Innovation labs: What are they?In Innovation Labs: 10 Defining Features, labs are defined as “a semi-autonomous organization that engages diverse participants—on a long-term basis—in open collaboration for the purpose… Read More
NFPs and the risk of not taking risks “When you prohibit failure, you kill innovation. If you kill innovation in fundraising, you can’t raise more revenue; if you can’t raise more revenue, you… Read More
What public datasets would you like access to?The Australian Government wants to make more of its data publicly available, arguing that increasing the amount of published data will boost economic opportunity and innovation. … Read More
Accessing data and the importance of de-identificationIn De-identification: the de-vil is in the de-tail Timothy Pilgrim, the Australian Information Commissioner discusses the new Federal Government Bill that will make re-identifying de-identified… Read More
The virtuous cycle of continuous improvementEmbedding continuous improvement notes that continuous improvement is one of the most critical processes in business management. It describes a framework that drives sustainable change… Read More
Workplace bullyingTwo short articles on workplace bullying. The first, Allegations in the workplace: to investigate or not to investigate? notes that after a recent case in… Read More
Guidance on related party transactions in NFPsA related party is a person or organisation (for example, suppliers, contractors and their owners and staff, or an NFP beneficiary) that is related (or… Read More
New tools for Board MembersThe Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) has developed a set of practical resources for not-for-profits (NFPs) board members.
Improving processes can equal greater impactIn Process efficiencies help non-profits achieve more impact case studies show that organisations able to take the time out to assess their processes may be… Read More
Supporting evidence informed social policy in NZGail Kelly argues that New Zealand needs to be deliberate in creating a learning system to generate and capture evidence to inform spending decisions for… Read More
Ransomware - how to protect your dataMost of us have heard about ransomware but don't really know what its impact could be. Ransomware is a form of malicious software, or malware… Read More
Burnout in the sectorBurnout is a reality in our sector and it can hit at any point in your career. Five Myths that Perpetuate Burnout Across Nonprofits assesses… Read More