Sector hails appointment of Australia’s second female governor-general
Posted on 09 Apr 2024
The not-for-profit, charity and community sector has welcomed the appointment of Sam Mostyn AO as…
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 09 Apr 2024
The not-for-profit, charity and community sector has welcomed the appointment of Sam Mostyn AO as…
Posted on 23 Nov 2022
The community sector has reacted with glee to the appointment of a self-confessed not-for-profit…
Posted on 04 Sep 2024
Pressure from the LGBTQI+ community and not-for-profit sector helped force the federal government…
Posted on 07 May 2024
More than 60% of not-for-profits, charities and philanthropic foundations believe that responsible…
Posted on 08 Jul 2024
Podcast: In our latest Community Advocate podcast, Opposition Charities spokesman Dean Smith…
Posted on 30 Jul 2024
As the nation’s top philanthropists pack their bags for a sold-out conference in Adelaide next week…
Posted on 11 Jun 2024
More than 300 organisations have thrown their support behind a campaign to change the narrative…
Posted on 07 May 2024
The not-for-profit and charity sector is perfectly positioned to lead efforts to ensure artificial…
Posted on 18 Jul 2023
The sector welcomes our new weekly newsletter covering all the news, views and issues that matter…
Posted on 20 May 2024
Charity and not-for-profit organisations have expressed bitter disappointment that Canberra has…
Posted on 14 May 2024
The education focused not-for-profit Skyline Education Foundation Australia is considering…
Posted on 02 Jul 2024
Despite multiple inquiries, the slow pace of legislative reform is proving frustrating to some in…