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A 20 per cent revenue cut to the charity sector could cause almost 90% of charities to immediately make an operating loss, according to a new report from Social Ventures Australia and the Centre for Social Impact. Social Ventures Australia CEO Suzie Riddell said this would mean hundreds of thousands of charity sector jobs could be lost unless the sector receives more support. Riddell said the report showed that thousands of charities were at risk at a time when she said the sector should be being prepared to aid recovery post COVID-19. Read the full version of this story at Pro Bono News.Posted on 04/06/2020 by
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Tony Stuart, who is leading the NFP coronavirus committee established by the National COVID-19 Coordination Commission this month, says the NFP sector can make a significant contribution to the community during the COVID-19 crisis beyond. Mr Stuart, who is the CEO of UNICEF Australia and the chair of the Charity, Philanthropy and Fundraising Advisory Group, told Pro Bono News the group aimed to identify the barriers charities faced when providing services. He said tackling dropping giving levels and charity red tape will be the top priorities of the newly established NFP working group to ensure charities can assist during and after coronavirus. The NFP coronavirus committee will also work to highlight the ways in which the NFP sector can make a significant contribution to the community during the crisis and the rebuilding phase of COVID-19, added Mr Stuart.Posted on 29/05/2020 by
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As National Volunteer Week gets under way, Connecting Up is thinking of the first 15,000 reasons why we’re grateful for our amazing volunteers. The number 15,000 is significant because that is the huge number of vital community service listings that wouldn’t be available and up to date for the South Australian Community without our team. Every day at Connecting Up we are privileged to have volunteers dedicate their time to searching through listings, contacting organisations for the most up-to-date information and adding it to our directory so that the broader community can confidently access the services they need. But those 15,000 reasons are just the start of why we’re grateful to our volunteers, who come from all over the world, bringing humour, friendliness and culture to our working environment every day.Posted on 18/05/2020 by
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Next week is National Volunteer Week, and Connecting Up will be taking the opportunity it presents to celebrate our amazing volunteers, who make so much of what we do possible. Connecting Up volunteers are the backbone of SAcommunity, which provides South Australia with detailed and accurate information about thousands of services in our state. They also make a huge contribution to the culture within our office, bringing humour, friendliness and experiences from all over the world to our work environment. To mark National Volunteer week ,Connecting Up will be profiling some of our amazing volunteering team to recognise them and thank them for the work they do.Posted on 15/05/2020 by
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After answering 45,000 questions in March, ABC News has responded to another 15,000 questions about COVID-19 from April, with the focus shifting from symptoms and testing to the road ahead. Questions about the science, communication and technology were answered, as well as questions about the Australian strategy for moving to the next phase. One reader asked if it was known if COVID-19 can mutate yet, and whether that might mean creating a vaccine is pointless. The publication by ABC News comes hot on the heels of Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announcing last week that Australia would be easing its COVID-19 restrictions in a three-stage process. Read the questions and answers at ABC News.Posted on 15/05/2020 by
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A third of charities with a turnover of $250,000 or less have less than three months of financial reserves remaining, according to a new survey. The findings, in the RESET 2020 National Support Program and Research Study, which is still open, show that 50 per cent of the organisations surveyed are suffering a loss of revenue, and 11 per cent needed immediate financial support. The information gathered so far also shows that despite 44 per cent of charities experiencing increased demand for services during the coronavirus crisis, just 4 per cent report an increase to revenue. You can read the full version of this story on the Pro Bono News website.Posted on 14/05/2020 by
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The Australian not-for-profit sector will begin its journey back to normal after Prime Minister Scott Morrison revealed the first step to a COVIDSafe Australia will allow Australians to gather in larger numbers and resume travel around their state and territory. The Prime Minister this afternoon revealed a three-step plan following a National Cabinet meeting with state and territory leaders. While states and territories will move at their own place and there will be differences between states and territories depending on the local COVID-19 situation, some broad changes were announced. These include the following:Posted on 08/05/2020 by
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Urgent update to all current Symantec users: We were recently notified that current Symantec enterprise customers have received the email below from Broadcom. To ensure continued service, it is our understanding that users will need to switch over to a Broadcom account before the 1st of May, 2020.Posted on 29/04/2020 by