21 April 2021
Building on its 2020 report which investigated the impacts of the challenges faced in 2020 - including the bushfire crisis and COVID-19 – Wave 2 of the Centre for Social ...
29 March 2021
A few short weeks ago, I said goodbye to a beautiful soul and friend. I was with many others, including her husband and kids. Like many funerals, there was much ...
9 March 2021
While owning or managing almost 50 per cent of the continent, Indigenous Australians currently do not have a formal say over government policies that affect them. Indigenous Voice would offer ...
25 February 2021
Centre for Social Impact UWA's upcoming Outcomes Measurement Workshops: 27 & 28 May: Perth workshop ** Please read below for more information and if you have any questions get in ...
22 February 2021
After a competitive application and review process we're so happy to be announcing the recipients of our 2021 scholarships who will each be supported financially in their studies with the ...
5 February 2021
Four major Australian foundations have announced they will be collaborating to create a national capacity-building and leadership program for current leaders in Australian for-purpose organisations. Social Impact Leadership Australia is ...
29 January 2021
The Centre for Social Impact is excited to announce the addition of Emeritus Professor Colleen Hayward AM to its Board. Professor Hayward is a senior Noongar woman with extensive family ...
18 December 2020
2020 has been a year like no other. It’s unlike any that many of us have experienced in our lifetimes (and hopefully one that we won’t experience again). We’ve literally ...
15 December 2020
:: Download the Pulse Report here :: The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) has today launched a detailed report of the impacts of the challenges faced in 2020, including the ...
14 December 2020
At the recent UNSW Awards for Teaching Excellence, the Centre for Social Impact’s Social Entrepreneurship Practicum teaching team were thrilled to receive the Vice-Chancellor’s Award for ‘Programs that Enhance Learning ...
11 December 2020
The Centre for Social Impact’s second annual staff awards have been announced today. Watch our video announcement with CSI's CEO, Professor Kristy Muir and read below about each recipient’s achievements ...
9 December 2020
The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) and the Community Services Industry Alliance (CSIA) explore a decade of reform recommendations for the community services sector. The recent partnership explores how the ...
20 November 2020
Over six weeks during April, May and June 2020 more than 5,000 people attended one or more of CSI's 35 hour-long impact2020 webinars, which covered a range of social impact topics ...
23 October 2020
The Centre for Social Impact is producing a series of fact sheets to address specific social issue areas in the context of COVID-19. Fact Sheet Thirteen: Mental Health and COVID-19 ...
22 October 2020
The 2020 Australian Digital Inclusion Index (ADII), published today, shows that a high level of digital inequality persists in Australia with many groups continuing to miss out on the benefits ...
19 October 2020
Australia’s homelessness rate is set to surge as short-term coronavirus income and housing protections are ended, according to the second Australian Homelessness Monitor released today. Pre-pandemic, homelessness had climbed by ...
15 October 2020
New South Wales is faring better than its economic peers (based on GSP per Capita - QLD, VIC, SA, TAS) on overall social progress but is underperforming in its estimated ...
15 October 2020
The Australian Capital Territory fares best in the nation in terms of overall social progress according to the Centre for Social Impact’s (CSI) Australian Social Progress Index (ASPI), to be discussed ...
14 October 2020
Queensland is performing well on maintaining environmental quality, but is underperforming on overall social progress according to the Centre for Social Impact’s (CSI) Australian Social Progress Index (ASPI), to be discussed ...
14 October 2020
The Northern Territory is underperforming across the board in terms of social progress compared to other Australian jurisdictions according to the Centre for Social Impact’s (CSI) Australian Social Progress Index (ASPI), ...
14 October 2020
Western Australia is performing high on shelter and response to overcrowding despite low performance on overall social progress according to the Centre for Social Impact’s (CSI) Australian Social Progress Index (ASPI), ...
13 October 2020
Tasmania is reportedly performing best in the country for addressing Indigenous disparity in terms of out of home care, abuse substantiations and student attendance rate according to the Centre for ...
13 October 2020
South Australia is performing better than its peers on social housing overcrowding, young people classified as NEET, and underutilisation of women in the workforce according to the Centre for Social ...
12 October 2020
Victoria is faring best in the nation in terms of community mental health, teen pregnancy, physical assaults and youth crime according to the Centre for Social Impact’s (CSI) Australian Social ...
12 October 2020
The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) is holding a week-long series of webinars discussing new research that shows, for the first time, how social progress indicators can be used as ...
9 October 2020
This response discusses how the key changes presented in September’s Federal Budget are likely to have an impact on different social issue areas; positive and negative. We explore how, while ...
28 September 2020
The Centre for Social Impact today announced a new research project to explore and analyse the state of mental health and wellbeing systems in Australia in the shadow of COVID-19. ...
24 August 2020
The second Danjoo Koorliny Walking Together Social Impact Summit was held in early August 2020 as the culmination of the Social Impact Festival's opening week (3rd - 9th). Starting with ...
21 August 2020
The Centre for Social Impact Swinburne were delighted to welcome three new adjuncts in early July 2020. Adjunct roles are honorary positions through which CSI acknowledges the leadership and contributions ...
21 August 2020
Families on low incomes have reported feeling depressed or anxious at twice the rates of the general community, according to the findings of a study into entrenched disadvantage in WA. ...
20 August 2020
We're thrilled to announce that our judging panel have now selected the receipients of our Round 2, 2020 scholarships! We’re so pleased to be awarding our eight successful recipients from ...
19 August 2020
Our CEO, Professor Kristy Muir, has put together her ten COVID leadership lessons. Watch the video below to hear Kristy's reflections. Ten COVID leadership lessons Care and compassion are king ...
11 August 2020
The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) has released a new policy response to COVID-19’s impact on Australian teachers, calling for a wellbeing plan to support teacher mental and emotional health ...
11 August 2020
The Centre for Social Impact has announced today that Associate Professor Graham Brown will join the team as the academic lead for Amplify and CSI UNSW’s evaluation programs. “We are ...
10 August 2020
The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) Swinburne’s Social Startup Studio has today announced free new clinics for Victorian social enterprises to support the sector following the devastating impacts of the ...
3 August 2020
A new report launched today by Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) calls for reforms to support the charity sector as post-COVID recovery partners – ...
23 July 2020
A new fact sheet by the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) reveals the extent that social vulnerabilities are addressed by Australian federal and state governments’ policy responses to the COVID-19 ...
19 July 2020
The Centre for Social Impact is inviting charity, not-for-profit and for-purpose leaders to participate in an Australian-first research project in the wake of COVID-19. The Centre for Social Impact has ...
16 July 2020
A new policy paper by the Centre for Social Impact highlights how effective Australian federal and state governments’ financial wellbeing have been in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ...
16 July 2020
You may have seen recent news that UNSW Sydney is the latest university to announce job losses as part of its efforts to remain sustainable. COVID-19 has had a devastating ...
19 June 2020
Why we need to save Australian charities to win the war on COVID-19 By Professor Kristy Muir and Dr Ioana Ramia, Centre for Social Impact, UNSW Sydney The latest ABS ...
2 June 2020
A new report launched today by Social Ventures Australia (SVA) and the Centre for Social Impact (CSI) forecasts that more than 200,000 jobs in the charity sector could be lost ...
26 May 2020
New policy paper by the Centre for Social Impact highlights the significant impact on youth unemployment since COVID-19 with social impacts to affect young people for years to come. The ...
21 May 2020
Sector leaders have stressed that charities and not-for-profits must engage with their local communities to improve viability and growth following the impacts from COVID-19 and the bushfires. In today’s impact2020 ...
19 May 2020
We turn to our principles to determine the best course of action when we are uncertain. Principles can bring clarity to complex situations and they can help us understand how ...
18 May 2020
How do we ensure our charities' survival, contribution and rebuild in the wake of COVID-19? CEO Update - May 2020 by Professor Kristy Muir My Aunty Val passed away recently. ...
6 May 2020
The Centre for Social Impact (CSI) today announced the launch of a national research program: Pulse of the For-Purpose Sector & Building Back Better. This large, national program has multiple ...
29 April 2020
Governments, telcos must do more to halt a widening and deepening digital divide which threatens to generate serious social and economic harm post-COVID-19. Addressing personal and organisation digital inequality, particularly ...