Former Australian of the Year and millionaire entrepreneur Dick Smith has told the Sydney Morning Herald that he will name and shame “selfish” rich Australians who aren’t giving back to their community.
Sydney Community Foundation is offering Belonging Project grants to foster connections and support for marginalised groups in Sydney.
More than $215,000 has been awarded to 14 not-for-profit organisations in Melbourne’s inner northern suburbs as part of the 2011 Inner North Community Foundation’s Pathways to Employment grant round.
The Victorian Government has followed through on its promise to offer ten community organisations extra funding if they raised $100,000 in their community over twelve months.
Not-for-profit organisations can now access a range of free new resource centres, which provide information on advocacy, associations, charitable organisations, governance, destinations, finance, events, human resources, membership, information technology, leadership, legal, marketing, social enterprise and volunteering.
Life Without Barriers welcomes its new Chief Executive Officer Claire Robbs and the Australian National Preventive Health Agency has appointed Louise Sylvan as its Chief Executive Officer.
The Australian Centre for Leadership for Women (CLW) has launched a new leadership award for “Sustaining Women’s Empowerment in Communities and Organisations” (SWECO).
The Australian Government is funding the Australian Men’s Shed Association (AMSA) to offer new grants for 25 men’s sheds to purchase tools, conduct building and maintenance, and employ shed co-ordinators.
The Federal Government has announced a new national not-for-profit (NFP) regulator will be established by July 2012, The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC).
After more than 20 years as the Australian Institute of Welfare and Community Workers, the peak professional association for workers within Australia’s community sector, has been rebranded and is now the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA).
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