Food charities merge in bid to tackle growing hunger crisis
Posted on 14 May 2024
Two of Australia’s biggest food relief agencies have announced they will combine their efforts…
Want to make this year the one you achieve your organisation’s biggest goals? Then you’ve got to prepare. And we can help.
From this month, we’re hosting the Festival of Community Directors, “a year-long celebration of community governance”, with events and training aimed at inspiring and educating community leaders. Why? Well, Roman ancient Marcus Cicero stressed “diligent preparation” before action more than 2000 years ago. And US Speaker Nancy Pelosi last year urged more women to step into leadership, with the advice: “Organise, don't agonise.”
As our Community Directors Council chair Susan Pascoe (AM) says: “The organisations meeting and exceeding their goals are, almost without fail, well-governed by competent boards with a healthy culture and a commitment to continual improvement”. That's why our Festival is a packed program covering ethics, human resources, communications, policy, strategy, finance, testing impact, whistleblowing, fundraising, AGMs and much more.
Talking of preparation, in this edition we've asked Ms Pascoe and several other not-for-profit experts to predict the biggest challenges and opportunities you’ll face this year. Completing our new national survey of the sector’s big issues will help that knowledge grow too, alongside a chance to win great prizes – including tickets to the unmissable Communities in Control Conference on May 20-21.
Posted on 14 May 2024
Two of Australia’s biggest food relief agencies have announced they will combine their efforts…
Posted on 08 May 2020
Let’s cut to the chase. Rural Australia is in a downward spiral which has no natural stopping…
Posted on 27 Nov 2023
There's no doubt many Australians are struggling financially. So why do the nation's poorest…
Posted on 17 Sep 2024
Eduardo Maher has seen first-hand the negative effects climate change has wrought on his community…
Posted on 06 Mar 2024
Australia’s only foundation aimed at building the resilience of rural and regional communities has…
Posted on 11 Oct 2023
First comes the hero. An out-of-the-ordinary citizen sees a glaring abuse in our society, hits the…
Posted on 27 Oct 2021
Data breaches are among the biggest risks facing not-for-profits, but according to one cyber…
Posted on 15 Nov 2018
Not-for-profit directors wanting to know more about the performance of their organisations should…
Posted on 10 Feb 2020
If you’re a Victorian cemetery trust member, make sure you’ve completed the free governance and…
Posted on 27 Nov 2023
Human rights groups have united to call on governments across the nation to protect the rights of…
Posted on 26 Oct 2021
Julienne Price, executive manager, Schools, Not-for-Profits and Women in Focus, Commonwealth Bank…
Posted on 12 Feb 2020
An updated free whistleblower policy released by ICDA for use by not-for-profits has been a popular…