Checklist for cultural change"How do you effect cultural change in a not-for-profit entity without alienating the people, who matter - the board, management, donors, volunteers and other stakeholders?"
Managing time - a scarce commodity on most boards"As a board, the time spent together in meetings is scarce and managing it well is important for your productivity, director engagement and governance effectiveness."… Read More
Poor culture = Poor conduct?What you walk past is what you accept could be seen as a measure of your tolerance of poor conduct and therefore acceptance of poor… Read More
Shared Value and cross-sector partnershipsScaling Impact Through Cross-Sector Partnerships: A Spotlight on Shared Value looks at bridging the boundaries between the corporate and NFP sectors allowing the osmosis of… Read More
Can big data and privacy co-exist respectfully?Service management and impact measurement both require the collection of a significant amount of personal data. If you are government funded there is likely to… Read More
Measuring innovation in the SectorNew national research into Australia’s not-for-profit organisations aims to uncover greater insights and possible improvements in innovation performance across the sector. The 2017 Not-For-Profit Innovation… Read More
New report on world disastersA new Red Cross report, World Disasters Report 2016 - Resilience: saving lives today, investing for tomorrow calls for a radical change in the way… Read More
More on Social Impact BondsIn Social Impact Bonds: What’s in a Name? Lindsay Beck, Catarina Schwab, & Anna Pinedo believe that "Social impact bonds hold extraordinary potential.
Implementation is harder than policyDr Martin Parkinson, Secretary to the Treasury (2011-2014) stresses that implementation is not the poor cousin of policy development.
What does measures our effectiveness?In Using Measures That Really Matter, Joseph Plummer, states that the social sector should not relate its work in any quantitative or qualitative way to… Read More
Job interviews - What can you ask?Stack Law Firm briefly outline What questions are legal for employers to ask job applicants during an interview? They conclude by noting that the safest… Read More
Engage for Impact MasterclassDo you play a leadership role in a cross sector collaboration seeking to drive change in your community? Do you want to improve the way… Read More