A magic brew of innovation and commitment | In conversation with Marcus Watson – CEO, BackTrack
Anyone who has any contact with BackTrack will tell you they’re special.
Founded by Bernie Shakeshaft in 2006 in Armidale NSW with a magic brew of strong community support, a shed, some working do…
Reducing the stigma for incarcerated women | In conversation with Amelia Pickering – CEO, Prison Network
Women who have been incarcerated are more stigmatised than men, according to Amelia Pickering CEO at Prison Network, an organisation that has been providing support for women and their families for ov…
Opinion: Discover the Power of Giving at the Social Enterprise World Forum – Third Sector
Social enterprise is a global movement with the potential to truly change the world. By applying business savvy to social change projects and programs, social enterprise organisations have the capacit…
It’s time to rethink the Christmas gift-giving tradition – Body + Soul
It’s that time of the year again – when we spend hundreds of dollars on gifts for family and friends who, let’s face it, likely don’t need those presents.
One Christmas I gave my children…
Andrea Comastri On Addressing Employment Barriers Through Inclusive Business Models – Impact Boom Podcast
Andrea Comastri is a co-founder and Director of Hotel Etico Australia, the first social enterprise hotel in Australia, employing and training young people with disability.
Andrea is focused on establi…
Reflecting On Our June 2021 Virtual Crowdfunding Event- The Life You Can Save
On 23rd June 2021, The Life You Can Save partnered with The Funding Network Australia to organize our third virtual crowdfunding event. Like our first virtual crowdfunding event hosted one year earl…
Finding a better way – Company Director Magazine
Wayside Chapel, a high-profile not-for-profit, has been a fixture of Sydney’s eastern suburbs since 1964, when it threw open its doors to support people who had, quite literally, fallen by the waysi…
A Night with The Funding Network- F & P Magazine
The Funding Network held their first hybrid crowdfunding in April. Find out how much they raised and how they did it.
I log in at 5:45pm and am greeted by some toe-tapping 80s classics while I wa…
Rethinking governance in the non-for-profit sector – Company Director Magazine
Julie McDonald, CEO of The Funding Network, describes the run-up to the organisation’s first live online fundraising event in April 2020
Charities successfully utilise online platforms to fundraise during the pandemic – Sky News
The Funding Network CEO Julie McDonald says charities have successfully harnessed technology to adapt in “all sorts of ways” during the coronavirus pandemic.
“In our world, in The Funding Networ…