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Staff Reporter, Monday, 27th February 2012 -  Australia needs a more socially responsible engineering profession, according to Tim McMinn, a Structural Engineer and human rights activist who is the West Australian

Changemakers - Michelle Jewels-Parsons

Staff Reporter, Monday, 27th February 2012 -  Michelle Jewels-Parsons, Business Development Manager for SIDS and Kids South Australia, is profiled in Changemakers – a regular column which examines inspiring people

Religious People Donate More - UK study

Staff Reporter, Friday, 24th February 2012 -  Religious people donate more than twice the amount to charity than those without a faith, according to new research from the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) in the United Kingdom.…

Partnership with Government: Will we know it when we see it?

Staff Reporter, Friday, 24th February 2012 -  Professor Peter Shergold is the Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) at UNSW and Chancellor of the University of Western Sydney. He was the founding

Australian Adventurer Sets “Pole” Record for Red Cross

Staff Reporter, Friday, 24th February 2012 -  Pat Farmer returns home to Australia after an epic journey to the South Pole to raise funds for the Red Cross. Photo: supplied. After a gruelling 20,919 kilometres and 14 countries…

Online Survey Launch on Future of Australia Council

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd February 2012 -  An online survey on the future of Australia’s flagship arts funding body, the Australia Council, has been launched as part of a Federal Government’s plan to develop…

Social Media Use Impacts Families and Relationships

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd February 2012 -  Issues related to social media and technology use are cropping up more often in family and relationship counselling sessions, says a Relationships Australia Victoria (RAV) survey.…

Volunteer Peak Bodies to Amalgamate into New Funding Model

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd February 2012 -  Funding for Volunteering Australia and state and territory peak bodies will be amalgamated into a new National Project Fund under new funding arrangements announced by the Federal…

NFP Leader Liz Gillies To Be Awarded Inaugural Charitable Fellowship

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd February 2012 -  Photo supplied Not for Profit sector leader, Liz Gillies, is to be awarded a three year fellowship as part of a new partnership between one of Australia’s oldest independent…

A ‘Next’ step for YouTube Not for Profits

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 23rd February 2012 -  Flickr image:  Some rights reserved by webtreats Worldwide video-sharing website YouTube has launched an initiative it says will help Not for Profits…

UK Street Fundraiser Closes its Doors

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd February 2012 -  One of the longest standing street fundraising companies in the UK, Gift Fundraising, has gone into voluntary administration with some 300 staff reportedly being made redundant.…

Insurance Website Assists Australians with Experience of Mental Illness

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 22nd February 2012 -  Australians with experience of mental illness now have a new website resource to turn to for assistance with insurance, through the Mental Health Council of Australia (MHCA) and…
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