Survival tips for new managersThe reality of the workforce is that people are promoted to manager because they are our best performers. It is assumed that they will do… Read More
Redundancy and casual employmentThe Fair Work Act excludes casual employee from redundancies. However, as a result of a recent decision by the Full Bench of the Fair Work… Read More
Newpin social benefit bond going wellThe results of the third year of Australia’s first social benefit bond Newpin have been released in the 2016 Newpin Annual Investor Report . The… Read More
The reality behind Australia's wealth and philanthropyThere is increasing awareness of growing inequality in Australia with extreme wealth on the one hand and extreme poverty on the other. Governments are struggling… Read More
NFPs are vulnerable to scammersIn Sophisticated Scammers Target NFPs, Pro Bono News reports on recent cases of scams in Western Australia where the scammers have posed as chief executives… Read More
The limits of evidence-based policy“The pursuit of data and evidence can improve our knowledge of what’s happening on the ground and inform our response, but it can’t give us… Read More
Competition as a means to an endIn these two articles Nicholas Gruen and Chris Vanstone explore how competition can add value to the delivery of human services. In Supply chains and… Read More
NSW Government Guideline for engaging with the sectorThe NSW Government released in June their Guidelines for engagement with NSW human services NGOs. It details “the overarching values and principles for effective engagement… Read More
Pro Bono consulting services opportunityThe Nous Group Community Partnership Scheme is offering $300,000 in pro-bono consulting services to eligible not-for-profits that enable disadvantaged and marginalised Australians to participate more… Read More
Victoria community sector - a key community assetEmma King, the CEO of VCOSS comments on recent VCOSS research More Than Charity: Victoria’s Community Sector Charities. Their finding included that the Victorian community… Read More
Social investment must be an investmentThe new Government approach to delivering income support to vulnerable Australians, based on New Zealand's model, is evidence based, with a focus on prevention. Rachel… Read More
The potential of better data sharing, quality and analysisThis week the Councils of Social Service from across all states and territories and ACOSS came together to make a joint submission to the Productivity… Read More
