Older Australians drive surge in charity donations
Posted on 06 Jun 2024
While the cost-of-living crunch continues to bite many Australians, charity donations may have…
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 06 Jun 2024
While the cost-of-living crunch continues to bite many Australians, charity donations may have…
Posted on 09 Sep 2024
Government knows pokies cause harm. Getting authorities to actually do something about it is the…
Posted on 15 Jun 2023
Despite high awareness among most Australians that they can claim charitable donations on tax, just…
Posted on 01 Jun 2020
As the high tide of the coronavirus crisis recedes over the coming months (touch wood), we know…
Posted on 16 Oct 2023
The failed referendum is a political disaster, but opportunity exists for those brave and willing…
Posted on 18 Sep 2024
Opposition Charities spokesperson Dean Smith will today attempt to kickstart a Senate inquiry into…
Posted on 10 Nov 2023
Our Community has urged the federal government to make a major “technological and cultural shift”…
Posted on 05 Mar 2021
The Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) is quizzing sector members about their…
Posted on 11 Sep 2020
Social enterprise Our Community (“where not-for-profits go for help”) has described recommendations…
Posted on 15 Oct 2018
Our Community founder and group managing director Denis Moriarty AM says Our Community's…
Posted on 17 Oct 2023
When Denis Moriarty founded Our Community – the parent company of the Institute of Community…
Posted on 30 Nov 2023
Our Community was the only Australian firm to join the world's biggest trial of the four-day…