Not-for-profits are encouraged to participate in this survey about Australian charities' response to the financial crisis.
The Australian Human Rights Commission welcomes the launch of Social Inclusion Week, 23-29 November.
Social Traders, representing a coalition of organisations committed to supporting the growth of social enterprises in the Australian economy, has issued an extensive response to the Productivity Commission draft report.
The Productivity Commission will investigate the feasibility of new approaches for funding and delivering long-term disability care and support.
The new Indigenous representative body will be called the National Congress of Australia's First Peoples.
Six outstanding contributors to the health and medical research industry have been recognised by Research Australia in its annual Thank You Day awards, held on 20 November.
The MBF Foundation is seeking to fund new health initiatives that provide clear benefit to the Australian community.
The 2010 Working Communities International Congress is now calling for case studies, innovative models and research papers that explore policy and innovation to improve global perspectives on addressing unemployment, through social and economic participation.
The global economic crisis has failed to dent community investment and charitable giving, with leading companies recording a staggering 86 per cent increase in contributions to the community in 2009.
As part of its work towards a National Volunteering Strategy, the Federal Government has appointed a Volunteer Policy Advisory Group and has also held the first meeting of the State and Territory Volunteering Ministers.