National Compact welcomes 100 Partners
editor | March 30, 2010
Today, the National Compact welcomes Drug Free Ambassadors Australia as the 100th organisation to sign up as a Compact Partner. This significant milestone comes only 12 days since the Compact was launched by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at Parliament House on 17 March 2010.
The Compact is an agreement between the Government and the Third (not-for-profit) Sector. It gives community organisations, large and small, real input into Government policy and program delivery. It enables true collaboration on key social, economic and environmental challenges facing our communities and it allows the broad range of Australian not-for-profit groups to work with Government to achieve a shared vision.
The interests and responsibilities of Third Sector organisations are diverse, but they are united by a shared commitment to community wellbeing without individual commercial gain. Compact Partners are individuals and organisations who support the National Compact’s shared vision, purpose and principles and have signed up to reflect this commitment.
The 100 Compact Partners reflect the diversity of the Third Sector which includes community groups working in areas as diverse as health and social welfare, mental health, homelessness, heritage, the arts, the environment, sport, employment, volunteering and advocacy.
For more information on the National Compact please visit www.nationalcompact.gov.au
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