Community Sector News

In September, the Scanlon Foundation released their Community Discussion Paper.  It explores how local communities create a sense of belonging and unity, particularly in low… Read More

Minister for Social Services Christian Porter has released a new plan for social service spending to reduce the dependency of at-risk groups on welfare support. … Read More

Two steps forward, one step back assesses a university-community partnership that aimed to promote social, economic, educational and cultural links between the University of Melbourne… Read More

All organisations need to have a communications policy in place, it as an essential part of governance.

Emotional intelligence is not a new term but it is not always clear what it actually refers to.  Daniel Goleman in Emotional Intelligence: How Competent… Read More

The NSW Government is seeking feedback on a draft standard contract form to be used by FACS and Health when procuring services from the community… Read More

Learning in the workplace has become an integral part of tertiary education in Australia.  Both VET providers and universities have difficulties in engaging industry to… Read More

The purpose of design thinking is to bring service development closer to the people who will actually be using the service, taking into account their… Read More

Internal initiatives can help advance strategic organisational change but it is not uncommon to rely on a technical approach when the issue is at its… Read More

Culture, truth and human bias in an organisation discusses the concept of human bias and how it can result in boards or executives relying on… Read More

The Centre for Public Impact looks at how communities and the government's finances are faring in the context of New Zealand's deployment of social investment… Read More

The Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW) has recently been reviewed.  It has resulted in a number of amendments to the Act and the 2010 Regulation… Read More