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Podcast: 10 years of the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission

Fri, 9 Dec 2022

The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission has just turned 10. To celebrate its first decade, we speak to the outgoing acting commissioner Deborah Jenkins about the ACNC's place in the nation's charity landscape, the contribution its already made and the road ahead, to the next decade.

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Best of Giving film – Innovation: the Fay Fuller Foundation and OurTown

Fri, 9 Dec 2022

Across the country, there are a myriad of small towns confronting their own problems, trying to make sure their communities can thrive under a range of stresses and pressures.

Blog

The difficulty of assessing the “S’ in ESG

Fri, 2 Dec 2022

When global corporations turn their attention to ESG – environmental, social and governance – priorities, investments and decisions, there is one particular part of the acronym that poses challenges: the “S’ or social element.

Sector news

Opportunity for social impact investing to change outcomes for disability

Fri, 2 Dec 2022

Social impact investing could help shift outcomes for Australians with disability by providing the kind of capital support to drive vital innovation, a new report finds.

News and stories

More than $170,000 awarded to projects taking their lead from youth ideas

Fri, 2 Dec 2022

The FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants program has awarded nineteen different grants worth a total of $172,069 to organisations in regional and remote areas.

Awards story

The Best of Giving – time and trust

Thu, 1 Dec 2022

In the remote part of western NSW, a partnership between a Sydney foundation and an Indigenous health provider shows just how powerful a long-term relationship can be.

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