This social innovation in Queensland has been designed to offer emergency beds to homeless people on the Sunshine Coast, as support agencies struggle to help an avalanche of people caught in the housing crisis. It will house eight people each night in pods with toilets, air conditioning, wifi and charging stations The $100,000 bus has been financed from community donations through a campaign that began when a homeless man was killed in his sleeping bag at Maroochydore in 2019. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-14/sleep-bus-for-homeless-on-sunshine-coast-during-housing-crisis/100756218

Achieving carbon neutrality is challenging for smaller organisations but a very important one to tackle if you are a values-led organisation that understands the significance of the carbon targets on every social issue covered by the NFP sector.  Zero Together is helping charities to achieve this goal.  They offer a software based solution combined with advisory designed for cost and resource constrained small organisations.https://probonoaustralia.com.au/news/2021/11/the-enterprise-making-carbon-neutrality-possible-for-charities/

Stop, breathe and read – all for a good cause! Greater Western Sydney boasts 10% of Australia’s population. That’s 1 in 11 Australians!  Booktober™, an annual fundraising event launched by premier arts literacy organisation WestWords is held from 1st to 31st October, bringing stories of diverse Nationalities to life in the region.It’s a simple process. People nominate how many books to read during October and opt in to raise funds to support WestWords provide books and literacy programs to those who may never have owned a book before.  Ready to start reading? Visit www.booktober.org.au   

Digital currency is fast accelerating into the world of philanthropy. Australian digital currency provider, Aus Merchant are tra

The Social Good Summit Australia is running a one day event to inspire and discuss solutions to the greatest challenges of our times by raising awareness and exploring the possibilities of the UN Sustainable Goals for the promise of creating a better world by 2030.This event is generously run solely by volunteers.Register to attend on Saturday 18 September: https://www.socialgoodsummit.com.au/tickets