Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2008 -
Socially responsible investing (SRI) in the United States is now growing at a much faster pace than all investment assets under professional management, according to the new edition…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2008 -
A survey of 887 solicitors conducted by the National Pro Bono (Legal) Resource Centre, has revealed that about $250 million of work was undertaken on a pro bono basis by Australian…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2008 -
Demand for volunteer counsellors for one of Australia’s unique services to people facing life threatening illnesses is being stretched to capacity and the organisation…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2008 -
A national Human Rights workshop has heard that while human rights are on the corporate agenda, they are managed largely in an ad hoc manner and there is little industry consensus on…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2008 -
Although in its infancy, the Australian Social Innovation Exchange (ASIX) has been established as part of a global initiative launched in February to create a ‘network of networks’…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2008 -
Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard was among the guest speakers at the recent launch of the Centre for Social Impact at the University of NSW.
The event, before an audience of 500,…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2008 -
Charitable giving by Australia’s most affluent is not keeping pace with their increasing wealth delivered by a booming economy, according to a new report by QUT’s Australian…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2008 -
A global study on business attitude to Corporate Social Responsibility has found that companies are doing well by doing good.
The study by IBM Institute of Business Value says businesses…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 27th March 2008 -
A new McKinsey Global report suggests that companies aren’t using corporate philanthropy tools as well as they could.
The report says executives doubt that their philanthropy…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th March 2008 -
The Victorian Government has asked the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) to conduct an inquiry into enhancing Victoria’s liveability, including…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th March 2008 -
From Facebook to fundraising, from strategic planning to software, from mobiles to memberships, from databases to diaries, from websites to wikis, the Connecting Up 2008 –…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 25th March 2008 -
Enterprise Care, a company specialising in Not for Profit Governance, has developed a framework for Australian Not for Profits aimed at improving an organisation’s governance…