Design thinking minus designer-biasThe purpose of design thinking is to bring service development closer to the people who will actually be using the service, taking into account their… Read More
Stagnation and change managementInternal initiatives can help advance strategic organisational change but it is not uncommon to rely on a technical approach when the issue is at its… Read More
Truth, positive cultures and successful organisationsCulture, truth and human bias in an organisation discusses the concept of human bias and how it can result in boards or executives relying on… Read More
Social Investment: Lessons from NZThe Centre for Public Impact looks at how communities and the government's finances are faring in the context of New Zealand's deployment of social investment… Read More
NEW Information Sheet: Changes to the NSW Associations Incorporation legislationThe Associations Incorporation Act 2009 (NSW) has recently been reviewed. It has resulted in a number of amendments to the Act and the 2010 Regulation… Read More
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
