February
February 23, 2011
Last year PWF introduced Chris Ross and his Southern Cross Community Enterprises (SCCE) idea of an ethical, self-sustaining lottery to fund charities. SCCE has now been officially launched. The Ethical Lottery Idea This self-sustaining lottery to help Non-Profits, charities and […]
February 18, 2011
There was a social innovation Learning Festival in Melbourne in late February – based on a systemic approach not a ‘mechanistic mental model’ such as World Cafe and Open Space. A Power Camp And A Love Camp.. In Adam Kahane’s […]
February 17, 2011
HelpOut cofounder, Nathon Irvin, says: ‘We wanted to find a way that average Aussies could assist flood, cyclone or fire victims in a non-financial but practical way’. HelpOut is an online service aimed at making it easier for disaster affected […]
February 17, 2011
I see that Westpac Wonthaggi is running a free Cashflow Seminar for small businesses in Bass Coast Shire, Victoria. The question to be discussed is: “While my company generates great total annual revenues, we often find ourselves in month-to-month cash […]
February 16, 2011
Xris Reardon from Melbourne’s Third Way Theatre tells us Barbara Santos will run workshops in Brisbane for training in Aesthetics of the Theatre of the Oppressed. Barbara is the former General Manager for the Centre of Theatre of the Oppressed […]
February 16, 2011
Lloyd Burrell has written another guest post for PWF, including reviews on a variety of home office desk styles. Lloyd suggests you check out corner computer desks for home offices, office desks with hutch, L-shaped desks, reception desks and Dmi […]
February 11, 2011
As someone without a science background I was fascinated by the following article posted on Care2 – a website that connects activists from around the world. Jake Richardson writes: Dr. Sossina Haile and her colleagues at CalTech have created a […]
February 10, 2011
After the GFC and reduced working hours, the website Dynamic Business asks if employers are accommodating a desire among many employees to achieve a balance between work, home and other interests and therefore more flexible work conditions. During the GFC, […]
February 10, 2011
Skilled Migrants NOT Finding Work? was posted on PWF in May 2008 and now, after 40 comments from all around the world, we’ve closed the comments section, BUT Dr Lech Keller-Krawczyk PhD (Monash), MA (Melbourne), BComm (Warsaw) has emailed us […]
February 5, 2011
The Australian Food and Grocery Council (AFGC) says Coles’ Down, Down’ campaign, heavily discounting staple foods like bread and dairy products, is designed to increase traffic in Coles supermarkets without considering the long-term, flow-on effects to farmers, industry and consumers. […]
February 5, 2011
PWF has just received an email and a profile for John and Jean Mack, a retired couple who are full time nomads looking for rural based roles where they can make a good contribution and hopefully supplement their pension. They […]
February 2, 2011
The Barefoot College, founded in 1972 in India, combines traditional ‘barefoot’ knowledge and demystified modern skills, creating tools for people essentially ‘written off’ by urban society. The Barefoot College works with marginalized, exploited and impoverished rural poor, living on less […]