What's New

• Our Community’s Funding Centre
  - Our Community provides advice, tools and training for Australia's 700,000 community groups and schools, and practical linkages between the community sector and the general public, business and government.
• Be fit for life
  - Heart disease is not something that develops overnight – but over decades.
• Y Green Western Sydney launches green jobs in Penrith
  - Are you a good communicator? And passionate about the environment? Are you 16 - 25 years old? Yes? Well.... Y Green Wants You!
• ACOSS Future of the Sector Day 2009
  - The annual Future of the Sector Day provides an opportunity to discuss the role of the community welfare sector in building a fair community, recognising that a strong and independent sector is crucial if we are to contribute effectively to improving social and economic wellbeing for disadvantaged Australians.
• Women Building Sustainable Futures - AFUW Conference Public Day
  - The AFUW Triennial Conference Public Day features guest speakers on a wide range of Sustainability Issues.
• Board Builder Conference 2009 - Practical Renewal, Positive Results, Better Board Performance
  - The leading national conference for community boards, committees and governing councils.
• Working with Men - Accredited Training
  - The Working with Men Accredited Course develops a strong professional approach to community welfare/health workers who work with men and family relationship issues.
• Kinship Care Research and Policy Forum
  - Free 1 day Forum for researchers, policy makers, government and non-government agencies hosted by the Social Policy Research Centre
• Leadership Development Program for Families 2010
  - Applications are invited for participants in the 2010 Leadership Development Program for Families.
• FREE Volunteer Management Essentials Training for Managers & Coordinators of Volunteers
  - Free training for Managers & Coordinators of Volunteers.
• National Scoping Project to inform the establishment of a new national mental health consumer organisations
  - The website for the National Scoping Study: Consumers Speak: seeking a national voice - a project to inform the establishment of a new national mental health consumer peak is now live.
• Making Links 2009
  - This year’s conference theme - Sustaining Communities in Tough Times will address the twin challenges of the global economic crisis and environmental sustainability.
• "Wander West to Wentworth" 2010 NSW Rural Women's Gathering
  - A weekend of networking, learning new skills and building relationships with other enthusiastic and vibrant country women who will gather in the rural town of Wentworth, "The Town on Two Rivers".
• New 'Community Builders' funding program NOW OPEN
  - Community Builders Funding Program is a community strengthening and capacity building program.
• Ulladulla Community Drug Action Team
  - Information and contact details about the Community Drug Action Team and links to projects and activities.
• HOME Hospice Annual event 2009: Intimacy and connection near end of life
  - This event will discuss topics relating to end of life and encourage conversations about community, spirituality and the significance of dying at home.
• Intensive Winning Grants Seminar
  - A Seminar for volunteers, staff and fundraisers on how to win the most grants for your community organisation or school.
• Intensive Community Fundraising Seminar
  - Seminar for volunteers, staff and fundraisers on how to make the most money for your community organisation.
• Intergenerational homelessness and the intergenerational use of homelessness services
  - This report aims to improve our understanding of intergenerational homelessness and the intergenerational use of homelessness services.
• 2009 Common Cause Report into social disadvantage in Sydney
  - United Way Sydney and a number of partner agencies have produced a report which identifies growing disadvantage across Sydney.
• Our Future is Local
  - Our Future is Local is a Not-For-Profit Incorporated Association which has been formed by the passionate community members and business owners of Griffith.
• Managing in a downturn: A comprehensive survey of the impact of the economic downturn on not-for-profit organisations
  - A survey conducted during April and May 2009 which focuses on the perceptions of not-for-profit organisations of the impact of the economic downturn on their income and expenditure.
• Strengthening Families Resourcing Parents website
  - This great website allows pracitioners and organisations to list details about their parenting events and workshops in Sydney for parents to access, and find out about funding opportunities.
• Results Based Accountability 101 Training
  - The Family Action Centre in collaboration with The Fiscal Policy Studies Institute (USA) are proud to offer Results Based Accountability 101 Training presented by founder Mark Friedman.
• Results-Based Accountability Training for Trainers & Coaches
  - The Family Action Centre in collaboration with The Fiscal Policy Studies Institute (USA) are proud to offer 2-Day Results Based Accountability Training for Trainers & Coaches presented by founder Mark Friedman.
• Red alert suburbs: An employment vulnerability index for Australia's major urban regions
  - This report identifies the suburbs across Australia that are most at risk of job losses as a result of the current financial crisis.
• Social Exclusion: The Sydney Experience
  - Anglicare has undertaken a longditudinal study revealing confronting evidence of poverty, deprviation and exclusion for many who live in Sydney.
• Toward a Social Enterprise Strategy for Greater Sydney
  - GROW Sydney has developed a strategy to to assist in the growth of social enterprise in Sydney.
• Bring It! Young Carers Forum 08 Final Report
  - The Bring It! Young Carers Forum was designed to discuss the needs and concerns of the 380,000 young carers under the age of 26 in Australia, and the future directions that can be taken to ensure their wellbeing.
• The Big Diary - ABC Online
  - The Big Diary is the ABC's national event guide, a one stop destination for events around Australia, wherever you live.