Just when he thought he was heading for a quiet retirement, Marvin Weinman took a very different path. Applying business nous to a fragmented cause, in just three months last year he and the team ...
Successful lobbying can be a complex art, requiring a lot of skill and nous. Michelle Perl spoke with the Australian Coal Association and Australian Made Australian Grown about their advocacy aims and how they get ...
ACOSS has urged the Minister for Housing Tanya Plibersek, along with state and territory governments, to swiftly implement the Federal Government's white paper strategy on homelessness, The Road Home.
Following the return from Tanzania of popular political blogger Stilgherrian, ActionAid Australia is seeking the next Australian blogger to send overseas as part of its latest initiative to social media tools to "provide a window ...
An interactive and engaging multimedia exhibition that showcases government plans and programs to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger throughout the world by 2015 is currently touring the country.
Greater recognition of the very significant contribution that volunteers bring to our social, environmental, economic and cultural life is vital in order to increase the cohesion, efficiency and effectiveness of the not-for-profit sector, according to ...
A Senate inquiry report has been released, which contains several points of criticism about the government's tendering process to award Employment Services contracts, calling the outcomes of the process "counterintuitive".
Based on the realities of a fluctuating economy what is the forecast for charity events? How can charities plan a successful event in this climate? How can charities manage with less corporate support? These were ...
AuSAE board member Christine Brill spent her early working in the Commonwealth and Territory Departments of Health before spending the next three years as a ministerial staff member under Prime Ministers Gorton and McMahon. In ...
There is no doubt that the global financial crisis has presented significant difficulties for not-for-profit organisations, both individually and collectively. However, it has also provided opportunities for organisations to review operations, reposition themselves strategically, explore ...