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- Alternative meaning: Organisation (band).
An organization or organisation (read more about -ize vs -ise) is a formal group of people with one or more shared goals. The word itself is derived from the Greek word ὄργανον (organon) meaning tool. The term is used in both daily and scientific English in multiple ways.
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@clrirene @benraue can you vouch for Andrew Bartlett standing for Greens in Queensland? no news on his site, Qld Grns or news organisations
neerav (neerav bhatt) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:49:54 -0000
@clrirene @benraue can you vouch for Andrew Bartlett standing for Greens in Queensland? no news on his site, Qld Grns or news organisations
"The spreadsheet clearly has more than just some passing value to organisations, it has vital importance." http://ow.ly/A0LU via @chieftech
Socialtext (Socialtext) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 00:47:40 -0000
"The spreadsheet clearly has more than just some passing value to organisations, it has vital importance." http://ow.ly/A0LU via @chieftech
Great day doing some progressive embodied training with Brighton organisations large and small. Love my job :-)
warkmalsh (Mark Walsh ) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:16:12 -0000
Great day doing some progressive embodied training with Brighton organisations large and small. Love my job :-)
Shaun Hills just started his talk "Python in large organisations" in Track 1 #kiwipycon ^TK
kiwipycon (Kiwi PyCon) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:48:17 -0000
Shaun Hills just started his talk "Python in large organisations" in Track 1 #kiwipycon ^TK
Having just spent some time researching the websites of hard rightist UK political organisations, I'm a tad depressed. Propaganda overload.
TwinLizard (Twin Lizard) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:43:51 -0000
Having just spent some time researching the websites of hard rightist UK political organisations, I'm a tad depressed. Propaganda overload.
@richardherbert the course was good value, yes. I can see the implementation of scrum in different organisations a huge cultural headache.
whatterz (Simon Whatley) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:36:57 -0000
@richardherbert the course was good value, yes. I can see the implementation of scrum in different organisations a huge cultural headache.
Anglicare Australia - National network of care and social justice agencies of the Anglican church. Provides assistance to needy families, youth and children, the aged, unemployed and homeless.
Meta Description: [ Homepage of The Anglicare Network - The Social Justice and Care Network
of the Anglican Church of Australia ]
Ausflag - An organisation seeking to secure popular support for a new Australian flag. This site provides detailed information about Australian flags of the past and present and designs for a new flag.
Meta Description: [ Ausflag is an apolitical, non-profit organisation
seeking to secure popular support for a new Australian flag. This site provides
detailed information about Australian flags of the past and present and designs
for a new flag. ]
Austcare - Specialist refugee agency, mobilising support for refugees and displaced people.
Australia America Association - Organisation dedicated to strengthening the relationship between Australia and the US. Includes background information, events, Australian culture, tourism tips, and news.
Australia China Friendship Society - Voluntary organisation promoting relations with China. Organisation information, news, tours, photos, and branch links.
Australia Tibet Council - Information about the organisation, its membership, news, campaigns and travel.
Meta Description: [ Australia Tibet Council campaigns for the right of the Tibetan people to decide their own future and for an end to violations of their fundamental rights and freedoms. It is an independent, non-profit organisation funded solely by its members and supporters. ]
Australian League of Rights - Christian Conservative political organisation, warning about threats to rights and freedom irrespective of the label.
Meta Description: [ Christian based service movement, political watchdog, warning about threats to rights and freedom irrespective of the label ]
Australian Rural Leadership Foundation - Information on the foundation, and also on the Australian Rural Leadership Program and Australian Rural Leadership Network.
Australian Skeptics - A group that investigates the paranormal and pseudo-science from a responsible scientific viewpoint
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Australian Software Metrics Association - National group dedicated to software metrics. Site includes information on membership and events.
Meta Description: [ Domino Lotus Notes Hosting & Development ]
Brotherhood of St Laurence - Information on welfare organization dealing with poverty. Its role and services.
CARE Australia - Information on foreign aid organisation providing international humanitarian assistance.
Meta Description: [ CARE Australia is one of Australia's leading humanitarian aid agencies, providing emergency relief and development assistance to millions in need throughout the third world. ]
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Child Care National Association - Represents and supports all forms of professional child care in Australia and families needing child care.
Churchill Trust - An Australian Trust established in 1965, with the principal object to perpetuate and honour the memory of Sir Winston Churchill by the award of travelling fellowships.
Meta Description: [ Read about the Churchill Trust, our Traveling Fellows, and their Published Reports. ]
Community Aid Abroad Oxfam Australia - Information about the organisation and their work, how to get involved, current campaigns, news, and ethical business practices.
Meta Description: [ Oxfam Australia - An Australian development Non Government Organisation that promotes social justice and fights poverty by working with communities around the world and through campaigning and advocacy. ]
Edmund Rice Camps - Under the auspices of the Christian Brothers, this organization provides holiday camps, picnics and outdoor recreation activities in all states of Australia and New Zealand for undeprivileged children.
Father of the Year - The Australian Father of the Year is awarded each year to promote the importance of fathers to the well-being of children. Event details and contact information.
Meta Description: [ ,Father of the Year ]
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Finding HMAS Sydney - A non-profit organisation formed to find the Royal Australian Navy battle cruiser HMAS Sydney that was sunk by the German raider HSK Kormoran in WW2.
Meta Description: [ HMAS Sydney Search Pty Ltd (Sydney Search) is a non-profit organisation formed to find the Royal Australian Navy battle cruiser HMAS Sydney. ]
Fire Code Reform Centre - A not for profit organisation dedicated to the reform of substandard fire related building codes within Australia.
Meta Description: [ The Australian Building Codes Board is a joint initiative of all levels of government in Australia. It is responsible for developing and managing a uniform, national approach to building codes and building standards. ]
Foxtrot Papa - A volunteer group taking disabled people for a four-wheel-drive tour into outback Australia.
Meta Description: [ Foxtrot Papa is a non-profit association to enable wheelchair people to visit areas of Australia normally difficult for them to get to. ]
GoVolunteer - Aimed at potential volunteers and not-for-profit organisations looking to attract new volunteers.
Hand Tool Preservation Association - Membership information plus details of the collections.
Inspire Foundation - An Internet-based foundation that inspires young people to help themselves, get involved and get online.
Jesuit Refugee Service - An organisation offering a pastoral service to refugees and the communities who host them through programs of pastoral care, education for children and adults, social services and counselling and health care.
Legacy Australia - Includes a history of this organisation which cares for the widows and dependants of deceased servicemen, links to state sites, and contact information for many local clubs.
Life Activities - Provides training to people with a disability who want to live independently and for those professionals and carers working with them.
Meta Description: [ Life Activities is an organisation...... ]
Lions International - District 201 information setting out details and advantage of membership, activities and goals.
Major Australian Charities - (Also has fundraising information)
Meta Description: [ Site of Australian Charities and major charitable organisations and of The Charities Book ]
MAPW Australia - The Australian affiliate of International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) Nobel Peace prize recipient 1985.
Meta Description: [ Medical Association for Prevention of War. Affiliate of IPPNW - recipient of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize. ]
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - Australian branch of an international medical relief organization that aids victims of armed conflict, epidemics, and other disasters. Includes information about its activities, advocacy, and opportunities to support its programmes.
Meta Description: [ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, is the world's leading independent organisation for medical aid. Wherever Médecins Sans Frontières goes, our goal is always the same: to provide essential medical aid where its needed most, regardless of peoples race, ... ]
Monash Association of Debaters - Debating club based at Monash University, debating at the social, intervarsity, and world levels. Information on the club, its history, events, and publications included.
Meta Description: [ The Monash Association of Debaters is the leading debating society in Australasia, with 300 members and an excellent competitive record the rival of any society within the region, plus runs training for students of all ages and abilities within Victoria, Australia, and across Australasia. ]
National Trust of Australia - A community-based, non-government organisation, committed to conserving Australia's heritage. Includes links to State branches, properties and collections, publications, joining, policies, volunteers, news and contact information.
Organic Federation of Australia - Organic industry information resource for organic food, organic farming and chemical-free food.
Papua New Guinea Association of Australia - PNGAA's world-wide membership consists of former PNG public servants, missionaries, entrepreneurs and individuals.
Meta Description: [ Papua New Guinea Association - PNGAA's world wide membership consists of former PNG public servants, missionaries, entrepreneurs and individuals. A wealth of PNG knowledge resides with the members. ]
Parents Without Partners - Provides single parents and their children with an environment for support, friendship and the exchange of parenting techniques. Aims and objectives, eligibility, plus contact information included.
Meta Description: [ Parents Without Partners provides single parents and their children with an opportunity for enhancing personal growth, self-confidence and sensitivity towards others by offering an environment for support, friendship and the exchange of parenting techniques. ]
Philanthropy Australia - National association which represents Australia's leading grantmaking private, family and corporate trusts and foundations
Refugee Council of Australia - Provides advocacy, support, protection and legal advice to refugees and asylum seekers in Australia, and support to those repatriated to their homelands.
Meta Description: [ The Refugee Council of Australia is a non-profit peak organisation. It provides information on and advocacy for refugees and humanitarian entrants in Australia on behalf of its 90 organisational members and many individual members. ]
Refugees Australia - National Directory - A group providing information on refugee support groups based in Australia. Has sections with quick facts, taking action and contact information for Australian refugee groups listed.
Rostrum Australia - Helps develop skills in public speaking and chairmanship of meetings in a supportive club environment.
SOS Children's Villages Australia - The Australian SOS Children's Village is part of the worldwide SOS Children's Village global network. Our model is predicated on the principle that no child can be a happy child without a mother.
Meta Description: [ SOS-Giving children in need a loving mother, home and family in 132 countries worldwide and now in Australia ]
TallPeople Australia - A social group which aims to provide a point of contact and to provide information about useful resources for tall people.
Meta Description: [ The Tall People Club of Australia is a social group for Australian tall people. Its aim is to provide a point of contact for Australian tall people, and to provide information about useful resources for Australian tall people. What do we consider to be tall? Well, we don't have any hard and fast ... ]
The Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) - Coordinating body for non government overseas aid and international development organisations in Australia.
Meta Description: [ peak body of international development and overseas aid agencies in Australia; campaigns, lobbying; human rights, events; job vacancies ]
The Australiana Society - A national association of collectors, dealers and researchers of Australian arts and heritage.
The Foundation for Young Australians - Non-profit organisation committed to assisting young Australians aged up to 30 years to reach their full potential. The Foundation has a number of annual scholarship and grants programs for young people.
The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation - The community support arm of Queensland's major paediatric tertiary Hospital. The foundation supports the hospital through state-wide fundraising, donations, bequests and major appeals and funds research, professional development and specialist equipment.
Meta Description: [ Work Wonders for sick and injured kids today! Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation raises funds for research into childhood illness and prevention. ]
The Smith Family - A national, independent, social enterprise working to unlock opportunities for disadvantaged Australians. Includes ways to help and donate plus information about work done by the organisation.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to The Smith Family, sponsor a child, education support, Australian charity, childrens charity ]
The Whitlam Institute - Commemorates the life and work of E.G. Whitlam and pursues the causes he championed including giving a voice and resources to the people of Western Sydney.
Meta Description: [ The Whitlam Institute commemorates the life and work of Gough Whitlam and pursues the causes he championed including giving a voice and resources to the people of Western Sydney. It will house selected books and papers donated by Mr Whitlam to create the Whitlam Prime Ministerial Collection at th... ]
United Nations Association of Australia - The UNAA offers the opportunity to be involved in the wide range of issues that confront the United Nations and Australia, from human rights to peacekeeping and from greenhouse gases to clean water.
Victims of Crime - Practical information, support and referral for victims of crime in Australia. Subjects covered include safety, rights, counselling, legal redress and compensation.
Women's Electoral Lobby - National independent political organisation dedicated to creating a society where women's participation and potential are unrestricted, acknowledged and respected and where women and men share equally in society's responsibilities and rewards.
Meta Description: [ The Women's Electoral Lobby (WEL) Australia is a national independent political organisation dedicated to creating a society where women's participation and potential are unrestricted, acknowledged and respected and where women and men share equally in society's responsibilities and rewards. ]
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