Third Sector — July 2009
He is CEO of Jobs Australia, board member of numerous groups including ACOSS, leading the coalition of peak not-for-profits as Chair of National Roundtable of Nonprofit Organisations, fighting for the rights of not-for-profits in China – Zelda Tupicoff recently spoke with the busy David Thompson.
As CEO of Jobs Australia, the national peak body for not-for-profit organisations that assists unemployed people in finding and keeping jobs, David Thompson is a high profile advocate who most recently made headlines – along with ACOSS CEO Clare Martin – expressing reservations about the tender process for more than $4 billion worth of employment services.
Although he describes the outcomes of the massive tender process undertaken to select providers as “quirky”, Thompson says, “The issue is not so much the reforms themselves, many of which are quite good, but rather the consequences of a number of things that are…
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Fri, July 03, 2009
The Australia Council for the Arts, the Australian Government's arts funding and advisory body, has reappointed James Strong AO as Chair and appointed John W.H. Denton as Deputy Chair for the next three years.
Tue, June 30, 2009
A Senate inquiry report has been released, which contains several points of criticism about the government’s tendering process to award Employment Services contracts, calling the outcomes of the process “counterintuitive”.
Tue, June 30, 2009
Greater recognition of the very significant contribution that volunteers bring to our social, environmental, economic and cultural life is vital in order to increase the cohesion, efficiency and effectiveness of the not-for-profit sector, according to Volunteering Australia.
Fri, June 26, 2009
Private Prescribed Funds will now be known as Private Ancillary Funds (PAFs), one of a number of changes announced when new draft guidelines were released (25/06/09) by Assistant Treasurer Nick Sherry.
Thu, June 25, 2009
Based on the realities of a fluctuating economy what is the forecast for charity events? How can charities plan a successful event in this climate? How can charities manage with less corporate support? These were some of the questions that were addressed by a panel of experts at the recent RSVP Event talk (24/06/09) ‘The Charity Challenge’ held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
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