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Recommended reading PDF Print E-mail
Written by Hugh Morrow   
Monday, 20 October 2008
Some useful books and reading on non-profit management and complexity: 
  • Managing the Non-Profit Organisation, PF Drucker, Collins 1990
  • Strategic Tools for Social Entrepreneurs, JG Dees, J Emerson, P Economy, 2002 John Wiley 
  • High Performing Nonprofit Organisations, CW Letts, WP Ryan, A Grossman, 1999 Wiley 
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Donations in Australia PDF Print E-mail
Written by Hugh Morrow   
Saturday, 19 July 2008

Nearly 90% of Australians give over $400 on average to social enterprises each year.  However, according to research commissioned by the Petre Foundation: "on an asset basis affluent Americans currently give around 10%-5% percent of their net worth to philanthropy.  Their Australian counterparts seem to be allocating less than 3%".

As a consequence, total giving in Australia as percentage of GDP is lower than that in the UK or the USA.

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Volunteering in Australia PDF Print E-mail
Written by Hugh Morrow   
Saturday, 19 July 2008

Around 40% of adult Australians volunteer their their time to support social enterprises each year, contributing over 800 million hours of labour to the sector.  This is a higher level of paticipation than in the USA or Canada.

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Social Innovation: knowing a good idea when you see it PDF Print E-mail
Written by Hugh Morrow   
Monday, 03 March 2008
There is much excitement about the field of Social Innovation at the moment.  And there is no doubt that innovative solutions can have dramatic beneficial impact on society.  But before we get too excited, we must consider a few of the challenges.  Of greatest importance is the difficulty of reliably identifying an idea that is in fact good.
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AusSchol Scholarships PDF Print E-mail
Written by Hugh Morrow   
Wednesday, 02 January 2008
AusSchol (http://ausschol.org.au/ ) is offering scholarships worth over $50,000 for:
  • KPMG Mentoring Program 
  • The Institute of Chartered Accountants Business Forum
  • Chartered Accountants program of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia
  • ICAA AusSchol Training and Development Scholarship
Applications close on March 14.  See the AusSchol website for further information.

 
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