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Leadership, Queensland Leadership and a four-day Introduction to Adaptive Leadership. They worked directly with organisations to develop and deliver customized programs to build internal leadership capacity. All programs were based on an Adaptive Leadership approach developed by Professor Ron Heifetz at Harvard University. The Benevolent Society closed SLA in 2017 due to the evolution of the market and the proliferation of leadership programs available.
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Benevolent Society apologised unreservedly for any pain, unresolved grief or suffering experienced by mothers, fathers, adoptees, adoptive parents or their families as a result of the past adoption practices of The Benevolent Society, the Royal Hospital for Women or Scarba Welfare House for
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Society as a welfare home for women and children, and opened in September. It was operated by the Society until 1986 as a home for children as they awaited adoption or respite care. Many were child migrants from the UK. It was closed in 1986, and the
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Queensland. It has 1600 staff, plus a volunteer force of about 700. More than 56,000 people were reached through The Benevolent
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Leadership Australia (SLA) was established by The Benevolent Society in 1999 to "design and deliver a suite of innovative leadership development programs to develop the capacity of individuals, organizations and communities to create lasting, positive change on entrenched issues". Programs
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Benevolent Society launches research into the Adequacy of the Age Pension with Per Capita and the Longevity Innovation Hub. Determining it was inadequate, The Benevolent Society launched an advocacy campaign for better conditions for older Australians including the Fix Pension Poverty
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established by The Benevolent Society and operated by The Benevolent Society until 1992, pioneering medical care for women and babies and ground breaking techniques such as the first baby health clinics to give children the best start in life, new techniques such as ultrasound, and the use of
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The Benevolent Society centers around the advancement of society and positive change. Many of today's essential services in Australia were pioneered by The Benevolent Society, and its legacy of advocacy for progressive, positive change continues to inform their work today.
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1813: First private charitable organization dedicated to meeting the needs of the poorest groups in Australian society, assisting people far beyond the capacity of government. While its origins were Christian, it went to become a non-religious, non-affiliated
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The Benevolent Society helps families with 64 services provided to more than 44,000 people, from playgroup to parenting education and coaching, household budgeting, to practical support and family counselling.
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in 1813, is Australia's first and oldest charity. The society is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose main goals include helping families, older Australians and people with disabilities.
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Society's 90 services, community programs and events in 2016–17. The chief executive officer is Lin Hatfield Dodds, and the chair of the company is Ken Smith.
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