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
NSW red tape reductionThe NSW Auditor's review of NSW government's Red Tape Reduction concluded that efforts "to prevent and reduce red tape were not effective. Reported red tape… Read More
Australia's digital divideDigital inclusion impacts not only on individuals but also on communities, and therefore on the community sector. Connectivity and access to digital services remains an… Read More
Ethical, safe and effective use of dataDr Lucy Bernholz from Stanford University's Digital Civil Society Lab has recently been in Australia talking about how NFPs Must Do More to Prepare for… Read More
Get resilient: free resource for community organisations to prepare for climate change and extreme weatherDid you know 25% of community organisations think they would close for good after an extreme weather event? Research undertaken by the Australian Council for… Read More
Defining "charity" and reducing red tapeAs part of their effort to reduce red tape within the Charity Sector, the ACNC has released a discussion paper, A common Charity Definition?, outlining… Read More
Changes to associations incorporations laws from 1 September 2016The review of the Associations Incorporations Act and Regulations has been completed and the changes apply from 1 September 2016. They include an additional three… Read More
CCA report on Mergers and collaborationCommunity Council for Australia has released their report on mergers and collaborations that came out of the Owning Our Future roundtables held last year. Two… Read More
