Improving recruitment decisionsNFPs generally spend up to 70% of their operating budget on staffing but little is done to measure the effectiveness of their hiring decisions. Ben… Read More
Privacy and NFPsAs part of their series Legal Questions for Every Charity and Not-For-Profit Organisation, Makinson D’Apice Lawyers briefly outline what you need to consider to ensure… Read More
Time for rational economic reformKPMG has produced A new reform agenda for Australia. It identifies eight areas for reform requiring bi-partisan support. Areas for reform include mending the social… Read More
The question of board remunerationGenerally NPS do not remunerate their boards, a fact supported by the Better Boards NFP Board Member Remuneration Report 2016. The report explores the makeup… Read More
Wellbeing in AustraliaThe NAB Australian Wellbeing Index: Q3 2016 found for the September quarter 2016 that wellbeing improved across all measures – life satisfaction, personal anxiety, happiness… Read More
Next stage of Productivity Commission Inquiry into the reform of Human ServicesThe Commission has released the Issues Paper as part of the second stage of the inquiry into the increased application of competition, contestability and informed… Read More
Next two articles in Defining Positive Outcomes seriesMeasuring Outcomes to Improve Social Services and Making the Case for Evidence-Based Decision-Making note the importance of using proven, replicable interventions and measurement tools that… Read More
National study on donating in AustraliaThe Federal Department of Social Services commissioned the Australian Centre for Philanthropy and Non-profit Studies along with the Centre for Social Impact and Centre for… Read More
NEW NSW Government Innovation StrategyLaunched by Victor Dominello, the Minister for Innovation and Better Regulation it aims to provide openings for entrepreneurs to help address the state’s pressing challenges. … Read More
Roadmap for societal change?In this powerfully argued book, How change happens, “Duncan Green shows how we can make major changes in our unequal and unjust world by concerted… Read More
Financial reserves and sustainabilityThe ACNC with Not-for-profit Law at Justice Connect have developed a guide, Charity Reserves: Financial Stability and Sustainability covering what reserves are, where they come… Read More
Essential ingredients of good website designYour website is one of your most important communications tools. Understanding how people will navigate it, whether it can be used on a phone, is… Read More
