Australia

National Conference on Volunteering 2011

Volunteering Australia (Queensland)

28 November 2011 - 30 November 2011 | Inspire. Challenge. Create.

Financial Inclusion for Social Enterprises

Social Enterprise Solutions, Foresters Community Finance (New South Wales)

01 March 2012 | A workshop focused on building an understanding of community finance and its use for asset purchase and business development.

Financial Inclusion for Social Enterprises Workshop

The Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies - QUT Business School (Queensland)

22 February 2012 | A workshop focused on building an understanding of community finance and its use for asset purchase and business development.

National Volunteer Week 2012

Volunteering Australia (Australia)

14 May 2012 - 20 May 2012 | 'Volunteers - Every One Counts' National Volunteer Week (NVW) will be celebrated this year from the 14-20 May 2012

Housing and social wellbeing: new AHURI research

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (Victoria)

15 March 2012 | This AHURI Housing Research Seminar will present the findings from two new AHURI research projects - Other countries' policy initiatives to meet the housing needs of asset-poor older persons: implications for Australia by Professor Gavin Wood (AHURI RMIT Research Centre) and Housing, public policy and social inclusion by Professor Kath Hulse (AHURI Swinburne-Monash Research Centre).

Homelessness Research Conference

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (Victoria)

19 April 2012 - 20 April 2012 | This is an important event for the National Homelessness Research Network, and will provide the opportunity to hear from many of Australia’s leading researchers. The conference will showcase current homelessness research and facilitate discussion to apply this evidence to contemporary policy and practice. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss and debate the future directions of research on homelessness.

Third Annual 'From Strength to Strength' Conference

National Disability Services Victoria (NDSV) + Disability Professionals Victoria (DPV) (Victoria)

01 March 2012 - 02 March 2012 | Leadership and Innovation in a Changing World Rising to the Challenges of Self Directed Approaches Registrations are now open for the third annual NDS/DPV Conference

Workshop: Technology planning essentials for nonprofit leaders

Connecting Up (Australia)

13 March 2012 - 19 March 2012 | Leadership and thoughtful planning are crucial to the successful use of technology for nonprofits. John Kenyon, a highly-respected nonprofit technology educator and strategist from USA, will take you through strategies and tactics that will help you foster technology integration in your organisation that has the potential to reduce costs and increase organisational capacity.

Policy Research Methods Masterclass 2012

Liquid Learning Group (Australia)

19 June 2012 - 21 June 2012 | Promoting Professional Research, Consultation and Communication Skills for Policy Officers to Develop Robust Evidence-Based Policy

Laughter Boss™ Training for RACF Staff

The Humour Foundation (New South Wales)

08 June 2012 | “It is the job of the Laughter Boss™, via open-heart surgery, to touch the soul and give it room to smile and laugh.” Dr Peter Spitzer ...Learn how to be the Laughter Boss in your facility!

Managing Emerging Threats in SCADA Security Workshop 2012

Liquid Learning Group (Australia)

22 May 2012 - 23 May 2012 | A Proactive Approach for Security Managers and Specialists to Review Tools, Best Practices and Prevention Measures to Safeguard Critical Infrastructure Systems from New SCADA Security Risks

Laughter Boss™ Training for RACF Staff

The Humour Foundation (New South Wales)

“It is the job of the Laughter Boss™, via open-heart surgery, to touch the soul and give it room to smile and laugh.” Dr Peter Spitzer ...Learn how to be the Laughter Boss in your facility!

Laughter Boss™ Training for RACF staff

The Humour Foundation (Queensland)

20 April 2012 | “It is the job of the Laughter Boss™, via open-heart surgery, to touch the soul and give it room to smile and laugh.” Dr Peter Spitzer ...Learn how to be the Laughter Boss in your facility!

Not for Profit Day -

The Tax Institute (Western Australia)

10 February 2012 | Looking for an update on the latest tax issues in the Not for Profit sector? The Australian Government announced several measures in the 2011-12 Budget that are relevant or may be of interest to Not for Profit organisations.

Carbon Management for Local Governments

(Australia)

28 February 2012 - 29 February 2012 | Net Balance Foundation Limited (Net Balance), the Moreland Energy Foundation Limited (MEFL) and ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability (ICLEI Oceania) are collaborating to provide a two day training course on 28&29 Feb in Sydney to assist local governments deliver on their carbon management and reduction commitments.

Carbon Accounting Training Sydney (Feb 12) & Melbourne (Mar 12)

Net Balance (Australia)

14 February 2012 - 15 February 2012 | Carbon Accounting training workshop Syd 14-15 Feb & Melb 15-16 Mar - this training will provide you with the necessary skills & knowledge to help you through this important transition to a carbon constrained economy

Grantseeker Workshop (Gold Coast)

Philanthropy Australia (Queensland)

12 March 2012 | Philanthropy Australia's Grantseeker Workshops provide grantseekers with an introduction on how to look for funding from philanthropic sources.

Mobile Apps for Nonprofits Workshop

Connecting Up (Australia)

21 February 2012 | Are you a nonprofit looking to make a mobile app? Do you have an idea for an app? Want to raise money for your nonprofit? Learn from app developer, Jindou Lee, where to start when developing an app for your nonprofit.

Financial Inclusion for Social Enterprises

Social Enterprise Solutions and Foresters Community Finance (New South Wales)

01 March 2012 | Social Enterprise Solutions is one of the funds established as part of the Federal Government’s Social Enterprise Development & Investment Fund program. This is an opportunity to learn more about the emerging area of social enterprise finance, and to gain practical insights into its use for community asset purchase and business development.

Privacy Training Workshops

Presidian Legal Publications (Australia)

16 February 2012 | This one-day interactive workshop provides intensive training on privacy laws affecting the handling of personal information by businesses and not-for-profit organisations.