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Posted on 17 Aug 2023
A not-for-profit managing a pristine wedge of publicly-owned bushland just 30km north of Sydney’s…
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 17 Aug 2023
A not-for-profit managing a pristine wedge of publicly-owned bushland just 30km north of Sydney’s…
Posted on 12 Feb 2020
As part of the Institute of Community Directors’ commitment to encouraging good governance, this…
Posted on 20 Mar 2020
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Posted on 14 Mar 2024
I’m regularly shocked at how few organisations thank their greatest supporters. Call me old…
Posted on 20 Oct 2019
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Posted on 03 Oct 2023
With less than two weeks to before the referendum, we canvassed a cross section of sector…
Posted on 23 Jan 2024
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Posted on 23 Jan 2024
Mission Australia has called on the federal government to boost Commonwealth rent assistance by 50%…
Posted on 25 Jan 2024
The tireless efforts of scores of people in the not-for-profit, charity and community sector were…
Posted on 16 Apr 2024
Initiatives designed to support members of the LGBTIQ+ community, help disadvantaged people become…
Posted on 17 Aug 2023
The overall level of data maturity among not-for-profit organisations has declined over the past…
Posted on 13 Feb 2024
Professor Myles McGregor-Lowndes from the Australian Centre for Nonprofit Studies (ACPNS) looks…