News Articles for Ability WA

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Not for profits are grappling with remuneration for their directors, with one major group scaling back its payments.

The state government has provided an initial round of funding for six disability enterprises to help them take on employees from Activ Foundation.

Margin pressures forced Activ to close its supported workplaces, while similar organisations have diversified their offerings.

National not-for-profit Ability First Housing has acquired five units at Hesperia's $65 million Victoria House development for specialist disability accommodation.

The disability services sector has strong revenue growth, but some providers are struggling to stay afloat.

From October 1, Western Australians will be able to exchange their used bottles for cash, but how will the scheme operate?

Giving increased last financial year, but the economic fallout from COVID-19 will affect the potential for generosity into the future.

Beverage manufacturers have been informed of the prices for Western Australia's container deposit scheme on Friday, with the average price of a container starting at 11.65 cents.

Following in the footsteps of Stan Perron, some key names in philanthropy have increased their funding distribution, but many charity recipients are struggling to measure the impact of these donations.

Consulting and corporate advisory firm Mainsheet Capital is planning to accelerate its growth after key people at predecessor firm Mainsheet Corporate were reunited.

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.

Western Australia's top charities have reported an average 4.2 per cent increase in revenue this past financial year, with only two of the top 10 reporting less turnover this year than last.

Janelle Marr, managing director of strategy consultancy firm Step Beyond Business Advisors has been appointed as the chairwoman of the ScreenWest board.

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