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Business ethics: Expectations and disappointments

06 February 2012 | Fanny Salignac from the Centre for Social Impact recently attended the Inaugural Australasian Business Ethics Network (ABEN) conference in New-Zealand: Business Ethics – Expectations and Disappointments. This article is from the CSI Blog.

Social Impact Scholarship on Offer

14 December 2011 | The Commonwealth Bank, along with the Centre for Social Impact (CSI), is offering a scholarship for someone currently working in the Not for Profit sector to undertake a Graduate Certificate in Social Impact.

When Bad Consultation Leads to Bad Policy

21 November 2011 | CSI Blog | Governments around Australia need toreally listen to their constituents, and ensure that ‘ ‘consultation’ doesn’t become a decorative process to legitimise a predetermined set of action, says CEO of the Community Council for Australia, David Crosbie.

Mobile Unit Wins CSI Award

08 November 2011 | The winners of the CSI (Centre for Social Impact) 2011 Social Entrepreneurship Competition was announced, with CSI’s Director of Social Enterprise, Cheryl Kernot awarding the prize to a group servicing the refugee community.

Is There a Better Approach to Remote Aboriginal Communities?

24 October 2011 | With social and economic indicators showing that Government spending is doing little to assist Aboriginal Australians, Mission Australia CEO and CSI Blog Contributor Toby Hall asks if a new approach is needed.

Centre for Social Impact Announces Appointment of New CEO

12 October 2011 | The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) has announced the appointment of Dr Andrew Young as its new CEO.

Good Governance: Examining the Contribution of Not for Profit Directors

28 September 2011 | Most directors of Not for Profit organisations spend the equivalent of seven working weeks a year on their director’s duties – with almost 90 percent doing so on a voluntary basis, according to a study by the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

NSW Government To Launch Pilot Tender Process for Social Benefit Bonds

08 September 2011 | The NSW Liberal and National Government has announced that it will launch a pilot tender process for "Social Benefit Bonds" - taking up the idea first considered by the former Labor Government.

Study of Philanthropic Foundations to Map ‘Where the Money Goes’

15 July 2011 | A new research project that will map grantmaking by Australia’s philanthropic foundations is to be led by the former Chief Executive of Philanthropy Australia, Gina Anderson, the Centre for Social Impact has announced.

Measuring Financial Exclusion in Australia

17 May 2011 | One in seven Australian adults are either fully or severely excluded from accessing basic financial services, according to the newly released NAB/CSI Financial Exclusion Indicator.