Although Sydney is often characterised by a high quality of life, this prosperity is not shared by all. Based on secondary data analysis, this report shows that there are individual and community problems in a number of key areas: housing, income, health, education, crime and accessibility. The Common Cause project aims to help create a...

At a time of economic downturn, nonprofit businesses share one particular characteristic that presents the greatest challenge of all -- their heavy dependence on third-party funding. In general they provide services to individuals irrespective of their ability to pay. Consequently a nonprofit's economic viability and financial security is not directly related to how good a...

This paper discusses whether corporate social responsibility programs will be necessarily cut because of hard economic times or whether now is the perfect opportunity for strategic social investment and corporate reputation building. The CSI issues papers provide analysis on a topical issue impacting the third sector.