It’s time to welcome neurodiversity. Here’s why.
Posted on 13 Sep 2023
If embracing diversity is important to your organisation, working out ways to accommodate…
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 13 Sep 2023
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Posted on 21 Nov 2023
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Posted on 07 Feb 2023
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Posted on 06 Feb 2024
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Posted on 05 Mar 2021
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Posted on 24 Feb 2020
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Posted on 12 Sep 2023
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Posted on 27 Jan 2021
In his latest column, Our Community group managing director Denis Moriarty reflects on the…
Posted on 16 Aug 2023
The biggest challenge for many not-for-profits wanting to go green is finding finances or…
Posted on 24 Aug 2021
Pressure on not-for-profit organisations comes from all quarters: shifting government’s priorities,…
Posted on 03 Sep 2024
One of Victoria’s oldest and largest charities is battling a major data hack in which an estimated…