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CSI welcomes Emeritus Professor Colleen Hayward AM to the CSI Board
The Centre for Social Impact is excited to announce the addition of Emeritus Professor Colleen Hayward AM to its Board. ...
Read MoreMozzies, ticks and parasites: A 2020 resilience wrap
2020 has been a year like no other. It’s unlike any that many of us have experienced in our lifetimes ...
Read MoreMedia Release: New report on the health, social and economic shocks of 2020 to help for-purpose sector build back better
:: Download the Pulse Report here :: The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) has today launched a detailed report of ...
Read Moreimpact2020
Over six weeks during April, May and June 2020 more than 5,000 people attended one or more of CSI's 35 ...
Read MoreAddressing social issue areas in the context of COVID-19
The Centre for Social Impact is producing a series of fact sheets to address specific social issue areas in the ...
Read MoreMedia Release: CSI secures Zurich and the Z Zurich Foundation to support research into mental health and wellbeing in a post-COVID environment
The Centre for Social Impact today announced a new research project to explore and analyse the state of mental health ...
Read MoreTen COVID leadership lessons
Our CEO, Professor Kristy Muir, has put together her ten COVID leadership lessons. Watch the video below to hear Kristy's ...
Read MoreCOVID-19 update from our CEO
You may have seen recent news that UNSW Sydney is the latest university to announce job losses as part of ...
Read MoreInvesting in our social fabric or paying the price of social dislocation?
Why we need to save Australian charities to win the war on COVID-19 By Professor Kristy Muir and Dr Ioana ...
Read MoreMedia Release: Charities must connect with their communities to survive
Sector leaders have stressed that charities and not-for-profits must engage with their local communities to improve viability and growth following ...
Read MoreThe value of charity and charities
How do we ensure our charities' survival, contribution and rebuild in the wake of COVID-19? CEO Update - May 2020 ...
Read MoreWhat ought one do?
COVID-19 a quandary of ethical decision making Like many people, my husband and I have started shopping for five of ...
Read MoreCOVID-19: Engaging our leadership, our humanity, our values
CEO Update: March 2020 It’s early in the morning. I sit on my deck, barefooted typing away. The bird song ...
Read MoreCharities: Is trust in surplus or deficit?
CEO Update: February 2020 This weekend Australians and internationals opened their hearts and their wallets again during the Fire Aid ...
Read MoreCEO Update: January 2020
LEADERSHIP IN A SUSTAINED CRISIS “The task of leading during a sustained crisis - whether you are the CEO of ...
Read MoreCEO Update: September 2019
When we are arguing about whether or not the “inequality” narrative is misleading, it detracts from us talking about the ...
Read MoreMedia Release: Australia retains global Social Progress Index rank in 2019 despite fall in ‘Foundations for Wellbeing’
Australia has been ranked 12th in the world on social progress for the second year in a row but has ...
Read MoreCEO Update: August 2019
By CSI Research Fellow Chris Hartley, and CEO Professor Kristy Muir Letting go and holding on: Homelessness Week 2019 It's ...
Read MoreCEO Update - June 2019
Omniscience is the enemy of social progress I recently had the privilege of being a teacher, panellist and participant as ...
Read MoreMedia Release: Groundbreaking report reveals level of Indigenous financial exclusion
MARCH 29, 2019: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders fall into two groups – one suffering the most financial stress in ...
Read MorePolicy Spotlight: Housing and Employment
As we go to the election, health, climate, infrastructure, community services, and other social and economic issues important policy areas ...
Read MoreCEO Update - May 2019
Vale Bob Hawke I grew up with Hawkey. I was just six years old when he got elected Prime Minister ...
Read MoreMedia Release: CSI announces partnership with API Geeks on development of ground-breaking online platform for Amplify Social Impact™
The Centre for Social Impact at UNSW (CSI UNSW) is pleased to announce its partnership with leading online platform engineering ...
Read MoreCEO Update - March 2019
Horror and Hope “The horror. The horror.” I couldn’t help but think of this quote from Joseph Conrad’s The Heart ...
Read MoreCEO Update - February 2019
Temper your sense of justice? “Temper your sense of justice” has become one of the better-known phrases out of the ...
Read MoreCEO Update - November 2018
10 Lessons for 10 Years from CEO, Professor Kristy Muir As we draw to the end of our 10th birthday ...
Read MoreCEO Update - October 2018
Power, privilege and public good I’ve been thinking a lot lately about power. Who has it, who doesn’t; who knows ...
Read MoreCEO Update - August 2018
Photo from CSI's ten-year anniversary event. L-R Peter Shergold, Stella Avramopoulos, David Gonski, Amanda Young, Kristy Muir. Credit: Lucy Leonardi ...
Read MoreCEO Update - June 2018
Marshmallows, leadership and moral courage I read an article this week about the marshmallow test - you know, the one ...
Read MoreCEO UPDATE - April 2018
Lest we forget our veterans who are homeless Some years ago, I interviewed James*, a Second World War veteran who ...
Read MoreMedia Release: CSI Announces founding CEO Professor Peter Shergold AC as incoming Board Chair
The Centre for Social Impact is pleased to announce incoming Board Chair as Professor Peter Shergold, AC, and the appointment ...
Read MoreCEO Update - February 2018
Advocacy matters. When I was a teenager, I used to do respite care for families with children who had disabilities. ...
Read MoreMedia Release: Australian charity revenue jumps to $142.8 billion
Australian charities have reported $142.8 billion in annual revenue in the last year, according to new research launched today in ...
Read MoreCSI launches new strategy
The Centre for Social Impact is excited to announce its new strategic vision and intent: Catalysing social change for a ...
Read MoreCEO Update - October 2017
What if poverty is a choice? It is national anti-poverty week in Australia, so it’s a good time to ask ...
Read MoreCEO Update - September 2017
I’ve had a really interesting week that has left me pondering a question: Do we value an inclusive society in ...
Read MoreCEO Update - August 2017
Could social impact investment be the disrupter needed for affordable housing and homelessness in Australia? It's the last days of ...
Read MoreCEO Update - July 2017
Many of you may not know this about me, but I began my academic life as a social historian. I’ve ...
Read MoreFinancial 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 ...
Read MoreCEO Update - June 2017
The Social Impact Festival: Shifting perceptions. Shaping the future. Home, place, and land. These locations and concepts mean different things ...
Read MoreCSI 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 ...
Read MoreCEO Update - May 2017
Fairness, security, opportunity? Reflections on the Federal Government Budget 2017 In his 2017 budget speech Treasurer Scott Morrison explained that ...
Read MoreCEO Update - April 2017
A Giving Australia When I was a child my parents taught me to give. There wasn't a lot of disposable ...
Read MoreCEO Update - March 2017
Almost every day, I have conversations with people who play different and vital roles in the social purpose ecosystem, and ...
Read MoreCEO Update - February 2017
As I reflect on the start to the year as far as politics and policies go, I’m steadfast in my ...
Read MoreSocial 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 ...
Read MoreCollective 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 ...
Read MoreCSI 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 ...
Read MoreProfessor 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 ...
Read MoreMedia 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 ...
Read MoreCSI Research Director in TEDx line up
The Centre for Social Impact's national Research Director, Professor Kristy Muir, will take to the stage and screen at TEDxUNSW on Saturday ...
Read MoreCEO Update - August 2016
There's been a lot of attention recently given to financial modelling - an 'investment approach' - driving government funding of ...
Read MoreCSI CEO & Research Director in Third Sector Expo line up
CSI's Dr Andrew Young, CEO, and Professor Kristy Muir, Research Director, form part of an impressive line up at the ...
Read MoreCSI has developed a program designed to stimulate inclusive economic growth
This morning marked the launch of the Financial Inclusion Action Plan (FIAP) program, developed in partnership by Good Shepherd Microfinance, ...
Read MoreProfessor Kristy Muir at Generosity Forum
CSI's Director of Research (Social Outcomes), Professor Kristy Muir, will be presenting at The Generosity Forum in Melbourne. Presenting part ...
Read MoreMedia release: Young Indigenous Australians challenged by mainstream economy
First Nations Foundation have announced a significant first step in their investigation into the life journey of Indigenous Australians with ...
Read MorePodcast: Kristy Muir "Can Market Forces Stimulate Social Change?"
Read MoreCEO Update - July 2015
Homelessness. What’s our plan? by Andrew Young & Kristy Muir On a cold, wet mid-June night, I participated in the ...
Read MorePayday lending trap requires a credit supply rethink
This article originally appeared in The Conversation. Payday lending is booming in Australia. The industry has around one million customers ...
Read MoreCSI Launches "The Compass" at Think Outcomes Conference
The Centre for Social Impact has launched the first in a series of guidebooks on different facets of social impact ...
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