Support for diversity strong despite one in four reporting workplace harassment
Posted on 04 Mar 2026
New research from Diversity Council Australia (DCA) has found that even as one in four workers…
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Every day is a fundraising day, says new free calendar
Posted on 25 Feb 2026
Writing communications for donors, stakeholders, regulators and the public can be a relentless task…
States and territories dragging on vital national fundraising principles: Justice Connect
Posted on 25 Feb 2026
Three years after the federal government announced that national fundraising principles would be…
Mystery solved as Senator Dean Smith slips back into shadow charities portfolio
Posted on 25 Feb 2026
Senator Dean Smith is back as shadow minister for charities, and he’s told the Community Advocate…
Orange Sky front-loads its laundry program into schools
Posted on 18 Feb 2026
Australia’s champion laundry van charity, Orange Sky, has announced it is ready to expand into…
New partnership offers free training for professional fundraiser hopefuls
Posted on 18 Feb 2026
To have any hope of hitting the grand plan of doubling philanthropy by 2030, Australia needs one…
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The Vincent Fairfax Fellowship: 30 years of nurturing ethical leaders
Posted on 09 Dec 2025
The late Sir Vincent Fairfax is remembered as a business leader, a chairman of AMP, and an active…
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Settlement isn’t a niche issue – it’s nation building
Posted on 10 Mar 2026
Australia’s future is being shaped right now in our migration and settlement systems. But too…
God’s mechanic: How Salesi Faupula found himself following a family tradition
Posted on 11 Feb 2026
Rev. Salesi Faupula is the Uniting Church’s moderator for the synod of Victoria and Tasmania. Born…
Leading with a full backpack: How Chloe Jesson’s emotional honesty changed her leadership
Posted on 04 Feb 2026
At the Third Sector leadership conference in Sydney last year, Queensland health executive Chloe…
Arms around the world: how Jimmy Pelletier is leading by example
Posted on 28 Jan 2026
French-Canadian Jimmy Pelletier, who lives with paraplegia, is six and a half months into a…
Can a Sherrin save the world? How Lex is kicking goals for climate change
Posted on 16 Dec 2025
Lex Lynch spent more than two decades in the climate change and renewables field before last year…