THE Western Australian Council of Social Service has welcomed the state’s $12 million injection to social services but warned more needs to be done to address the growing wage gap between government workers and those in non-government organisations.
PAYROLL giving is emerging as a significant contributor to the not-for-profit sector with a growing number of Western Australian businesses implementing the donating mechanism, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers report.
THE Australian Services Union is calling witnesses before A Fair Work Australia hearing in a pay equity test case aimed at lifting the salaries of the state’s social and community sector workers.
FOR a high-paid chief executive, sleeping on a sheet of cardboard with only a mug of soup to sustain them on a cold winter’s night is not a comforting thought.
THE not-for-profit sector was among those most affected by the economic downturn, with about half of the respondents of a recent survey experiencing a decline in income in the six months to February.
LARGE organisations eager to contribute to the not-for-profit sector often lack the time to adequately research where funds or workplace volunteers can be best directed.
THE most recent statistics from the Australian Taxation Office regarding private ancillary funds show strong growth in donations and assets in the philanthropic sector.
WHEN both Deb Macksy and Kim Gilbert lost relatives to cancer in 2007, the business owners felt compelled to ensure the survival of struggling SolarisCare Foundation, which had helped their families cope with the disease.
THE Australian Council of Social Service has developed a Standard Chart of Accounts (SCoA) to streamline the financial reporting process for not-for-profit organisations.
WHEN Perth-based not-for-profit Sports Challenge Australia was established in 1992, founder Garry Tester soon discovered the “onerous” nature of relying solely on government funding.
THERE is considerable dissatisfaction in the not-for-profit sector concerning the delivery of government-funded human and community services, the Productivity Commission has found.
THE Australian Taxation Office has developed a telephone help-line initiative to assist the 5,000 new not-for-profit organisations expected to register this year better understand their tax obligations.
REPORTED fraud cost Australia’s not-for-profit organisations more than $1 million during the past two years, but the true magnitude of the problem is much larger, according to accounting and advisory firm BDO.
THE youth, welfare and community services sectors will be keeping a close eye on a pay equity test case to be lodged under the federal government’s new Fair Work system.
REMUNERATION for chief executives in the not-for-profit sector has fallen for the first time in almost 10 years, dropping nearly 2 per cent on 2008 figures, according to the Enterprise Care Not for Profit Remuneration Report.
SOUTH West Printing and Publishing has joined a growing number of businesses to have found that employing disabled workers can bring substantial rewards.
AUTISM West Support Inc has launched a five-year strategic plan to raise awareness of the neurobiological disorder, following the opening of a new Autism West Centre in Nedlands last month.
THE Diabetes Research Foundation of WA has embarked on a $1.2 million fundraising initiative to finance research designed to tackle the escalating health and financial toll of diabetes in Western Australia.
OSBORNE Park-based not-for-profit employment agency, Intework, has established a new employment model aimed at integrating people with disabilities into the mainstream workforce.
THE social calendar is littered with cocktail fundraisers, charity balls, and other gala events designed to keep not-for-profit organisations in business.
TWO not-for-profit organisations this month demonstrated that carefully planned and targeted fundraising activities can achieve outstanding results in spite of the poor economic conditions.
THE state government needs to increase the number of partnerships with the not-for-profit sector with an emphasis on improving access to funding, according to EON Foundation chair Caroline de Mori.
PHILANTHROPIST John Corbett, whose son was born with a disability, was one of the founding members of Jolimont-based Activ in 1951, known then as the Slow Learning Children's Group.
IF deteriorating income streams and skyrocketing costs weren't enough, charities are now bracing for a tougher year ahead with an expected surge in demand for services through 2010.
