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Muhammad Yunus Lecture on ‘Abolishing Poverty - The Human Rights Priority’

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 17th March 2010 -  Muhummad Yunus, 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and founder of the Grameen Bank, spoke to an audience of 1000 in Sydney recently on ‘Abolishing Poverty – The Human Rights…

Productivity Commissions’ key recommendations with PilchConnect’s comment

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th March 2010 -  On 11 February 2010, after a year of research, the Productivity Commission released its final report Contribution of the Not-for-Profit Sector. Links to PilchConnect’s…

New Disability Access Requirements

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 16th March 2010 -  The Rudd Government has launched the Disability Standards for Access to Premises, which for the first time sets the minimum access requirements for people with a disability to access…

Applications Open For $21 Million Volunteer Grants Program

Staff Reporter, Friday, 12th March 2010 -  Applications are now open for the Federal Government’s $21 million Volunteer Grants 2010. Grants between $1,000 and $5,000 are available to help eligible Not for Profit organisations…

Microfinance Challenges in Australia

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th March 2010 -  A new report undertaken by the Brotherhood of St Lawrence and Foresters Community Finance highlights three key challenges facing the future of microfinance development in Australia.…

"DepressioNet" Forced to Close Its Doors

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th March 2010 -  DepressioNet, an online resource for people living with depression, was been forced to close its doors on Tuesday due to the perceived costly implications of legal action being taken…

Major Giving In Australia - New Research Points to Untapped Opportunity

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th March 2010 -  Landmark philanthropy research by the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies (CPNS) finds major giving in Australia is untapped, unidentified and uniformed.…

New CEO Appointment for Engineers Without Borders

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 11th March 2010 -  Engineers Without Borders New CEO Lizzie Brown Engineers Without Borders has announced that the current Operations Director Lizzie Brown is the organisation’s new CEO,…

Report on the Information Needs of Volunteer-Based Organisations

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 10th March 2010 -   Volunteer-based organisations typically use the Web to find resources and information but they go to many different websites to get what they need, according to a Victorian…

Productivity Commission's Relevance to Volunteering Issues "Less Clear"

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 10th March 2010 -  Volunteering Victoria has responded to the Productivity Commission Report saying the report’s relevance to the issues facing the volunteering community is less certain…
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