Has your organisation considered a skills-based volunteering program?

Has your organisation considered a skills-based volunteering program?

Professional firms are often an untapped source of skilled volunteers whose work provides a valuable contribution to your not-for-profit’s cause or mission. This article will discuss the benefits of developing a skills-based volunteering program, the barriers to implementing this type of program and ways to overcome such obstacles.

Are workplace bullies a product of their environment?

National Association of Women in Construction CEO Sheryle Moon explores the notion that rather than being born, perhaps workplace bullies are unwittingly created by organisational structures, situations and environments.

Conflict management 101

Access Resolve Senior Consultant Simon Curran discusses some of the common barriers not-for-profits face when it comes to conflict resolution and gives advice on how can they be broken down.

Landmark policy paper champions board diversity

Third Sector caught up with Gabrielle Schroder from the Australian Institute of Company Directors, which is a founding member of the Global Network of Director Institutes, to discuss the findings of its landmark policy paper on board diversity.

Add GREEN to your event checklist

The Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre illustrates that planning an eco-friendly event doesn’t need to be complex or expensive to be effective.

Event hot spot: Darwin

The cosmopolitan city of Darwin is home to a diverse array of meeting and conference spaces, and with strong market demand showing no sign of abating; more venues and accommodation developments are being added to the portfolio.

Insight: global giving trends

The Australian Charities Foundation recently hosted a tour of local and international philanthropy experts to assist Australian not-for-profits, businesses and donors to learn more about international giving trends. After the tour Third Sector sat down with Australian Charities Foundation CEO Clare Brooks to discuss these trends in more detail.

Working together in the digital age

Has your organisation begun the discussion about how it can take advantage of emerging technologies and tools such as cloud solutions and video conferencing?

Calxa giving away $1 million of software

Since launching its donation program with Connecting Up in 2011, Australian software developer Calxa have given away almost $400,000 worth of software and is looking to give away $600,000 more to not-for-profit organisations.

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