rd March 2011 -
Philanthropist, social entrepreneur and Australian of the Year, Simon McKeon outlined the top issues he believes will shape the Not for Profit sector in 2011 to Pro Bono Australia…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th February 2011 -
Australian organisations – public, private and Not for Profit – are embracing corporate social responsibility (CSR) as a means of delivering improved competitive…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 6th December 2010 -
People who volunteer feel an increased sense of belonging to their community, and a significant proportion of volunteers say volunteering provides pathways to paid employment,…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 22nd November 2010 -
ACOSS is calling for Not for Profit organisations to take part in the Australian Community Sector Survey.
The Survey is an annual national survey collecting data about the community…
Staff Reporter, Friday, 5th November 2010 -
Volunteering Australia is calling for input to the National Survey on Volunteering Issues.
The annual National Survey of Volunteering Issues conducted by Volunteering Australia…
Lina Caneva, Wednesday, 1st September 2010 -
A Melbourne academic has devised a way of giving money to charities using a 'small change' concept, but is looking to test the idea via an online survey.
The concept is called…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 24th August 2010 -
A new study carried out by the American Red Cross has found that many web users would seek help through social media in an emergency – and they expect emergency service responders…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th August 2010 -
Social entrepreneurs are attracted to solving the world’s most difficult problems early in their career, a US survey of social entrepreneurs has found.
US Not for Profit organisation,…
Employees want more choice in the charities they support through Workplace Giving programs, according to a new US survey by the LBG Research Institute.