On 3 May the federal governmentwill deliver its budget – one ofthe most important announcements of the year with the governmentrevealing, in monetary terms, where its support lies.

For the charity and Not forProfit sector, from housing to foreign aid and volunteering toyouth affairs, budget measures can influence which services aredelivered to those in need.

Ahead of the budget, Pro BonoAustralia News sought out key leaders in the sector to give them aplatform to voice their demands.  

Will charities be included inbigger policy discussions? Will the sector have the certainty oflong-term funding models? And will there be stronger support forthe ACNC?

Hear from NFPexecutives:

• Community Council for Australia CEO DavidCrosbie
• ACOSSCEO Cassandra Goldie
• GetUp! senior campaigner DaneyFaddoul
• National Shelter executive officer AdrianPisarski
• Mission Australia CEO CatherineYeomans
• Volunteering Australia CEO BrettWilliamson
• WorldVision Australia CEO Tim Costello.

Produced by Ellie Cooper andEisha Gupta. 

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This week Australia’s firstRoyal Commission into Family Violence handed down 227 recommendations in what hasbeen called a watershed moment for the fight against familyviolence, and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has promised toimplement every single one.

But what will these changes mean for the Not for Profit sectorand service providers working on the ground with the victims andperpetrators of family violence? 

In this episode of Not for Podcast, Pro Bono Australia shares aview from the inside. Not for Profit leaders and policyexperts who were in the official report launch “lockup” share theirinsights about how the Royal Commission’s recommendations arelikely to play out.

Produced by Ellie Cooper and Xavier Smerdon. 

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The Not for Profit sector is at the forefront of supporting and advocating for diverse groups, But how well do organisations embrace diversity within their own ranks?

It’s easy to assume that the sector is ahead of the pack, but Pro Bono Australia News has been given access to exclusive data that shows there’s room for improvement.

Professor Carol Kulik, from the University of South Australia Business School, provided access to her unpublished data. She conducted a “diversity audit” of 800 organisations across Australia, with 20 per cent from the public and Not for Profit sectors.

“There’s much more of a ‘well it’s just the right thing to do, we care about these issues’... whereas in the private sector we’re much more likely to see economic arguments, a business case argument… ‘it’s going to make us more profitable, it’s going to make us more innovative’, and we don’t see those arguments quite as much in the Not for Profit sector,” Professor Kulik said.

Hear from the voices of the social sector to find out how well Indigenous Australians, people with disability, the LGBTI community, and migrants and refugees are embraced by the social sector.  

Produced by Ellie Cooper and Savannah Holliday. 

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Young Australians of the Year Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett, Greens State MP for Melbourne Ellen Sandell, and CEO of Oaktree Chris Wallace share their inspiring stories and provide insights about their generation.   

Produced by Ellie Cooper and Xavier Smerdon.

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Millennials, or Generation Y, have been described as lazy, narcissistic, entitled and apathetic. If the stereotypes are true, what will it mean for the social sector – populated by people who want to make a difference – as this same generation begins to hold positions of influence?  

Young Australians of the Year Nic Marchesi and Lucas Patchett, Greens State MP for Melbourne Ellen Sandell, and CEO of Oaktree Chris Wallace share their inspiring stories and provide insights about their generation.   

Produced by Ellie Cooper and Xavier Smerdon. 

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How far does the apple fall from the tree? In the first episode of Not for Podcast, hear from father-son duo Tim and Elliot Costello. They’re both Not for Profit leaders but the way they run their charities is vastly different.

Tim Costello has been CEO one of the country’s most illustrious charities, World Vision Australia, for the past 10 years. When he was in his twenties Elliot Costello founded YGAP, ditching traditional fundraising models in favor of social enterprise.

Interviewed together for the first time, the Costellos joined journalist Xavier Smerdon in studio to discuss the landscape of Australia’s social sector, family ties and what the year has in store.

Produced by Ellie Cooper.

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