Dr Ruth Knight and Catherine Williams Why might someone want to volunteer? We know that both altruistic and self-interested people volunteer. It’s particularly attractive to those wanting to gain work experience, experience new challenges, feel useful, maintain their health, socialise after retirement, and family tradition, whereby for religious or cultural reasons volunteering is considered something you do…
Attention undergrads – Have you heard about QUT’s new social enterprise unit?
Get excited changemakers! For the first time ever at QUT, a social enterprise unit will be available to undergrad students! Watch this short video from lecturer, Dr Ruth Knight about how this unit will benefit you. Real world social and environmental issues are increasingly addressed through business means in an emerging form of hybrid organisation –…
Chop your course fees in half! Scholarships for March 2021 intake now open!
The Myles McGregor-Lowndes Scholarship covers 50% of the domestic tuition fees for the Graduate Certificate of Business (Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies) and the core units of the Master of Business (Philanthropy and Nonprofit Studies). We are currently taking applications – but you’ll need to be quick! To find out how to apply, go to the MML Scholarship page today!…
Tea & Buns | Coming again in 2021!
“Come along inside… We’ll see if tea and buns can make the world a better place.” Kenneth Grahame The Tea & Buns Community of Practice aims to create an opportunity for those working in nonprofit and social innovation to learn from each other, discuss the latest research and how we might apply research to our work.…
ACPNS Quarterly Case Notes Summary | Latest now available
The 2020 final quarter case notes summary is now available for download. Researchers at ACPNS scan Australia and the world constantly for legal cases that involve important issues concerning charities, nonprofit organisations, philanthropy, gifts and bequests. Our Quarterly Case Note Summaries capture key legal cases in an easy-to-digest format for lawyers, accountants and managers involved in…