Community & Arts

Strategic restructuring and a renewed corporate and business focus are behind the appointments of new chief executives at three major Western Australian not-for-profit groups – United Way WA, Volunteering WA and Silver Chain – during the past month.

The Director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia, Alan Dodge, will retire from his position later this year after 11 years service, Culture and Arts Minister Sheila McHale announced today.

Financial support from the corporate sector is becoming increasingly important for many organisations in Western Australia as government funding to the not-for-profit sector tightens.

The state’s peak film industry body, ScreenWest, has made a number of recent management changes on the back of a string of successes in the local film industry.

Several not-for-profit organisations in Western Australia are undertaking major construction projects to expand their operations and improve service delivery.

Two Western Australian not-for-profit groups have achieved a target of $1 million in their respective fundraising campaigns during the past few months.

Western Australian not-for-profit organisations are increasingly using the internet to communicate with their supporters and clients, particularly with regard to e-philanthropy and online giving.

Western Australia’s legal community is preparing to increase its commitment to pro bono work following the introduction of a national voluntary initiative.

As many Perth residents settle in for an evening at home most nights of the week, a team of doctors prepares for an evening out, providing free medical treatment and advice from a custom-built truck to the homeless and marginalised across Perth, Midland a