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How will the bushfire crisis affect your fundraising this year?

The devastation of the bushfires has led to an outpouring of generosity from across the globe. But even though the emergency is far from over, many not-for-profits will need to start thinking carefully now about how they respond both in the short and medium term to these extreme circumstances. Mallacoota skyline: Photo credit @brendanh_au Overcoming gaps […]

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Lessons from India part 1: Education needs to be re-imagined

On our recent trip to India we were exposed to a very different model of tertiary education that made us realise how differently we need to do things in Australia. Recycling lab Centurion University’s social entrepreneurship outreach entity Gram Tarang is training 100,000 students each year with more than 85% (including over 200 differently abled […]

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How bad is prejudice and discrimination in Australia?

While many Australians might like to think that Australia is the land of the “fair go”, the statistics suggest this is no longer the case. Indigenous women make up 2% of Australia’s population and yet are 34% of the women behind bars. While 10% of AFL players are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islanders, only 3 […]

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Visiting Centurion University

Nine of our team recently went to India on a study tour visiting Centurion University and a number of associated social enterprises and community projects. We had an amazing time and learnt a lot about methods of community engagement, community-led development and capacity building. Why visit Centurion University? Based in the Indian state of Odisha, […]

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Celebrating inclusive employment

On this International Day of People with Disability we celebrate the achievements of Centurion University who have an amazing partnership with India’s largest coffee chain, Café Coffee Day, leading to the employment of hundreds of differently abled young people. Centurion has adapted its Coffee Brew Master program to meet the needs of differently abled students, […]

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