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Tech NFP aims to improve animal adoption process

Danielle Kutchel, Monday, 12th December 2022 -  A tech leader is following her passion to create a free not for profit resource for the animal industry. A new not for profit is taking a tech lens to the animal rescue journey to smooth

News Shorts: New national disadvantage centre and loans for female-focused enterprises

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Monday, 12th December 2022 -  A wrap of key news items you need to know this month. Over 500 charities lose registration The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has revoked the registration

Philanthropists and scientists join forces on biodiversity

Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 9th December 2022 -  The new Biodiversity Council will centre Indigenous knowledge and foster public recognition of Australia’s biodiversity crisis. Big philanthropy is uniting with experts from

DES star ratings suspended as department rushes to fix coding error

News Team, Friday, 9th December 2022 -  An external investigation into the error will be established. Social services minister Amanda Rishworth is launching an investigation into Disability Employment Services (DES)

How to avoid smashing your work Christmas party’s baubles

Danielle Kutchel, Friday, 9th December 2022 -  It’s all well and good to say ‘use common sense’, but sometimes we need a little reminder. It’s been a long, hard year, and we’re all ready to let our hair down and party it up a bit as 2022…

Changemaker

“It’s always the people”

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Thursday, 8th December 2022 -  Jim Mullan led change at large non-profits including SecondBite and The Big Issue UK. As this week’s Changemaker, he reflects on the power of people and the importance of being open

Data reveals burden on homelessness services

Danielle Kutchel, Thursday, 8th December 2022 -  Specialist homelessness services struggled this year with unmet need and continued demand. The number of people assisted by specialist homelessness services (SHS) fell slightly

Opinion

Philanthropy take note, the next youthquake is coming

Ed Krutsch, Wednesday, 7th December 2022 -  A young person shares why Australia needs more funders directly backing young people’s vision for the future — and how lowering the voting age is where it all starts. The Funders’

Community sector vital to climate crisis response

Danielle Kutchel, Wednesday, 7th December 2022 -  A new Australian-first climate crisis plan sets out how the sector can use a local lens for mitigation. Several communities across Melbourne’s west are joining forces in pursuit

New $280m social purpose fund

Ruby Kraner-Tucci, Wednesday, 7th December 2022 -  A new private credit fund will provide grants of $10 to $20 million to early stage for-purpose organisations. A new philanthropy-backed private credit fund and social purpose portfolio

COSS Corner

Research into COVID supplement, Tassie training on offer, SA milestone, upcoming Qld webinar

Contributor, Wednesday, 7th December 2022 -  All the latest news from the Councils of Social Service of Australia. A new report from the Poverty and Inequality Partnership led by ACOSS and UNSW Sydney has found that while the…

Opinion

Getting out of the way of innovation

Felicity Green, Tuesday, 6th December 2022 -  Felicity Green examines a case study from the utility sector that demonstrates how sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is get out of the way of progress.  As the world rapidly
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