St Vincent de Paul Society WA Inc

Preparation for the St Vincent de Paul Society's largest fundraising event - the CEO Sleepout - has kicked off for another year with calls for executives to register.

SPECIAL REPORT: Business wants more than just good stories from the NFP sector if it is to justify its funding – it wants hard data.

SPECIAL REPORT: Investors and NFPs are increasingly turning to social enterprises, or impact investing, as it is called.

As fund raising events go, this one is on message.

Western Australian CEOs have raised over $1.2 million in the St Vincent de Paul Society’s CEO Sleepout this week.

Major fundraising events remain the largest source of revenue for many of WA’s charitable organisations.

WA's leading charity store chains are becoming more vital to the causes they fund

CHIEF executives across Western Australia are gearing up for the sixth year of St Vincent de Paul Society’s CEO Sleepout, due to be held on June 18.

Social impact bonds could deliver more money and market discipline to the not-for-profit sector.

A number of Perth’s leading community sector experts have spoken candidly about why it is so difficult to measure the impact their work has on those they’re helping and society at large.

Western Australians donating household items for people affected by the bushfires in the South West have been so generous that St Vincent de Paul Society WA has been inundated with goods exceeding its capacity to deliver them.

In an exclusive Business News survey, leaders of some of WA’s top charities reveal they are more optimistic than last year, despite increasing competition for funds, challenging economic times and charity fatigue.

Local vendors of The Big Issue showed prominent Perth business leaders and politicians what it’s like to sell the street magazine today as part of a campaign to increase awareness of the everyday challenges facing the homeless and disadvantaged.

Jade Lewis’s program to help female offenders gain employment, overcome stigma and resist temptation is now being expanded into a social enterprise.

Western Australia's economic slowdown has hit the charity sector, with the value of donations per person falling last year, in contrast to every other state where the value of donations increased, a new report has found.

More than 100 of the state’s business leaders will bed down at the WACA Ground tomorrow night for the 2016 Vinnies CEO Sleepout, raising awareness and funds for the homeless in Western Australia.

Vinnies has embraced technology in its latest tactic to engage street youth.

A world-first mental health check-in that combines wearable technology with an online survey was launched in Perth today.

State government gaming agency Lotterywest has beaten its revenue budget and grabbed its biggest share of spending per capita for three years, but it continues to watch the threat of online gambling and other web-based gaming products from outside Western Australia.

Despite a tough economic climate and an increasing number of people in need, charity Christmas appeals are still finding support.  

Two local not-for-profit groups have announced changes to their leadership today, with UnitingCare West appointing Amanda Hunt as chief executive from March next year while St Vincent de Paul Society WA chief executive Mark Fitzpatrick will leave that role in February.

Susan Rooney will join the St Vincent de Paul Society WA in May as the organisation’s new chief executive, having spent the past 15 years leading the Cancer Council WA.

Not-for-profit organisation People Who Care is calling on the community and local businesses to pledge funds or donate items for kits to help those fleeing domestic violence. 

Outgoing Cancer Council CEO, and new St Vincent de Paul Society CEO, Susan Rooney, joined Business News for lunch at Julio's

The state’s business leaders will spend the night outdoors at the WACA Ground on June 22, one of the longest and coldest nights of the year, in support of the 2017 Vinnies CEO Sleepout.

Perth entrepreneur Paris Mitchell has packaged his past experiences with addiction and substance abuse into a series of educational presentations and workshops for schools, not-for-profit agencies and corporates.

Barry Felstead has set his sights on raising $1 million for the Vinnies CEO Sleepout.