<?xml version="1.0"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Latest CSI News - Centre for Social Impact]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/</link><description><![CDATA[Our goal is academic excellence fit for social purpose. The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) provides top class teaching and world class research to deliver community benefit and generate social innovation, led by Professor Peter Shergold. ]]></description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:54:52 -1100</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:54:52 -1100</lastBuildDate><webMaster>csi@unsw.edu.au</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Interns' Indian experiences]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/interns-indian-experiences/</link><description><![CDATA["Educational" blue movies and a murder investigation were among the eye-opening experiences of two CSI-sponsored interns who travelled to India for eight weeks in September on a scholarship with the...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/interns-indian-experiences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Community-based democracy]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/community-based-democracy/</link><description><![CDATA[CSI, in conjunction with Adult Learning Australia, has hosted Martha McCoy, the Executive Director of Everyday Democracy, and Dr Patrick Scully, the Deputy Director at an event where they discussed...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/community-based-democracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social impact goes beyond responsibility]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/social-impact-goes-beyond-responsibility/</link><description><![CDATA[Businesses need to think creatively about social responsibility challenge the operating principles of their sector, said Cheryl Kernot during a recent speech to CSR Managers from some of Australia's...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/social-impact-goes-beyond-responsibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trust Foundation Scholarships]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/trust-foundation-scholarships/</link><description><![CDATA[A generous gift from Trust Foundation will enable two scholarships to be offered to students enrolling in 2009 for the Graduate Certificate stage of the Master of Business (Philanthropy and Social...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/trust-foundation-scholarships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swinburne and CSI launch philanthropy library ]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/swinburne-and-csi-launch-philanthropy-library/</link><description><![CDATA[The Eldon and Anne Foote Trust, through the generous support of the Lord Mayor's Charitable Foundation have donated $50,000 towards Swinburne's new library on philanthropy which was launched on 12...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/swinburne-and-csi-launch-philanthropy-library/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[International Thought Leader talks social impact]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/international-thought-leader-talks-social-impact/</link><description><![CDATA[Qantas Foundation, in conjunction with CSI, hosted a lecture on social impact presented by Lord Michael Hastings. CEOs and executive managers of Qantas and Australia's biggest not-for-profits flocked ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/international-thought-leader-talks-social-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to say ?success? in another language]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/how-to-say-success-in-another-language/</link><description><![CDATA[The social sector will soon have a new way of speaking if a recent gathering of 25 up-and-coming social entrepreneurs have their way.In a fast-flowing and impassioned exchange of ideas at a Sydney...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/how-to-say-success-in-another-language/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSI in the news]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/csi-in-the-news/</link><description><![CDATA[CSI was recently featured in an article appearing in the Australian Financial Review: Sense of empathy makes a differenceJulie White, head of Macquarie Group FoundationThe Australian Financial...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/csi-in-the-news/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New CSI staff]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/new-csi-staff/</link><description><![CDATA[CSI research and teaching is set to flourish with two pivotal academic appointments announced by CEO Professor Peter Shergold this week.Professor Mark Lyons has been appointed as Director of Research ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/new-csi-staff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shergold and Kernot address UNSW BrainFood event]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/shergold-and-kernot-address-unsw-brainfood-event/</link><description><![CDATA[There is a "silent revolution" underway in Australia. The social economy is changing, and traditional demarcations between the public, private and third sectors are becoming blurred, with new forms...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/shergold-and-kernot-address-unsw-brainfood-event/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheryl Kernot to launch new Masters program]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/cheryl-kernot-to-launch-new-masters-program/</link><description><![CDATA[Cheryl Kernot, recently appointed Director of Teaching and Learning at CSI, is launching the Master of Business (Philanthropy and Social Investment) at Swinburne University of Technology next month....]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/cheryl-kernot-to-launch-new-masters-program/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1991" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/E42D421EA4D88461959380E9617E01D3.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melbourne Course to improve fundraising]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/melbourne-course-to-improve-fundraising/</link><description><![CDATA[Internationally renowned speaker Dr Timothy Seiler, Director of The Fund Raising School and Public Service at the Centre on Philanthropy, Indiana University, will be presenting at the &lsquo;Leading...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/melbourne-course-to-improve-fundraising/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2067" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/03ED3667E6E61AB5CD2E45F72F6A2A80.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macquarie Group Foundation sponsors chair]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/macquarie-group-foundation-sponsors-chair/</link><description><![CDATA[The Macquarie Group Foundation has provided $2 million over ten years to fund a professorial chair to be known as the Macquarie Group Foundation Chair, Centre for Social Impact and held by Professor...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/macquarie-group-foundation-sponsors-chair/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1387" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/32039373B5AEFB14576B3FE2F9286431.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[United Way visit to CSI]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/united-way-visit-to-csi/</link><description><![CDATA[CSI were delighted that Brian Gallagher, the President and CEO of the United Way of America visited on 15 September. He was accompanied by Doug Taylor, CEO of United Way, Sydney. We were interested...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/united-way-visit-to-csi/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1684" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/79CF2B4344297A712DB76E156167F59F.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charles Leadbeater: ?Social innovation, Social Impact: a new Australian Agenda? ]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/charles-leadbeater-social-innovation-social-impact-a-new-australian-agenda/</link><description><![CDATA[Charles Leadbeater addressed a well-attended CSI seminar on radical new approaches to social innovation in Melbourne on September 16.Leadbeater, a senior advisor to government and business who writes ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/charles-leadbeater-social-innovation-social-impact-a-new-australian-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheryl Kernot appointed to CSI]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/cheryl-kernot-appointed-to-csi/</link><description><![CDATA[The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Associate Professor Cheryl Kernot as its first Director of Teaching and Learning. The Centre for Social Impact is a...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/cheryl-kernot-appointed-to-csi/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2888" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/75F08E2C19F68826A18EFFD49AE9ECAF.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two scholarship winners]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/two-scholarship-winners/</link><description><![CDATA[CSI has awarded two scholarships, in conjunction with the Chain Reaction Foundation and Jobs Australia, for two lucky individuals to attend a development conference in India. Alicia Mollaun, an...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/two-scholarship-winners/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2618" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/858E7E3820C12797E74C215BA773DE35.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSI scholarship to India]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/csi-scholarship-to-india/</link><description><![CDATA[The closing date for applications for the CSI Scholarship was 14 August 2008, the winner of the scholarship will be announced shortly. Are you passionate about community engagement and civil society? ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/csi-scholarship-to-india/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="1319" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/440942FD787FE71911EFA3D8BF30824F.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governor-General officially launches CSI]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/governor-general-officially-launches-csi/</link><description><![CDATA[The sun streamed through the windows and climate change, high fuel prices and the challenge of China's development dominated the headlines the day the Governor-General, Major General Michael Jeffery, ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/governor-general-officially-launches-csi/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2373" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/1CDE8019E201F06401D57434024C891C.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Professor Shergold travels to the Solomon Islands]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/professor-shergold-travels-to-the-solomon-islands/</link><description><![CDATA[At the invitation of AusAID, Professor Peter Shergold visited the Solomon Islands from 28 June - 2 July to provide support and advice in governance issues. He met with the Prime Minister, Dr Derek...]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/professor-shergold-travels-to-the-solomon-islands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Professor Shergold chairs Corporate Social Responsibility Club forum ]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/professor-shergold-chairs-corporate-social-responsibility-club-forum/</link><description><![CDATA[On 12 June the Corporate Social Responsibility Club of the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) at the University of New South Wales, which is strongly supported by the Centre, held a...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/professor-shergold-chairs-corporate-social-responsibility-club-forum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social Ventures Australia Circle lunch]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/social-ventures-australia-circle-lunch/</link><description><![CDATA[The CEO of the Centre for Social Impact, Professor Peter Shergold, presented a speech in support of Social Ventures Australia (SVA) at their annual fundraising lunch on June 6. He expressed the...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/social-ventures-australia-circle-lunch/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2944" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/8FCB900FA161462889EE4769750A6B02.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CEO dinner]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/ceo-dinner/</link><description><![CDATA[On May 6, the Centre hosted the first in a planned series of dinners for not-for-profit leaders and corporate executives in Sydney. The next dinner will soon be held in Melbourne. There was an open...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/ceo-dinner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CSI backs AGSM team in China challenge]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/csi-backs-agsm-team-in-china-challenge/</link><description><![CDATA[CSI proudly sponsored four students from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) to travel to Shanghai to participate in the Innovate China competition run by the China Europe...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/csi-backs-agsm-team-in-china-challenge/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3343" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/E8511C15FA47D965148DF4520844C18F.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Focus groups]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/focus-groups/</link><description><![CDATA[CSI organised a series of focus groups in Melbourne, Sydney and Canberra in April 2008. The aim was to ensure that the Centre was guided by the views of key stakeholders. The feedback from these...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/focus-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Macpherson Smith Trust ]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/helen-macpherson-smith-trust/</link><description><![CDATA[Melbourne Business School announced that the Helen Macpherson Smith Trust will establish a new endowment for a Chair of Not-for-Profit Leadership. The trust contributed $1.5 million and the Melbourne ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/helen-macpherson-smith-trust/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="3636" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/B35D9E35EB64649F9B4AC59D68ADC8A8.jpg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public lecture by Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard]]></title><link>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/public-lecture-by-deputy-prime-minister-julia-gillard/</link><description><![CDATA[Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard called for more ambitious partnerships to generate social innovation when she spoke at the CSI to an audience of 500 at an event hosted by chief executive Peter...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -1100</pubDate><guid>http://www.csi.edu.au/latest-csi-news/public-lecture-by-deputy-prime-minister-julia-gillard/</guid><enclosure type="image/jpeg" length="2773" url="http://www.csi.edu.au/media/pics/site/imagecache/F930631D8DA8D4DC1EE06291077E9478.jpg"/></item></channel></rss> 