Victoria's female construction workforce was honoured at the National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) Victoria and Tasmania Excellence Awards on Friday 8 October.
The Australian Taxation Office's initiative to help newly registered not-for-profit organisations understand their tax obligations and entitlement to tax concessions has received positive feedback.
In its latest update, the Productivity Commission discusses the recently released Trade and Assistance Review 2008-09, which contains the latest estimates of the Australian Government's assistance to industry.
In a study of more than 800 not-for-profits, the twelve-month social research "Listening Project" has been released, exploring the sector's emerging and persistent operational and strategic challenges.
Dr Deborah Seifert has taken over from Gina Anderson as the new CEO of Philanthropy Australia.
Foundation fund manager Perpetual has announced its annual national funding round, providing over $9 million from its discretionary trusts to 200 organisations across Australia.
The Office for the Community Sector in the Department of Planning and Community Development is co-ordinating a series of discussions between the Victorian government and philanthropists.
Insync Surveys has released a research paper addressing the unique issues faced by not-for-profit (NFP) organisations in attracting and retaining quality staff.
According to a report by the British-based Charities Aid Foundation, the citizens of Australia and New Zealand are most willing to donate their time and money to charity.
The National Association of Women in Construction (NAWIC) along with Clayton Utz and AIPM presented 'careers in construction – success series' to over 50 people at the State Library in Melbourne on Thursday September 9.