Giving and volunteering in CALD and indigenous communitiesThe Department of Social Services has prepared a report, Giving and volunteering in culturally and linguistically diverse and Indigenous communities: final report to improve the… Read More
National survey on how organisations use dataData and analytics are fundamentally changing the way all organisations (including NGOs) operate yet many struggle to take full advantage of the opportunity. The Australian… Read More
The reality of evidence-based policy and governmentToward more "evidence-informed" policy making? observes that whilst champions of "evidence-informed" policy making claim that rigorous evaluation practices can significantly improve attainment of cost-effective outcomes… Read More
Amended accounting standardsThe Australian Accounting Standards have been amended and removed the requirement for NFPs to use depreciated replacement cost as a measure of value in use when… Read More
Improved regulation needed for NFPs to compete in the marketLucus Ryan in NFPs in the market believes better regulation would help NFPs flourish in competitive markets. He sees that government, in creating markets through… Read More
NEW draft standard NSW Human Services Agreement and Funding and Service ScheduleNSW Govt have developed a draft contract to be used by NSW govt agencies when funding services from the community sector. Forms are on the… Read More
AICD 2016 review of NFP Governance and PerformanceThe Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) has released the 2016 NFP Governance and Performance Study: Raising the Bar. The AICD found the sector is… Read More
Changes to NSW incorporated associations lawsThe Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW) has been amended and the 2010 Regulation replaced with the Associations Incorporation Regulation 2016 (NSW). The changes took effect on… Read More
Australia@2015 SurveyAustralians Today the Australia@2015 Scanlon Foundation report is the largest parallel survey of Australia born and immigrants undertaken in Australia. It was completed by more… Read More
The future of CharityBessi Graham, the CEO of The Difference Incubator believes " it is time to accept that the charity and philanthropy models as we know them… Read More
Paying out annual leaveIn Cashing out annual leave now permitted under modern awards Sparke Helmore Lawyers refer to a determination by the Fair Work Commission, which came into… Read More
Learnings from unsuccessful innovationChristian Seelos and Johanna Mair look at When Innovation Goes Wrong. By researching organisations where the use of innovation has been unsuccessful the authors have… Read More
