Opinion
The President of the Victorian Disability Services Board, and disability campaigner, Tricia Malowney says it’s clear that women with disabilities experiencing violence are being denied access to services which are vital to them.
New Year is a time for predictions. US fundraising experts and researchers Convio outline what trends they believe will have the biggest impact on the Not for Profit sector in 2012.
2012 looks to be a defining year for the Not for Profit, social enterprise and philanthropic sector, and in this post from the CSI Blog, Gina Anderson outlines why she is looking forward to the next 12 months.
Student volunteering can be a rewarding experience, but not an easy one to get right, according to John Lister, President of the Melbourne University Community Development Club.
Professor Frank Stilwell in the Department of Political Economy at the University of Sydney writes on a fascinating new direction for the Occupy protest movement and what Australia might learn.
The gay marriage debate has raised a lot of discussion in the sector. Following on from Fr Frank Brennan's opinion piece earlier, Jason Russo from Healthy Communities, promoting the health and well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Queenslanders, responds.
Australia took the first step of saying sorry, but now it needs to go further and amend the constitution, says Melissa Castan.
What distinguishes the community sector from business, asks Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, Peter Shergold. This article is taken from the CSI Blog.
Fr Frank Brennan asks how should a conscientious Catholic member of parliament vote on the issue of gay marriage?
Frustrated with the shortfalls of GDP as an indicator of wellbeing, how do we find alternative means to measure progress in the quality of people’s lives, asks Macquarie Group Foundation Professor at the Centre for Social Impact, Peter Shergold. This article is taken from the CSI Blog.
Why the change to long term philanthropic partnerships as opposed to one-off donations? Simon Lewis, the Head of Strategic Partnerships, Communications & Community at The Trust Company explains.
Angela Pollard, a longtime community sector worker and manager of the Northern Rivers Community Legal Centre, shares her thoughts on the importance of equal pay for community sector workers.
With the collapse of off-shore processing and the likely increase in boat arrivals into a politically charged environment, a cross-road may have been reached regarding asylum policy in Australia, according to Bob Birrell and Arienne Millbank.
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.
There is a new buzzword in town – reinvention. Capitalism is being reinvented, so is management, and it has the Westpac Group's Kerry Graham wondering - should we reinvent the social sector?
As moustaches sprout on men around Australia taking part in Movember, The Conversation contributor Brett Goodin takes a look at the deep political and cultural connotations attached to facial hair in other parts of the world.
An innovative Melbourne based company, called eBMS has created a system that automates how Not for Profits operate for less than $0.60 per day per user.
Australia must remain committed to processing and resettling those genuine refugees who reach our shores - regardless of the measures put in place to deter their arrival in the first place - says Fr Frank Brennan in this article from Eureka Street.
CSI Blog | To mark the tenth birthday of contemporary philanthropy in Australia - the creation of prescribed Private Fund or PPF - philanthropist and Executive Chairman of HSC & Company, Phil Hayes-St Clair, shares his thoughts on what the next ten years will hold.
Simon McKeon – Australian of the Year and executive chairman in Victoria of Macquarie Group - has critiqued the Occupy movement in an article in today’s Age.