Opinion
When COVID-19 first hit us about one year ago, there were rumblings that this pandemic would be the great equaliser. Regardless of being rich or poor, privileged or marginalised, no one was free from the ...
While 2020 was a tough year for most organisations around the world, the not-for-profit sector in particular faced considerable challenges at every turn, from operational limitations, to severe imbalances in fundraising to taming their legacy ...
The current youth justice system in Australia has proven ineffective, with damning reports revealing the serious harm and mistreatment caused by putting our children behind bars. Yet, authorities and leaders continue to advocate for more jail ...
Facebook’s recent news ban happened so fast that it knocked over not just the key players, but the entire board. Save the Children Australia, the Kids Cancer Project, 1800 Respect, Mission Australia, Hobart Women’s Shelter, ...
As long as inequity exists, we must take time to acknowledge the progress yet to be made in addressing the systemic injustices, biases, and burdens that many people live with every single day. International Women’s ...
Long-awaited changes to family visas have come into effect on 27 February, allowing Partner and certain child visa applicants who are already in Australia to avoid having to leave the country in order to have ...
On Saturday, February 27 is World NGO Day, which celebrates the legacy and work of the world’s non-governmental organisations. Started by philantrophist Marcis Liors Skadmanis, World NGO Day was first celebrated in April 2012 at ...
2021 is shaping up to likely be an election year. Not-for-profits will need to be prepared with their advocacy agenda. An advocacy message is the core statement you will use to share your mission with ...
The number of reports of domestic violence related incidences typically surges during the Christmas-New Year’s break, due to alcohol, financial stress, a higher frequency of family gatherings, and families and couples spending more time together at home. This year has already seen a spike in incidents of abuse, thanks ...
Social Enterprise Day in 2020 is a good opportunity for the sector to reflect on where we are up to. Social entrepreneurship is still relatively young as a concept, and yet there has been so ...
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