What's New

• Housing Seminar
  - You are invited to two free seminars on housing at the University of NSW
• Social Inclusion Week
  - In an effort to help overcome isolation and loneliness in local communities and draw attention to the issue of social fragmentation, Dr Jonathon Welch AM, founding musical director of the Choir of Hard Knocks, has created Social Inclusion Week (23 - 29 November).
• TAFE information day
  - Information day for two courses designed for people who wish to return to education or seek new skills to gain employment.
• Family Inclusion Network 2009 National Gathering
  - The FIN 2009 National Gathering is an opportunity for participants to learn from each other about current and emerging issues in child protection through active engagement in workshops, discussions and debates.
• Managing Challenging Behaviour
  - This workshop has been designed for individuals who provide services for people with Challenging Behaviour.
• Leadership: Making a Difference: Introductory Workshop
  - Free taster workshop
• Key Elements of Effective Partnership: Introductory Workshop
  - Free taster workshop
• Action Learning: Introductory Workshop
  - Free taster workshop
• Understanding and running successful social enterprises
  - The Australian Government has recently made the second and final call for proposals under the Local Jobs and Get Communities Working streams of the Jobs Fund. Please join us at a workshop designed to provide you with a solid understanding of what exactly a social enterprise is, and the process for establishing a social enterprise designed to deliver training and employment.
• Community GrantGuru
  - GrantReady has developed the Community GrantGuru website which provides easy search and browse functions for non-profit organisations to find suitable grants to enhance their projects.
• SmartyGrants
  - SmartyGrants is a flexible and great-value grant management application, designed in consultation with local government grant managers and grant networks throughout Australia.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• "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".
• 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.
• 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.