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CEO Update - August 2017
Could social impact investment be the disrupter needed for affordable housing and homelessness in Australia? It's the last days of national homelessness week, and just up the road from our ...
Mapping Victorian Social Enterprises - Keep an eye on the competition!
In July 2017, the Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne was commissioned by the Victorian Government—Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources to undertake a census and mapping exercise of ...
Media Release: Social Impact Investing: A new solution to affordable housing?
Social Impact Investments (SII) are an innovative and growing mechanism for funding solutions to complex social problems, including housing and homelessness policy, says a new report released today by the ...
Media Release: More Australians Online, But More Work to be Done
Tuesday, 1 August, 2017 Online participation is increasing across Australia, however gaps continue to exist between those who are digitally included and excluded, linked closely to social exclusion and disadvantage. ...
Breakthrough Study on Not-for-Profit Workforce launched to reveal insights and opportunities for NFP organisations and workers
Breakthrough Study on Not-for-Profit Workforce launched to reveal insights and opportunities for NFP organisations and workers The Australian Not-for-Profit Workforce Study, the largest on and for NFP organisations, employees ...
Media Release: Lack of funds means WA charities struggle to measure outcomes
MEDIA RELEASE 17 July 2017 Lack of funds means WA charities struggleto measure outcomes Charities in Western Australia are struggling to measure their outcomes due to a lack of funding ...
CEO Update - July 2017
Many of you may not know this about me, but I began my academic life as a social historian. I’ve always been fascinated by the way that history informs and ...
Financial Inclusion Action Plan sees banks and utilities sign up, says AFR
The Australian Financial Review writes about the Financial Inclusion Action Plan. "The big four banks and some of Australia's biggest energy and water companies are among 30 groups to have ...
Academic Achievements for CSI People, past and present
(Image: David Gonski, Peter Shergold, & Kristy Muir) It was a big week for CSI's people last week as we got the opportunity to celebrate a number of academic achievements. ...
30 Organisations Join Forces to Help Financial Inclusion for Three Million Australians
The number of organisations committed to driving inclusion and resilience for over three million adults who are experiencing financial exclusion in Australia has today risen to 30, with a range ...
CSI CEO backs the need for assurance regarding ACNC
CSI’s CEO, Kristy Muir, has reiterated her belief in the importance and need for the Australian Charities and Not for Profit Commission (ACNC). The shock decision to not renew the ...
CEO Update - June 2017
The Social Impact Festival: Shifting perceptions. Shaping the future. Home, place, and land. These locations and concepts mean different things to different people, but they all stir emotion and raise ...
CSI Responds to the recent news that the contract of ACNC Commissioner Susan Pascoe AM will not be renewed
Like many social sector organisations, we were surprised to learn on Thursday that the contract of Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commissioner Susan Pascoe AM, would not be renewed. The charities ...
CSI Swinburne secures Significant ARC Linkage Grant
The Centre for Social Impact today announced that CSI Swinburne would receive $165,000 in funds from an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grant. The funds are for a research project ...
CSI is recruiting a PhD Scholar to study“Australia’s Charities: Strengthening social justice for the 21st Century”
CSI, in partnership with the Social Policy Research Centre, is offering a PhD Scholarship from 2018 on the topic “Australia’s Charities: Strengthening social justice for the 21st Century”. As one ...
MEDIA RELEASE: Baseline Research Report depict a group of people deeply impacted by complex life circumstances, poor health and homelessness.
High or very high levels of psychological distress, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, chronic physical conditions, and poor social support, are common characteristics of those experiencing chronic homelessness according to Sacred Heart ...
CEO Update - May 2017
Fairness, security, opportunity? Reflections on the Federal Government Budget 2017 In his 2017 budget speech Treasurer Scott Morrison explained that “This Budget is about making the right choices to secure ...
Media Release: How can a sustainable start-up, stay up?
First Australian study into the resilience of social enterprises shines a light on opportunities & challenges Getting a social enterprise off the ground is no mean feat. Long and tiring ...
Media Release: New ways of funding essential to adequately support the homeless
MEDIA STATEMENT Friday 28 April 2017 NEW WAYS OF FUNDING ESSENTIAL TO ADEQUATELY SUPPORT THE HOMELESS Australia’s services to support the homeless are overwhelmingly unable to meet client demand, according ...
Student Story: Janet Liu
When Janet Liu, Manager of Financial Inclusion at ANZ Bank was looking to study an MBA, one course and business school stood out above others. “There are a few reasons ...
CEO Update - April 2017
A Giving Australia When I was a child my parents taught me to give. There wasn't a lot of disposable income, but we gave donations to different charities, my mum ...
CEO Update - March 2017
Almost every day, I have conversations with people who play different and vital roles in the social purpose ecosystem, and in almost every conversation, there is a direct or indirect ...
MBAX jumps to 4th in the world in the Online MBA Rankings
The Financial Times (UK) Online MBA Rankings 2017 have today recognised AGSM @ UNSW Business School’s MBAX program as the 4th best in the world, climbing four places since last ...
CSI Swinburne Partners with Vanguard Laundry Services
CSI Swinburne is pleased to be partnering with Vanguard Laundry Services to undertake a unique evaluation partnership. The project will evaluate the mental health and wellbeing impacts of Vanguard, a ...
CEO Update - February 2017
As I reflect on the start to the year as far as politics and policies go, I’m steadfast in my and CSI’s commitment to have a social impact. We've seen ...
CEO Update - December 2016
After five years leading the Centre for Social Impact, my time here has come to an end as I pursue new horizons next year. It’s a good month to finish ...
Latest ACNC report released today: most comprehensive record of the Australian charity sector
A landmark report released today by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) has revealed that Australians gave $11.2 billion to charity last year, nearly two and a half per ...
Scholarship applications now open: Centre for Social Impact
Each year, the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) awards scholarships to students studying the Graduate Certificate in Social Impact and the AGSM MBA Social Impact at UNSW Australia. Scholarships are awarded ...
Peter Cooley top 25 social impact influencers
Graduate Certificate in Social Impact alumni, Peter Cooley, has been listed in the top 25 social impact influencers in Australia by Pro Bono Australia. Peter Cooley's positive contribution to the ...
Giving Australia 2016
The Giving Australia 2016 launch took place today at Parliament House in Canberra marking the release of the largest ever research effort into philanthropic behaviour to understand how, why and ...
Kildonan Gift Powers Research for Community Sector Innovation
Kildonan UnitingCare celebrated 135 years of service to the community in a celebration themed `Closer, Bolder, Stronger’ on November 30 at the Melbourne Museum. As part of the celebrations, Kildonan- ...
Global Social Venture Competition
Applications for the 2017 Global Social Venture Competition are now open. If you have a young startup aiming to make a difference in the world and have a current student ...
CSI advisor is appointed Commissioner (social policy)
Richard Spencer has been appointed to the role of Commissioner (Social Policy) at the Productivity Commission and will oversee the Human Services review.A leader in the field of social purpose, ...
Social Enterprise Development and Investment Funds Evaluation Report launched
The evaluation report of the Social Enterprise Development and Investment Funds (SEDIF) evaluation report has been published today, presenting the findings of an evaluation of the SEDIF program of the ...
Collective action on financial inclusion can generate an annual $2.9 billion in GDP
Leaders from government, business, education and the community sectors have come together to announce collective action to improve financial inclusion and resilience which could contribute an estimated $2.9 billion per ...
CSI Announces Professor Kristy Muir as new Chief Executive
The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) today announced that former Research Director Professor Kristy Muir will take the helm as Chief Executive Officer, starting January 3, 2017. Professor Muir replaces ...
CEO Update - November 2016
As 2016 begins to wind down we look at a few highlights and some upcoming events. In research news, we’ve released the latest Bankwest Foundation Social Impact Series looking at ...
Professor Kristy Muir speaking on women and financial resilience
The Centre for Social Impact's Research Director, Professor Kristy Muir, will be speaking at the Resilient Women event presented by Good Shepherd Microfinance Professor Muir will present in a line ...
Media release: Funding gap prevents community sector from demonstrating true value to WA
A lack of funding to measure social impact is preventing the community sector from demonstrating the difference it makes to the lives of Western Australians according to a new report ...
Services to support the homeless need alternative funding sources
A new study carried out by researchers from the Centre for Social Impact at The University of Western Australia for the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) has found ...
CEO Update - October 2016
Wrong Way; Go Back Last year I wrote about the release of Treasury’s Intergenerational Report (IGR), which focused on economic productivity (income) but completely overlooked social productivity (the effectiveness of ...
Leanne Piggott to speak at the Graf Oration
Associate Professor Leanne Piggott, the national education director of the Centre for Social Impact, will be speaking on the panel at UNSW's Shalom College annual Graf Oration on 26 September.The ...
CEO Update - September 2016
The release of this year's NAPLAN test results has sparked a wave of articles (see examples in The Australian, The Guardian and ABC news) bemoaning the lack of improvement in ...
CSI Announces Final Round of MBA (Social Impact) and GCSI Scholarships for 2016
The Centre for Social Impact is very pleased to announce the latest and final scholarship recipients for 2016. CSI awards scholarships three times throughout the year to students who are ...
Media release: Improving Digital Ability Key to Boosting Digital Inclusion
Today's release of the first Australian Digital Inclusion Index shows that while digital inclusion is improving, digital ability - which includes basic online skills - is emerging as a key ...
Media release: two million Australians under severe financial stress
The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) has released a report today that - in an Australian first - defines 'financial resilience' and reveals that 2 million Australians are experiencing a ...
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