Association shows initiative in promoting public presence
Marina Elliott
Creative public and community focused initiatives help the Association of Consulting Engineers stay ahead of the pack.
Creative public and community focused initiatives help the Association of Consulting Engineers stay ahead of the pack.
In the northern beaches suburb of Manly, 13,000 people, 180 businesses, nine churches and six schools have been involved in the Manly-Manado community partnership which has resulted in some 6,000 people from Manado, Indonesia, receiving assistance in the forms of micro loans, child sponsorships and other initiatives.
The Federal, Victorian and ACT Governments have upped spending on initiatives to reduce homelessness, in a bid to meet ambitious national targets.
Third sector organisations and individuals are encouraged to share their ideas on developing a stronger working relationship with the Australian Government as part of the second stage of consultations in the development of a national compact between the two sectors.
Assistant Treasurer Nick Sherry has approved the registration of 36 charitable trusts which will provide an estimated $20 million boost for the charity sector.
The Australian Human Rights Commission has welcomed the Australian Government’s announcement that Australia will become a party to the Optional Protocol to the international Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Disability Convention).
Volunteering Australia has now completed Phase 1 of the review of National Standards for Involving Volunteers in Not for Profit Organisations with respondents indicating a preference for refinement of the current standards rather than a major rewrite.
The recent Australian Labor Party National Conference formally acknowledged the important contributions of third sector organisations and has agreed to the need for a purpose-built sector-specific regulatory framework.
Philanthropy Australia has launched a new knowledge-sharing tool to help source funding for projects proposed by non-profits.
Teach for Australia (TFA), an independent not-for-profit educational organisation with a mission to transform top university graduates from non-teaching backgrounds into exceptional teachers and inspirational leaders, was launched in Melbourne on 28 July.
Third Sector provides high-level content and services for professional development and organisational growth to leaders and senior executives from Australia’s NFP sector and its supporting industries.
Third Sector acknowledges the traditional custodians of the lands where we live, learn and work. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.
