Victoria's Action Plan - Strengthening Community Organisations
The Victorian Government has released a 25-point action plan aimed at reducing red tape, building the capacity of sector workforce and strengthening the long term sustainability of community organisations.
When international accounting firm PriceWaterhouseCoopers announced the winner of its inaugural Australian Not for Profit 'Transparency' Awards, its judging panel called for a number of changes around Third Sector Reporting.
Amongst the list of big ideas of the 2020 summit was an inexpensive, far-reaching solution to the forthcoming crisis in disability support according to Richard Dent, the CEO of the E W Tipping Foundation, a community development organisation with a focus on services and inclusion for people with a disability.
CPA Australia Not for Profit Conference - Advertorial
Market forces, attractive corporate remuneration packages and an incredibly competitive marketplace has forced Not for Profit organisations to compete with the corporate world - only with far fewer resources and while constantly battling for donation dollars.
Investment manager and philanthropist Chris Cuffe has launched a pioneering initiative called the Third Link Growth Fund - an Australian-first managed investment scheme that gives its profits back to the charity sector.
Economic Empowerment - Building Social Capital - Opinion
Australia could do well from the overseas experience of social enterprises developed along innovative community ownership/social investment lines. Hopefully, the social inclusion agenda being developed by the Australian Government will not exclude them from being counted "in" says Alan Greig, Director, Ownership Strategies, The Mercury Centre.
Americans misunderstand key phrases commonly used in environmental marketing and advertising, giving products a greater environmental halo than they deserve and creating a growing risk of a company backlash according to a new study.
The Rudd Government has called on the corporate sector to work in partnership to meet the challenges of sustainability and tackle disadvantage and exclusion.
GM Holden and the World Environment Centre (WEC) are joining forces to launch a program to help GM Holden and its suppliers improve their environmental performance.
